Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia
Zambia: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.7% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2023.
The figure is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia peaked at 2.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2010.
That places Zambia 44th out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 42 Lesotho 0.8% compare
- 43 Tajikistan 0.7% compare
- 45 Ethiopia 0.6% compare
- 46 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 47 Lao PDR 0.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.1 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.524 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1501 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1501 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.178 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.634 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia was 0.7% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Zambia ranks 44th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI)