Liquid liabilities to GDP in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 16.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Zimbabwe, 1979–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in Zimbabwe is 16.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Zimbabwe peaked at 42.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 182nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 1.0% | 14.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 18.5% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 179 Uganda 17.7% compare
- 180 Chad 17.5% compare
- 181 Malawi 16.2% compare
- 183 Equatorial Guinea 12.4% compare
- 184 Tajikistan 9.0% compare
More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 6.5% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5194 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.59 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net foreign assets 1.55 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Broad money 11.2% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.4% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 26.6 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -54,555 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Zimbabwe?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Zimbabwe was 16.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Zimbabwe ranks 182nd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.