Broad money growth in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Broad money growth was 708.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Zimbabwe, 1980–2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Zimbabwe is 708.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 80.9% on the previous year and up 15,476.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Zimbabwe peaked at 708.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -58.2%, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 22.2% | -3.9% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -7.2% | -53.0% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | -58.2% | 191.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 4.6% | 249.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 429.5% | 131.8% | 708.9% | 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 growth in Zimbabwe?
- Broad money growth in Zimbabwe was 708.9% in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 708.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -58.2% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for broad money growth?
- Zimbabwe ranks 2nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15,476.3%. 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 growth (annual %). 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.