Banking survey: claims on private sector in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 2.71 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
2.71 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 62.8%
World rank
47th
of 50 countries
All-time high
6.57 billion current LCU
in 2002
All-time low
99.36 million current LCU
in 2007
Years of data
33
1979–2011

Banking survey: claims on private sector in Zimbabwe, 1979–2011

02.0B4.0B6.0B1979199520111979: 461.6M current LCU1980: 532.6M current LCU1981: 706.9M current LCU1982: 638.5M current LCU1983: 930.2M current LCU1984: 1.3B current LCU1985: 1.4B current LCU1986: 1.6B current LCU1987: 2.0B current LCU1988: 2.0B current LCU1989: 3.7B current LCU1990: 2.0B current LCU1991: 2.3B current LCU1992: 1.9B current LCU1993: 2.0B current LCU1994: 2.0B current LCU1995: 2.4B current LCU1996: 2.7B current LCU1997: 3.3B current LCU1998: 2.2B current LCU1999: 1.5B current LCU2000: 1.8B current LCU2001: 2.3B current LCU2002: 6.6B current LCU2003: 3.3B current LCU2004: 1.0B current LCU2005: 909.0M current LCU2006: 2.4B current LCU2007: 99.4M current LCU2008: 140.2M current LCU2009: 684.4M current LCU2010: 1.7B current LCU2011: 2.7B current LCU

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, banking survey: claims on private sector in Zimbabwe stood at 2.71 billion current LCU.

That represents a change of up 62.8% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Zimbabwe peaked at 6.57 billion current LCU in 2002 and was at its lowest, 99.36 million current LCU, in 2007.

That places Zimbabwe 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 461.60 million current LCU 461.60 million current LCU 461.60 million current LCU 1
1980s 1.48 billion current LCU 532.60 million current LCU 3.68 billion current LCU 10
1990s 2.23 billion current LCU 1.53 billion current LCU 3.29 billion current LCU 10
2000s 1.93 billion current LCU 99.36 million current LCU 6.57 billion current LCU 10
2010s 2.19 billion current LCU 1.66 billion current LCU 2.71 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 44 Eritrea, The State of 5.38 billion current LCU compare
  2. 45 Gambia, The 4.34 billion current LCU compare
  3. 46 Seychelles 3.41 billion current LCU compare
  4. 48 Lesotho, Kingdom of 2.62 billion current LCU compare
  5. 49 Liberia 6,646 current LCU compare
  6. 50 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0 current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Zimbabwe?
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Zimbabwe was 2.71 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 6.57 billion current LCU in 2002.
What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 99.36 million current LCU in 2007.
How does Zimbabwe rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
Zimbabwe ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,590 data points, 1960–2011
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Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.