Access to basic services in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Access to basic services was 62 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Zimbabwe, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to basic services in Zimbabwe is 62, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic services in Zimbabwe peaked at 62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.1, in 1994.
That places Zimbabwe 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to basic services in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.2 | — |
| 1993 | 31.16 | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 28.1 | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 31.95 | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 32.34 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 32.72 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 33.1 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 38.4 | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 33.7 | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 34.2 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.1 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.6 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.1 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 37.2 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 37.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.7 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.4 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9 | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 36.9 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 44 | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 40.6 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 32.3 | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 33.7 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 42.5 | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 44 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 46.7 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 52.7 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 49 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 62 | +23.8% |
| 2024 | 62 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 62 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to basic services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +26.1% | 33.7 | 42.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32 | 28.1 | 38.4 | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.44 | 33.7 | 43.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5 | 32.3 | 46.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.16 | 49 | 62 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to basic services in Zimbabwe?
- Access to basic services in Zimbabwe was 62 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1 in 1994.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for access to basic services?
- Zimbabwe ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic services rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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