Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 95.15 current LCU per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Zimbabwe, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 95.15 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 699.3% on the previous year and up 457,402.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 95.15 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, -8.64 current LCU per person, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.28 current LCU per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.2737 current LCU per person | -88.0% |
| 1977 | -0.6329 current LCU per person | -331.2% |
| 1978 | 6.15 current LCU per person | -1071.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 current LCU per person | -99.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | -0.0002 current LCU per person | -102.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2588 current LCU per person | -105175.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0148 current LCU per person | -105.7% |
| 1984 | -0.0075 current LCU per person | -49.0% |
| 1985 | -0.0034 current LCU per person | -55.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0024 current LCU per person | -28.7% |
| 1987 | 0.002 current LCU per person | -183.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 current LCU per person | +368.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 current LCU per person | -20.4% |
| 1990 | -0.0004 current LCU per person | -105.7% |
| 1991 | -0.0188 current LCU per person | +4322.8% |
| 1992 | -0.02 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0207 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | -0.0092 current LCU per person | -55.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0137 current LCU per person | +48.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0122 current LCU per person | -11.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0396 current LCU per person | +225.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0457 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0115 current LCU per person | -74.7% |
| 2000 | -0.0072 current LCU per person | -38.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0077 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0079 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0084 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | -0.0104 current LCU per person | +23.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0141 current LCU per person | +36.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0029 current LCU per person | -79.6% |
| 2010 | -0.0026 current LCU per person | -10.5% |
| 2011 | -0.007 current LCU per person | +173.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0108 current LCU per person | +54.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0208 current LCU per person | +91.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0195 current LCU per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | -0.0179 current LCU per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0152 current LCU per person | -14.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0359 current LCU per person | +135.3% |
| 2018 | -0.05 current LCU per person | +39.3% |
| 2019 | -1.07 current LCU per person | +2032.4% |
| 2020 | -8.64 current LCU per person | +711.1% |
| 2021 | 1.77 current LCU per person | -120.5% |
| 2022 | 11.9 current LCU per person | +572.8% |
| 2023 | 95.15 current LCU per person | +699.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 95.15 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,725 current LCU per person, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 95.15 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,204 current LCU per person, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +105175.5% | -0.0002 current LCU per person | 0.2588 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | -4322.8% | -0.0004 current LCU per person | -0.0188 current LCU per person |
| 2019 | -2032.4% | -0.05 current LCU per person | -1.07 current LCU per person |
| 1978 | +1071.1% | -0.6329 current LCU per person | 6.15 current LCU per person |
| 2020 | -711.1% | -1.07 current LCU per person | -8.64 current LCU per person |
| 2023 | +699.3% | 11.9 current LCU per person | 95.15 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 current LCU per person | -0.6329 current LCU per person | 6.15 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0259 current LCU per person | -0.0148 current LCU per person | 0.2588 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0192 current LCU per person | -0.0457 current LCU per person | -0.0004 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0084 current LCU per person | -0.0141 current LCU per person | -0.0029 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 2010s | -0.1245 current LCU per person | -1.07 current LCU per person | -0.0026 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.05 current LCU per person | -8.64 current LCU per person | 95.15 current LCU per person | 4 |
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Zimbabwe was 95.15 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.15 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.64 current LCU per person in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 171st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 457,402.0%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.