Money in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Money was 164,182,000,000.00 trillion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money in Zimbabwe, 1975–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2008, money in Zimbabwe stood at 164,182,000,000.00 trillion. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38,590,600,000.0% on the previous year and up 623,512,000,000,000,000.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money in Zimbabwe peaked at 164,182,000,000.00 trillion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 463,200, in 1979.
That places Zimbabwe 1st out of 162 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 324.10 million | — |
| 1976 | 272.88 million | -15.8% |
| 1977 | 290.68 million | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 319.89 million | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 463,200 | -99.9% |
| 1980 | 630,000 | +36.0% |
| 1981 | 678,800 | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 825,200 | +21.6% |
| 1983 | 751,400 | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 873,900 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 million | +16.8% |
| 1986 | 1.13 million | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 1.26 million | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 1.62 million | +28.5% |
| 1989 | 1.93 million | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 2.47 million | +27.6% |
| 1991 | 3.04 million | +23.0% |
| 1992 | 3.21 million | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 6.26 million | +94.9% |
| 1994 | 7.40 million | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 11.27 million | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 13.87 million | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 21.32 million | +53.7% |
| 1998 | 26.33 million | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 35.47 million | +34.7% |
| 2000 | 54.40 million | +53.3% |
| 2001 | 132.09 million | +142.8% |
| 2002 | 356.64 million | +170.0% |
| 2003 | 2.09 billion | +485.1% |
| 2004 | 6.86 billion | +228.6% |
| 2005 | 44.75 billion | +552.6% |
| 2006 | 636.80 billion | +1323.1% |
| 2007 | 425.44 trillion | +66709.9% |
| 2008 | 164,182,000,000.00 trillion | +38590652040.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 241.60 million | 463,200 | 324.10 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.07 million | 630,000 | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.06 million | 2.47 million | 35.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,242,444,491.79 trillion | 54.40 million | 164,182,000,000.00 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 money in Zimbabwe?
- Money in Zimbabwe was 164,182,000,000.00 trillion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 164,182,000,000.00 trillion in 2008.
- What is the lowest money recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 463,200 in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for money?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 162 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 623,512,000,000,000,000.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Money (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.