Gross public investment in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gross public investment was 3.7% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Zimbabwe, 1979–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Zimbabwe stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 45th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.8% | — |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 3.8% | +85.7% |
| 1983 | 4.4% | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | -44.4% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -38.5% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +61.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -73.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +181.3% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +144.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -60.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -40.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -75.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +127.7% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +658.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 2 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,133 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 15.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,632 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 814.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 52,138 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Zimbabwe?
- Gross public investment in Zimbabwe was 3.7% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gross public investment?
- Zimbabwe ranks 45th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.