Expense in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Expense was 11.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Expense in Zimbabwe, 2009–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expense in Zimbabwe is 11.0%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Zimbabwe peaked at 25.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2009.
That places Zimbabwe 149th out of 157 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 9.8% | 25.2% | 7 |
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- 146 Equatorial Guinea 11.0% compare
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- 150 Laos 10.3% compare
- 151 Niger 10.2% compare
- 152 Sudan 9.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- DEC alternative conversion factor 31.8 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 61.99 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.13 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 86.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -19.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -606.13 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 94,934 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,660 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.61 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Zimbabwe?
- Expense in Zimbabwe was 11.0% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for expense?
- Zimbabwe ranks 149th out of 157 countries with data for 2018.
- Is expense rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.