Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 12.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Zambia, 2001–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Zambia is 12.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 134.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Zambia peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2008.
Zambia ranks 86th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.8% | — |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -27.2% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +31.4% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +65.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Zambia?
- Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in Zambia was 12.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2008.
- How does Zambia rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- Zambia ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).