Broad money in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Broad money was 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Zimbabwe, 1979–2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 7.57 billion current LCU for broad money in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 708.9% on the previous year and up 486,389.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 266,776 current LCU, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 266,776 current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 484,167 current LCU | +81.5% |
| 1981 | 560,046 current LCU | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 698,917 current LCU | +24.8% |
| 1983 | 671,366 current LCU | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 738,457 current LCU | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 869,524 current LCU | +17.7% |
| 1986 | 906,262 current LCU | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 1.15 million current LCU | +27.1% |
| 1988 | 1.39 million current LCU | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 1.73 million current LCU | +24.3% |
| 1990 | 813,345 current LCU | -53.0% |
| 1991 | 588,924 current LCU | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 446,313 current LCU | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 601,747 current LCU | +34.8% |
| 1994 | 645,694 current LCU | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 762,376 current LCU | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 880,666 current LCU | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million current LCU | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 584,488 current LCU | -43.1% |
| 1999 | 490,939 current LCU | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 715,134 current LCU | +45.7% |
| 2001 | 1.32 million current LCU | +84.3% |
| 2002 | 3.85 million current LCU | +191.8% |
| 2003 | 1.61 million current LCU | -58.2% |
| 2004 | 729,075 current LCU | -54.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million current LCU | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 552,462 current LCU | -47.2% |
| 2010 | 889,867 current LCU | +61.1% |
| 2011 | 1.17 million current LCU | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million current LCU | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.75 million current LCU | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million current LCU | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million current LCU | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 3.13 million current LCU | +38.6% |
| 2018 | 4.01 million current LCU | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 14.01 million current LCU | +249.8% |
| 2020 | 82.06 million current LCU | +485.5% |
| 2021 | 190.24 million current LCU | +131.8% |
| 2022 | 935.77 million current LCU | +391.9% |
| 2023 | 7.57 billion current LCU | +708.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 7.57 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 698.63 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 7.57 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.40 trillion current LCU, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Broad money 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +708.9% | 935.77 million current LCU | 7.57 billion current LCU |
| 2020 | +485.5% | 14.01 million current LCU | 82.06 million current LCU |
| 2022 | +391.9% | 190.24 million current LCU | 935.77 million current LCU |
| 2019 | +249.8% | 4.01 million current LCU | 14.01 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 266,776 current LCU | 266,776 current LCU | 266,776 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 920,136 current LCU | 484,167 current LCU | 1.73 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 684,140 current LCU | 446,313 current LCU | 1.03 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million current LCU | 552,462 current LCU | 3.85 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.22 million current LCU | 889,867 current LCU | 14.01 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 billion current LCU | 82.06 million current LCU | 7.57 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0194 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Zimbabwe?
- Broad money in Zimbabwe was 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,776 current LCU in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for broad money?
- Zimbabwe ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 486,389.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.