Foreign liabilities in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Foreign liabilities was 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign liabilities in Zimbabwe, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Zimbabwe peaked at 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.53 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 112th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 8.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 9.01 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 7.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 9.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 9.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 15.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 109 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 110 Papua New Guinea 21.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 111 Nicaragua 21.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 19.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 114 Albania 18.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 115 Niger 16.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign liabilities in Zimbabwe?
- Foreign liabilities in Zimbabwe was 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 20.37 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.53 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for foreign liabilities?
- Zimbabwe ranks 112th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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