Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia
Zambia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia stood at 14.6%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia peaked at 24.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 33rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.9% | — |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +40.4% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -30.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +144.3% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -30.1% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 9.8% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.5% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 8.8% | 14.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Zambia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.1079 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 7.67 % change on previous year (1988)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 116,859 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Zambia was 14.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Zambia ranks 33rd out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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