Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual was -261.26 % change on previous year in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Zimbabwe, 1976–2006
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded -261.26 % change on previous year for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.5% on the previous year and down 5,979.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Zimbabwe peaked at 383.18 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -808.59 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Zimbabwe 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2006, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -87.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | -337.21 % change on previous year | +284.7% |
| 1979 | -99.84 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 1980 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 1981 | -102.67 % change on previous year | -1222.3% |
| 1983 | -106.02 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 47.87 % change on previous year | -145.1% |
| 1985 | 53.76 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 26.32 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1987 | 186.73 % change on previous year | +609.5% |
| 1988 | 383.18 % change on previous year | +105.2% |
| 1989 | -18.08 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 1990 | -114.25 % change on previous year | +531.8% |
| 1992 | -62.25 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1993 | -33.75 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1994 | 43.81 % change on previous year | -229.8% |
| 1995 | -58.94 % change on previous year | -234.6% |
| 1996 | -4.3 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 1997 | -301.86 % change on previous year | +6923.8% |
| 1998 | -129.96 % change on previous year | -56.9% |
| 1999 | 58.48 % change on previous year | -145.0% |
| 2000 | 27.48 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 2001 | -34.43 % change on previous year | -225.3% |
| 2002 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 2004 | -808.59 % change on previous year | +26946.2% |
| 2005 | -507.05 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2006 | -261.26 % change on previous year | -48.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -261.26 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.06 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -261.26 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.78 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -26946.2% | -2.99 % change on previous year | -808.59 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -6923.8% | -4.3 % change on previous year | -301.86 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | -1222.3% | 9.15 % change on previous year | -102.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -174.9 % change on previous year | -337.21 % change on previous year | -87.64 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1980s | 53.36 % change on previous year | -106.02 % change on previous year | 383.18 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1990s | -67 % change on previous year | -301.86 % change on previous year | 58.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -264.47 % change on previous year | -808.59 % change on previous year | 27.48 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 172 Iceland -151.04 % change on previous year compare
- 173 Ukraine -163.42 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Sri Lanka -199.66 % change on previous year compare
- 176 Somalia -278.6 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Lithuania -309.97 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Maldives -451.5 % change on previous year compare
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 foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Zimbabwe?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Zimbabwe was -261.26 % change on previous year in 2006, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 383.18 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -808.59 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2006.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,979.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets International Monetary Fund
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.