2027 Social Sector Budget Analysis
From Recovery to Results: Making Growth Deliver for Every Child
Highlights
Zambia's 2027 National Budget marks an important transition from economic stabilization towards growth, creating opportunities to strengthen investment in human capital and improve livelihoods. Following years of debt distress, economic instability and successive climate shocks, thecountry enters 2027 with stronger macroeconomic fundamentals, easing inflation and reduced debt-service pressures. The Grow Zambia Agenda places economic expansion, job creation and productivity at the centre of national development. However, poverty and vulnerability remain widespread, with 60.0% of the population living below the poverty line and 6.6 million children experiencing multidimensional poverty, according to analyses based on the 2022 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey. The challenge is to ensure that economic recovery translates into sustained improvements in household welfare, quality public services and resilience to future shocks.
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