Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 100.6 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -3.8 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $28.7 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -5.5 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Above 100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +38.7 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 71.4 % (2021)
- ISO code
- ZMB
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $28.7 bn |
| 2024 | $25.3 bn |
| 2023 | $27.6 bn |
| 2022 | $29.2 bn |
| 2021 | $22.1 bn |
| 2020 | $18.1 bn |
| 2019 | $23.3 bn |
| 2018 | $26.3 bn |
| 2017 | $25.9 bn |
| 2016 | $21.0 bn |
| 2015 | $21.2 bn |
| 2014 | $27.1 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.5 % |
| 2024 | -4.4 % |
| 2023 | -3.0 % |
| 2022 | 3.7 % |
| 2021 | 11.9 % |
| 2020 | 11.8 % |
| 2019 | 0.5 % |
| 2018 | -1.3 % |
| 2017 | -1.7 % |
| 2016 | -3.3 % |
| 2015 | -2.7 % |
| 2014 | 2.1 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 100.6 % |
| 2024 | 125.5 % |
| 2023 | 136.8 % |
| 2022 | 99.5 % |
| 2021 | 111.0 % |
| 2020 | 140.0 % |
| 2019 | 103.3 % |
| 2018 | 81.2 % |
| 2017 | 66.6 % |
| 2016 | 61.2 % |
| 2015 | 61.9 % |
| 2014 | 33.9 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.8 % |
| 2024 | -3.5 % |
| 2023 | -5.5 % |
| 2022 | -7.8 % |
| 2021 | -8.1 % |
| 2020 | -13.8 % |
| 2019 | -9.4 % |
| 2018 | -8.3 % |
| 2017 | -7.5 % |
| 2016 | -5.7 % |
| 2015 | -8.9 % |
| 2014 | -5.4 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 71.4 |
| 2020 | 103.5 |
| 2019 | 61.9 |
| 2018 | 59.7 |
| 2017 | 52.3 |
| 2016 | 46.4 |
| 2015 | 49.4 |
| 2014 | 44.4 |
| 2013 | 24.2 |
| 2012 | 23.5 |
| 2011 | 18.0 |
| 2010 | 17.3 |