Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia
Zambia: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.8% for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in 2024.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% 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 40th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +85.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -28.7% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +59.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -42.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +63.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +20.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More poverty & inequality data for Zambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 16.23 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 16.2% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 0.8% in 2024, 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 40th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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).