Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total was 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zimbabwe, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 22.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 22.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 21.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 21.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 20.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 20.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 18.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 18.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 18.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 17.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 16.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 16.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 18.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 17.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.07 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 16.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 15.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 13.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.74 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 20.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 22.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 16.52 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 20.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.28 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 13.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 18.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 32 Poland 18.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 17.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 34 Sudan 16.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 12.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 11.56 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (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 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 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zimbabwe?
- Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total in Zimbabwe was 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals, sub-index, total (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.