The ratio of national debt to gross domestic product (GDP) in Zambia increased by 27.8 percentage points (+27.95 percent) in 2023. In total, the ratio amounted to 127.31 percent in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining ratio. Depicted here is the general government gross debt in relation to the country's GDP. According to the International Monetary Fund, gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. The GDP, on the other hand, refers to the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.
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Zambia: National debt in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2023
Characteristic
National debt in relation to GDP
2023*
127.31%
2022
99.48%
2021
111.05%
2020
140%
2019
94.43%
2018
75.23%
2017
63.36%
2016
58.03%
2015
61.87%
2014
33.86%
2013
25.91%
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