Interest on domestic debt in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Interest on domestic debt was 4,881 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
4,881 current LCU
World rank
46th
of 50 countries
All-time high
1.05 billion current LCU
in 2000
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 2010
Years of data
32
1980–2011
Interest on domestic debt in Zimbabwe, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest on domestic debt in Zimbabwe is 4,881 current LCU, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest on domestic debt in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.05 billion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest on domestic debt in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 67.46 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 140.61 million current LCU | +108.4% |
| 1982 | 169.81 million current LCU | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 177.68 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 185.92 million current LCU | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 166.79 million current LCU | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 191.05 million current LCU | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 243.23 million current LCU | +27.3% |
| 1988 | 282.03 million current LCU | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 301.40 million current LCU | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 316.31 million current LCU | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 282.24 million current LCU | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 271.44 million current LCU | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 292.21 million current LCU | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 342.39 million current LCU | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 536.96 million current LCU | +56.8% |
| 1996 | 607.15 million current LCU | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 499.41 million current LCU | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 497.29 million current LCU | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 542.53 million current LCU | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 billion current LCU | +93.2% |
| 2001 | 493.32 million current LCU | -52.9% |
| 2002 | 212.08 million current LCU | -57.0% |
| 2003 | 73.16 million current LCU | -65.5% |
| 2004 | 178.41 million current LCU | +143.9% |
| 2005 | 117.46 million current LCU | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 64.09 million current LCU | -45.4% |
| 2007 | 2.65 million current LCU | -95.9% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million current LCU | -62.3% |
| 2009 | 3.37 million current LCU | +236.5% |
| 2010 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 4,881 current LCU | — |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 4,881 current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.25 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 4,881 current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.70 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest on domestic debt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +236.5% | 1.00 million current LCU | 3.37 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 192.60 million current LCU | 67.46 million current LCU | 301.40 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 418.79 million current LCU | 271.44 million current LCU | 607.15 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 219.38 million current LCU | 1.00 million current LCU | 1.05 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,441 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 4,881 current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 200.00 million current LCU compare
- 44 Lesotho 77.00 million current LCU compare
- 45 Congo 65.00 million current LCU compare
- 47 Cape Verde 1,505 current LCU compare
- 48 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current LCU compare
- 48 Eswatini 0 current LCU compare
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- 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 interest on domestic debt in Zimbabwe?
- Interest on domestic debt in Zimbabwe was 4,881 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest interest on domestic debt recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 billion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest interest on domestic debt recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for interest on domestic debt?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest on domestic debt rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Interest on domestic debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest on domestic debt. Data are in current local currency.