Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 (Depository Corporations Survey) 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% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -1,725,230,000.00 trillion is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 227.31 billion. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -1,725,230,000.00 trillion is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.99 billion. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -78043870740.9% | 2.21 trillion | -1,725,230,000.00 trillion |
| 1982 | +109349.1% | -4,616 | 5.04 million |
| 2007 | +6306.0% | -35.62 billion | 2.21 trillion |
| 1991 | -6259.4% | -26,390 | -1.68 million |
| 2003 | -1267.8% | -13.07 million | -178.77 million |
| 1978 | +1085.3% | -10.20 million | 100.50 million |
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 |
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 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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About this data
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.