The Money

From allocation to use — releases, utilisation, delivered results and the split, year by year.

Photo: Downtown Lusaka — Matthew Grollnek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The money

Did the money move?

Allocation is only the first step. This follows the budget year selected above — release and utilisation are shown for every year they have been published.

All years at a glance

National allocation for each budget year, with the movement figures published so far. Tap a year to load it across the dashboard.

So far, national release and utilisation figures have been published for 2025 only.

Where the money slows down

Utilisation & the rural lens, in two short reads — the cascade from allocation to use with the Auditor-General's audit, then rural share versus completion for all ten provinces.

The receipts

What CDF has delivered

Cumulative results reported by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development since the fund's expansion in 2022.

The split

What the money pays for

Project and support types funded under CDF's three components.

Where a year's CDF goes — the 57 / 19 / 19 / 5 split

Classroom blocksSchool desksHealth posts & facilities Maternity annexesBoreholes & water schemesFeeder roads & fuel Ambulances & security supportSecondary boarding bursaries Skills development bursariesWomen & youth empowerment grants Empowerment soft loansDisaster contingency