Zambia: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Zambia's claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) rose 1.87 percentage points on 2024 (from 18.79% to 20.66%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was +0.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.25 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.37 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.44 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Zambia had the 34th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Zambia in the 2025 ranking

• Dominican Republic — 30th of 37: 32.91%
• Kazakhstan — 31st of 37: 31.06%
• Azerbaijan — 32nd of 37: 25.8%
• Papua New Guinea — 34th of 37: 18.34%
• Ukraine — 35th of 37: 17.51%
• Guyana — 36th of 37: 15.96%

What this measures

Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds. 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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Angola — 6.94% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 58.45% (2024)
• Kenya — 33.29% (2023)
• Namibia — 56.53% (2024)
• South Africa — 96.37% (2024)
• Uganda — 14.48% (2024)

More financial sector data for Zambia

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 415.22 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$25.13 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$25.28 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 5.63% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 13.68% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 172.45 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 85.43 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 13.72% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 223.14 billion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Zambia's claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP)?

20.66% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is up 6.75 percentage points from 13.91% in 2011. The highest value was 20.66% in 2025 and the lowest 12.44% in 2021.

How does Zambia rank?

34th highest of 37 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) unusual for Zambia?

In 2025, Zambia's claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) rose 1.87 percentage points on 2024 (from 18.79% to 20.66%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was +0.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FS.AST.DOMO.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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