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Zambia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

-21.06Bcurrent LCU · 2024-122.8% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Zambia from 1998 to 2024.

19982024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2024-21,061,388,295.24
2023-19,878,696,167.23
2022-3,750,853,315.96
2021-16,059,738,202.97
2020-43,611,258,317.08
2019-23,657,438,813.78
2018-24,158,276,576.58
2017-12,998,643,146.72
2016-12,238,520,924.46
2015-14,722,627,879.57
2014-9,451,900,909.25
2013-6,675,430,336.4
2012309,685,165
2011-1,148,212,293.068
2010-1,095,309,882.125
2009-573,700,818.222
2008-167,900,840.344
20071,204,951,098.884
2006844,500,000
2005-1,490,757,802.793
2004514,146,414.351
2003218,117,192.242
2002-274,453,559.752
2001240,558,261.197
1999-29,600,000
1998-186,800,000

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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