Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Zambia
Zambia: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) was -2.75 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
-2.75 trillion current LCU
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
49th
of 51 countries
All-time high
6.19 trillion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-3.50 trillion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
27
1985–2011
Overall budget balance, including grants in Zambia, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zambia recorded -2.75 trillion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Zambia peaked at 6.19 trillion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.50 trillion current LCU, in 2009.
Zambia ranks 49th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -599.50 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | -3.65 billion current LCU | +509.5% |
| 1987 | -1.26 billion current LCU | -65.5% |
| 1988 | -3.32 billion current LCU | +163.8% |
| 1989 | -3.64 billion current LCU | +9.6% |
| 1990 | -14.34 billion current LCU | +293.6% |
| 1991 | -34.84 billion current LCU | +142.9% |
| 1992 | -71.97 billion current LCU | +106.6% |
| 1993 | -201.19 billion current LCU | +179.6% |
| 1994 | -264.29 billion current LCU | +31.4% |
| 1995 | -285.26 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1996 | -262.30 billion current LCU | -8.0% |
| 1997 | -317.92 billion current LCU | +21.2% |
| 1998 | -710.00 billion current LCU | +123.3% |
| 1999 | -868.00 billion current LCU | +22.3% |
| 2000 | -356.00 billion current LCU | -59.0% |
| 2001 | -1.52 trillion current LCU | +326.4% |
| 2002 | -1.86 trillion current LCU | +22.3% |
| 2003 | -2.43 trillion current LCU | +30.8% |
| 2004 | -1.92 trillion current LCU | -20.9% |
| 2005 | -2.16 trillion current LCU | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 6.19 trillion current LCU | -385.9% |
| 2007 | -2.16 trillion current LCU | -134.9% |
| 2008 | -1.19 trillion current LCU | -44.8% |
| 2009 | -3.50 trillion current LCU | +193.9% |
| 2010 | -2.47 trillion current LCU | -29.5% |
| 2011 | -2.75 trillion current LCU | +11.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -2.75 trillion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -34.10 billion current LCU, 80.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -2.75 trillion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 126.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -2.50 billion current LCU | -3.65 billion current LCU | -599.50 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | -303.01 billion current LCU | -868.00 billion current LCU | -14.34 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.09 trillion current LCU | -3.50 trillion current LCU | 6.19 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.61 trillion current LCU | -2.75 trillion current LCU | -2.47 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 46 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.03 trillion current LCU compare
- 47 Madagascar -1.70 trillion current LCU compare
- 48 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
- 50 Tanzania -3.70 trillion current LCU compare
- 51 Mozambique -46.61 trillion current LCU compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 28.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Zambia?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Zambia was -2.75 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.19 trillion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.50 trillion current LCU in 2009.
- How does Zambia rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.