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Current account balance — Zimbabwe

Current account balance in Zimbabwe in 2031 — 1.5%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 188. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2031 1.5% −0.6 pp vs 2030
World rank 48of 188
Period maximum 4%2025
Period minimum -13.7%2011

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Zimbabwe, 1990–2031-15-10-5051990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -1.7%1991: -3.9%1992: -7.3%1993: -2.8%1994: -2.7%1995: -3%1996: -1.2%1997: -5.2%1998: -0.9%1999: 1.4%2000: 1.9%2001: 2.2%2002: 1.6%2003: -0.5%2004: -0.9%2005: -0.6%2006: 1.3%2007: 2.6%2008: -1.4%2009: -5.1%2010: -9.6%2011: -13.7%2012: -9.4%2013: -9.9%2014: -8.3%2015: -5.7%2016: -2.4%2017: -0.9%2018: -2.6%2019: 2.3%2020: 1.7%2021: 0.7%2022: 0.6%2023: 0.3%2024: 1%2025: 4%2026: 3.7%2027: 3.5%2028: 3%2029: 2.6%2030: 2.1%2031: 1.5%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 1.5%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 1.5 −0.6 pp
2030 2.1 −0.5 pp
2029 2.6 −0.4 pp
2028 3 −0.5 pp
2027 3.5 −0.2 pp
2026 3.7 −0.3 pp
2025 4 +3 pp
2024 1 +0.7 pp
2023 0.3 −0.3 pp
2022 0.6 −0.1 pp
2021 0.7 −1 pp
2020 1.7 −0.6 pp
2019 2.3 +4.9 pp
2018 -2.6 −1.7 pp
2017 -0.9 +1.5 pp
2016 -2.4 +3.3 pp
2015 -5.7 +2.6 pp
2014 -8.3 +1.6 pp
2013 -9.9 −0.5 pp
2012 -9.4 +4.3 pp
2011 -13.7 −4.1 pp
2010 -9.6 −4.5 pp
2009 -5.1 −3.7 pp
2008 -1.4 −4 pp
2007 2.6 +1.3 pp
2006 1.3 +1.9 pp
2005 -0.6 +0.3 pp
2004 -0.9 −0.4 pp
2003 -0.5 −2.1 pp
2002 1.6 −0.6 pp
2001 2.2 +0.3 pp
2000 1.9 +0.5 pp
1999 1.4 +2.3 pp
1998 -0.9 +4.3 pp
1997 -5.2 −4 pp
1996 -1.2 +1.8 pp
1995 -3 −0.3 pp
1994 -2.7 +0.1 pp
1993 -2.8 +4.5 pp
1992 -7.3 −3.4 pp
1991 -3.9 −2.2 pp
1990 -1.7 —

Eastern Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DJ Djibouti 8.3 SS South Sudan 6.2 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 ZM Zambia 1.4 UG Uganda -1.4 MZ Mozambique -1.8 TZ Tanzania -2 MU Mauritius -2.3 ET Ethiopia -2.6 KM Comoros -3 KE Kenya -3.2 SC Seychelles -4.6 BI Burundi -4.8 MG Madagascar -5.4 RW Rwanda -6 MW Malawi -9.4 SO Somalia -10.3
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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