Interest payments in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Interest payments was 304,678 current LCU in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Zimbabwe, 2009–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2018, interest payments in Zimbabwe stood at 304,678 current LCU. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 231.3% on the previous year and up 3,508.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Zimbabwe peaked at 304,678 current LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,442 current LCU, in 2009.
Zimbabwe ranks 155th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,442 current LCU | 8,442 current LCU | 8,442 current LCU | 1 |
| 2010s | 74,770 current LCU | 8,727 current LCU | 304,678 current LCU | 7 |
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More public sector data for Zimbabwe
- Arms imports 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Tax revenue 7.2% (2018)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 33.3% (2018)
- Taxes on goods and services 41.2% (2018)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.8% (2018)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.6% (2018)
- Interest payments 13.5% (2018)
- Grants and other revenue 8.3% (2018)
- Interest payments 10.0% (2018)
- Compensation of employees 36.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Zimbabwe?
- Interest payments in Zimbabwe was 304,678 current LCU in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 304,678 current LCU in 2018.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,442 current LCU in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for interest payments?
- Zimbabwe ranks 155th out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,508.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. 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.