Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -1,725,230,000.00 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Zimbabwe, 1975–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded -1,725,230,000.00 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 78,043,800,000.0% on the previous year and down 5,503,020,000,000,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.21 trillion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1,725,230,000.00 trillion, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2008, 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 34.80 million | — |
| 1976 | 4.30 million | -87.6% |
| 1977 | -10.20 million | -337.2% |
| 1978 | 100.50 million | -1085.3% |
| 1979 | 158,500 | -99.8% |
| 1980 | 173,000 | +9.1% |
| 1981 | -4,616 | -102.7% |
| 1982 | 5.04 million | -109349.1% |
| 1983 | -303,611 | -106.0% |
| 1984 | -158,285 | -47.9% |
| 1985 | -73,192 | -53.8% |
| 1986 | -53,928 | -26.3% |
| 1987 | 46,774 | -186.7% |
| 1988 | 226,001 | +383.2% |
| 1989 | 185,133 | -18.1% |
| 1990 | -26,390 | -114.3% |
| 1991 | -1.68 million | +6259.4% |
| 1992 | -2.72 million | +62.2% |
| 1993 | -3.64 million | +33.7% |
| 1994 | -2.05 million | -43.8% |
| 1995 | -3.25 million | +58.9% |
| 1996 | -3.39 million | +4.3% |
| 1997 | -13.63 million | +301.9% |
| 1998 | -31.35 million | +130.0% |
| 1999 | -13.02 million | -58.5% |
| 2000 | -9.44 million | -27.5% |
| 2001 | -12.69 million | +34.4% |
| 2002 | -13.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | -178.77 million | +1267.8% |
| 2004 | -1.62 billion | +808.6% |
| 2005 | -9.86 billion | +507.1% |
| 2006 | -35.62 billion | +261.3% |
| 2007 | 2.21 trillion | -6306.0% |
| 2008 | -1,725,230,000.00 trillion | -78043870740.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.91 million | -10.20 million | 100.50 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 507,986 | -303,611 | 5.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | -7.48 million | -31.35 million | -26,390 | 10 |
| 2000s | -191,692,221.98 trillion | -1,725,230,000.00 trillion | 2.21 trillion | 9 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Zimbabwe?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Zimbabwe was -1,725,230,000.00 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 trillion in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,725,230,000.00 trillion in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Zimbabwe ranks 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5,503,020,000,000,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.