Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Zambia
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Zambia is 18.9 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 56.
Zambia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Zambia is similar to that of New Zealand, Germany, Ukraine, Morocco, Portugal, Tonga, Lithuania, Austria, Macedonia, Cape Verde with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.5, 19.4, 19.4, 19.2, 19.0, 18.9, 18.8, 18.8, 18.7, 18.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61.Last 10 years averageZambia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.3 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Zambia during the Great RecessionZambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 3.25% during the Great RecessionZambia since the end of the Great RecessionZambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 4.97% since the end of the Great Recession
Zambia compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Zambia is similar to that of New Zealand, Germany, Ukraine, Morocco, Portugal, Tonga, Lithuania, Austria, Macedonia, Cape Verde with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.5, 19.4, 19.4, 19.2, 19.0, 18.9, 18.8, 18.8, 18.7, 18.5 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61.Last 10 years averageZambia had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 17.3 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Zambia during the Great RecessionZambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 3.25% during the Great RecessionZambia since the end of the Great RecessionZambia's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 4.97% since the end of the Great Recession
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New Zealand | 51 | 19.5 |
Germany | 52 | 19.4 |
Ukraine | 53 | 19.4 |
Morocco | 54 | 19.2 |
Portugal | 55 | 19.0 |
Zambia | 56 | 18.9 |
Tonga | 57 | 18.9 |
Lithuania | 58 | 18.8 |
Austria | 59 | 18.8 |
Macedonia | 60 | 18.7 |
Cape Verde | 61 | 18.5 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators