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GOAL 1: No Poverty in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2021
All-time low
0.143 5 year moving average
in 2016
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Zimbabwe, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.25 5 year moving average2005: 0.167 5 year moving average2006: 0.333 5 year moving average2007: 0.333 5 year moving average2008: 0.333 5 year moving average2009: 0.333 5 year moving average2010: 0.333 5 year moving average2011: 0.667 5 year moving average2012: 0.667 5 year moving average2013: 0.667 5 year moving average2014: 0.667 5 year moving average2015: 0.571 5 year moving average2016: 0.143 5 year moving average2017: 0.429 5 year moving average2018: 0.571 5 year moving average2019: 0.857 5 year moving average2020: 0.714 5 year moving average2021: 1 5 year moving average2022: 1 5 year moving average2023: 1 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 1 5 year moving average for goal 1: no poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 49.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Zimbabwe peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.143 5 year moving average, in 2016.

That places Zimbabwe 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Zimbabwe, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.25 5 year moving average —
2005 0.167 5 year moving average -33.2%
2006 0.333 5 year moving average +99.4%
2007 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.333 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 0.667 5 year moving average +100.3%
2012 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.667 5 year moving average +0.0%
2015 0.571 5 year moving average -14.4%
2016 0.143 5 year moving average -75.0%
2017 0.429 5 year moving average +200.0%
2018 0.571 5 year moving average +33.1%
2019 0.857 5 year moving average +50.1%
2020 0.714 5 year moving average -16.7%
2021 1 5 year moving average +40.1%
2022 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 1 5 year moving average +0.0%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GOAL 1: No Poverty 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +200.0% 0.143 5 year moving average 0.429 5 year moving average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2915 5 year moving average 0.167 5 year moving average 0.333 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.5572 5 year moving average 0.143 5 year moving average 0.857 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.9285 5 year moving average 0.714 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 1: no poverty in Zimbabwe?
Goal 1: no poverty in Zimbabwe was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2021.
What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.143 5 year moving average in 2016.
How does Zimbabwe rank for goal 1: no poverty?
Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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