Zambia: Tax revenue

The latest value from 2024 is 18.83 percent, an increase from 17.27 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 18.04 percent, based on data from 88 countries. Historically, the average for Zambia from 1990 to 2024 is 15.69 percent. The minimum value, 11.69 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 19.48 percent was recorded in 1990. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.