Current expenditure, total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Current expenditure, total was 2.75 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure, total in Zimbabwe, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2.75 billion current LCU for current expenditure, total in 2011.
That represents a change of up 53.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure, total in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.12 billion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 160.43 million current LCU, in 1980.
Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.29 billion current LCU | 160.43 million current LCU | 2.29 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.24 billion current LCU | 1.88 billion current LCU | 2.79 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 billion current LCU | 1.12 billion current LCU | 3.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 billion current LCU | 1.79 billion current LCU | 2.75 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 46 Eritrea 6.69 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Gambia 3.65 billion current LCU compare
- 48 Seychelles 2.98 billion current LCU compare
- 50 Cape Verde 31,860 current LCU compare
- 51 Mali 4 current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2016)
- Share of the population using the Internet 41.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 8 (2016)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.15 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 322,483 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure, total in Zimbabwe?
- Current expenditure, total in Zimbabwe was 2.75 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current expenditure, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 billion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest current expenditure, total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 160.43 million current LCU in 1980.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for current expenditure, total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current expenditure, total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current expenditure, total (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total current expenditure includes requited payments other than for capital assets or for goods or services to be used in the production of capital assets, and unrequited payments for purposes other than permitting the recipients to acquire capital assets, compensating the recipients for damage or destruction of capital assets, or increasing the financial capital of the recipients. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.