Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 12,669.20 trillion units per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Zimbabwe, 1975–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 12,669.20 trillion units per person for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in 2008. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 38,129,100,000.0% on the previous year and up 557,846,000,000,000,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 12,669.20 trillion units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0697 units per person, in 1979.
That places Zimbabwe 1st out of 160 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 53.14 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 43.4 units per person | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 45.07 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 48.89 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0697 units per person | -99.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0895 units per person | +28.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0905 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1058 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0928 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1041 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1175 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1254 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1356 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1688 units per person | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 0.196 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2434 units per person | +24.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2918 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5763 units per person | +92.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6802 units per person | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 1.03 units per person | +51.0% |
| 1996 | 1.24 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 1.88 units per person | +50.8% |
| 1998 | 2.27 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 3.01 units per person | +32.6% |
| 2000 | 4.57 units per person | +51.9% |
| 2001 | 11.03 units per person | +141.2% |
| 2002 | 29.5 units per person | +167.4% |
| 2003 | 170.59 units per person | +478.2% |
| 2004 | 554.48 units per person | +225.0% |
| 2005 | 3,584 units per person | +546.5% |
| 2006 | 50,394 units per person | +1305.9% |
| 2007 | 33.23 million units per person | +65834.8% |
| 2008 | 12,669.20 trillion units per person | +38129002644.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 12,669.20 trillion units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,525 units per person, 356625719207.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 12,669.20 trillion units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49,068 units per person, 258198892955.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita 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 | +38129002644.7% | 33.23 million units per person | 12,669.20 trillion units per person |
| 2007 | +65834.8% | 50,394 units per person | 33.23 million units per person |
| 2006 | +1305.9% | 3,584 units per person | 50,394 units per person |
| 2005 | +546.5% | 554.48 units per person | 3,584 units per person |
| 2003 | +478.2% | 29.5 units per person | 170.59 units per person |
| 2004 | +225.0% | 170.59 units per person | 554.48 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.11 units per person | 0.0697 units per person | 53.14 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1226 units per person | 0.0895 units per person | 0.196 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 units per person | 0.2434 units per person | 3.01 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,407.69 trillion units per person | 4.57 units per person | 12,669.20 trillion units per person | 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 money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Zimbabwe was 12,669.20 trillion units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12,669.20 trillion units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0697 units per person in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 160 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 557,846,000,000,000,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.