Broad money in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Broad money was 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Zimbabwe, 1979–2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 7.57 billion current LCU for broad money in 2023. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 708.9% on the previous year and up 486,389.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 266,776 current LCU, in 1979.
Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 266,776 current LCU | 266,776 current LCU | 266,776 current LCU | 1 |
| 1980s | 920,136 current LCU | 484,167 current LCU | 1.73 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 684,140 current LCU | 446,313 current LCU | 1.03 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.40 million current LCU | 552,462 current LCU | 3.85 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.22 million current LCU | 889,867 current LCU | 14.01 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.19 billion current LCU | 82.06 million current LCU | 7.57 billion current LCU | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Domestic credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 1.4% (2023)
- Broad money 11.2% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 6.5% (2023)
- Net foreign assets 1.55 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net domestic credit 5.59 billion current LCU (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.5194 (2024)
- Net migration -54,555 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 6.5% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 26.6 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Zimbabwe?
- Broad money in Zimbabwe was 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,776 current LCU in 1979.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for broad money?
- Zimbabwe ranks 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 486,389.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.