Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Zambia's government debt stands at 100.58% as of 2025-12-31, down from 125.51% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2000 to 2025 (26 observations).
In 2025, Zambia's government debt was 100.58%, down from 125.51% in 2024.
In 2024, Zambia's government debt was 125.51%, down from 136.8% in 2023.
In 2023, Zambia's government debt was 136.8%, up from 99.48% in 2022.
In 2022, Zambia's government debt was 99.48%, down from 111.05% in 2021.
In 2021, Zambia's government debt was 111.05%, down from 140% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100.58% | -24.92% |
| 2024 | 125.51% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 136.8% | +37.33% |
| 2022 | 99.48% | -11.57% |
| 2021 | 111.05% | -28.95% |
| 2020 | 140% | +36.67% |
| 2019 | 103.33% | +22.17% |
| 2018 | 81.16% | +14.56% |
| 2017 | 66.61% | +5.45% |
| 2016 | 61.15% | -0.7145% |
| 2015 | 61.87% | +28.01% |
| 2014 | 33.86% | +7.95% |
| 2013 | 25.91% | +0.9892% |
| 2012 | 24.92% | +4.11% |
| 2011 | 20.81% | +1.91% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -1.62% |
| 2009 | 20.52% | +1.33% |
| 2008 | 19.19% | -2.73% |
| 2007 | 21.92% | -3.08% |
| 2006 | 25.01% | -50.74% |
| 2005 | 75.75% | -54.17% |
| 2004 | 129.91% | -29.54% |
| 2003 | 159.46% | -20.79% |
| 2002 | 180.24% | -30% |
| 2001 | 210.24% | -50.72% |
| 2000 | 260.96% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Zambia's government debt is 100.58% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 125.51% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 260.96% (2000); the lowest is 18.9% (2010), across data from 2000 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.