Subsidies in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Subsidies was 0 GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Zimbabwe, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0 GFS, current LCU for subsidies in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.22 billion GFS, current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 GFS, current LCU, in 1998.
That places Zimbabwe 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 188.86 million GFS, current LCU | 82.47 million GFS, current LCU | 236.10 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.91 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 218.06 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 428.75 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 1.22 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.00 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 12.00 million GFS, current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 29 Sao Tome and Principe 10 GFS, current LCU compare
- 30 Mali 4 GFS, current LCU compare
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 2 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Central African Republic 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Chad 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Comoros 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Ethiopia 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Gambia 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Kenya 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Namibia 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Nigeria 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Seychelles 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 South Africa 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Tanzania 0 GFS, current LCU compare
- 32 Uganda 0 GFS, 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 subsidies in Zimbabwe?
- Subsidies in Zimbabwe was 0 GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 billion GFS, current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GFS, current LCU in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for subsidies?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.