External finance, Overall in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: External finance, Overall was 0.375 in 2014. ▲ Rising
External finance, Overall in Zimbabwe, 1979–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, external finance, overall in Zimbabwe stood at 0.375. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.375 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1979.
That places Zimbabwe 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0281 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 35.58 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 25.98 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0385 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.4975 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,503 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Zimbabwe?
- External finance, overall in Zimbabwe was 0.375 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.375 in 1980.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for external finance, overall?
- Zimbabwe ranks 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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