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.
Current expenditure, total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 160.43 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 352.51 million current LCU | +119.7% |
| 1982 | 419.45 million current LCU | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 426.72 million current LCU | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.17 billion current LCU | +174.5% |
| 1985 | 1.66 billion current LCU | +41.3% |
| 1986 | 1.93 billion current LCU | +16.6% |
| 1987 | 2.21 billion current LCU | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 2.28 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.29 billion current LCU | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.47 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 2.27 billion current LCU | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 2.00 billion current LCU | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.90 billion current LCU | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 1.88 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.35 billion current LCU | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 2.57 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 2.79 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 2.01 billion current LCU | -28.0% |
| 1999 | 2.14 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 3.12 billion current LCU | +45.7% |
| 2001 | 2.12 billion current LCU | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 1.69 billion current LCU | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 1.37 billion current LCU | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 2.08 billion current LCU | +51.7% |
| 2005 | 2.39 billion current LCU | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 1.80 billion current LCU | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 1.14 billion current LCU | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 1.38 billion current LCU | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 billion current LCU | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 1.79 billion current LCU | +59.6% |
| 2011 | 2.75 billion current LCU | +53.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2.75 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 350.52 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2.75 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 324.45 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current expenditure, total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +174.5% | 426.72 million current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU |
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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.25 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 38.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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.