External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit was 1.5 in 2014. ▲ Rising
External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Zimbabwe, 1980–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Zimbabwe is 1.5, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.5 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1991.
Zimbabwe ranks 35th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 | 1 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 35 Australia 1.5 compare
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- 35 Algeria 1.5 compare
- 35 Ethiopia 1.5 compare
- 35 India 1.5 compare
- 35 South Korea 1.5 compare
- 35 Sri Lanka 1.5 compare
- 35 Morocco 1.5 compare
- 35 Mexico 1.5 compare
- 35 Malaysia 1.5 compare
- 35 Philippines 1.5 compare
- 35 Thailand 1.5 compare
- 35 Tunisia 1.5 compare
- 35 Turkey 1.5 compare
- 35 Ukraine 1.5 compare
- 35 South Africa 1.5 compare
More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 342.32 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1559 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 795.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.60 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 418.82 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 445.13 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 447.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 866.72 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 862.25 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 50.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Zimbabwe?
- External finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Zimbabwe was 1.5 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 1981.
- What is the lowest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit?
- Zimbabwe ranks 35th out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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