Gross domestic savings, private in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gross domestic savings, private was 730.51 million current US$ in 1998. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings, private in Zimbabwe, 1984–1998
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 730.51 million current US$ for gross domestic savings, private in 1998. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.5% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings, private in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.00 billion current US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 730.51 million current US$, in 1998.
Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings, private in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1.41 billion current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 1.26 billion current US$ | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 1.60 billion current US$ | +27.1% |
| 1987 | 1.45 billion current US$ | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.87 billion current US$ | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 1.54 billion current US$ | -17.7% |
| 1990 | 1.63 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 1.34 billion current US$ | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 872.53 million current US$ | -34.8% |
| 1993 | 1.53 billion current US$ | +75.0% |
| 1994 | 1.70 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.65 billion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.00 billion current US$ | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 1.29 billion current US$ | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 730.51 million current US$ | -43.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.52 billion current US$ | 1.26 billion current US$ | 1.87 billion current US$ | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.42 billion current US$ | 730.51 million current US$ | 2.00 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 12.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8792 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 2,657 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9882 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 2,986 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 97.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 31.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings, private in Zimbabwe?
- Gross domestic savings, private in Zimbabwe was 730.51 million current US$ in 1998, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings, private recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 billion current US$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings, private recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 730.51 million current US$ in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gross domestic savings, private?
- Zimbabwe ranks 11th out of 26 countries with data for 1998.
- Is gross domestic savings, private rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Gross domestic savings, private (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private sector’s gross domestic saving is derived as value added in private sector at factor cost less private consumption, etc. Data are in current U.S. dollars.