Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 2.59 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Zimbabwe is 2.59 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.6% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Zimbabwe peaked at 72.44 million USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 million USD, in 2004.
Zimbabwe ranks 136th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.57 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 9.7 million USD | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 4.08 million USD | -58.0% |
| 1993 | 6.52 million USD | +60.1% |
| 1994 | 12.74 million USD | +95.2% |
| 1995 | 12.67 million USD | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 43.46 million USD | +243.1% |
| 1997 | 23.69 million USD | -45.5% |
| 1998 | 10.36 million USD | -56.3% |
| 1999 | 11 million USD | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 8.91 million USD | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 4.89 million USD | -45.1% |
| 2002 | 3.79 million USD | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2323 million USD | -93.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 million USD | -99.5% |
| 2005 | 1.27 million USD | +108750.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 million USD | -99.1% |
| 2007 | 3.45 million USD | +30278.4% |
| 2008 | 9.31 million USD | +169.5% |
| 2009 | 30 million USD | +222.4% |
| 2010 | 50.7 million USD | +69.0% |
| 2011 | 48.75 million USD | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 53.78 million USD | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 27.1 million USD | -49.6% |
| 2014 | 72.44 million USD | +167.3% |
| 2015 | 22 million USD | -69.6% |
| 2016 | 31.32 million USD | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 40.35 million USD | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 24.97 million USD | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 29.32 million USD | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 29.87 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.65 million USD | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 47.61 million USD | +72.1% |
| 2023 | 2.59 million USD | -94.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2.59 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.32 million USD, 9% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2.59 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2961 million USD, 8.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +108750.3% | 0.0012 million USD | 1.27 million USD |
| 2007 | +30278.4% | 0.0114 million USD | 3.45 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.68 million USD | 4.08 million USD | 43.46 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.19 million USD | 0.0012 million USD | 30 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.07 million USD | 22 million USD | 72.44 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.93 million USD | 2.59 million USD | 47.61 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 133 United Republic of Tanzania 3.55 million USD compare
- 134 Vanuatu 3.52 million USD compare
- 135 Anguilla 3.38 million USD compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 2.38 million USD compare
- 138 Belize 1.8 million USD compare
- 139 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.59 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 139.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 128.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Zimbabwe?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Zimbabwe was 2.59 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.44 million USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 million USD in 2004.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Zimbabwe ranks 136th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.