Zimbabwe's changes in inventories (constant LCU) was 232.45 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6,419% from -3.68 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 232.45 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | -392 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | -3.68 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.52 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | -437.58 million | 2018 |
| Average since 2015 | 173.18 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | -182.43 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's changes in inventories (constant LCU) fell 2.35 million on 2023 (from 234.79 million to 232.45 million).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +29.8 million and a typical year strayed about 599.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 964.77 million in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.51 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Zimbabwe had the 17th highest value of the 32 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2024 ranking
- Ghana — 13th of 32: 810.06 million
- Vanuatu — 14th of 32: 360 million
- Bahrain — 15th of 32: 283.86 million
- Bahamas, The — 17th of 32: 150.7 million
- Timor-Leste — 18th of 32: 63.48 million
- Kosovo — 19th of 32: 55.79 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 16 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 232,446,700 |
| 2023 | 234,794,600 |
| 2022 | 16,402,000 |
| 2021 | 1,521,552,400 |
| 2020 | 572,768,300 |
| 2019 | -392,000,000 |
| 2018 | -437,584,100 |
| 2017 | -4,691,000 |
| 2016 | -6,835,400 |
| 2015 | -5,078,100 |
| 2014 |
Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.93 billion (2024)
- Benin — 36.2 billion (2025)
- Botswana — 19.18 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — -240.22 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — -86.2 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic — -12.99 billion (2025)
- Chad — 299.39 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 5.94 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.15 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 19.12 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$48.51 billion (2025)
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 1.54 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$51.22 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 1.63 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$25.48 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 74.26 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,021 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 96,071 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,503 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4,381 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Zimbabwe's changes in inventories (constant LCU)?
- 232.45 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2009?
- It is up 227.42% from -182.43 million in 2009. The highest value was 1.52 billion in 2021 and the lowest -437.58 million in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 17th highest of 32 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (constant LCU) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's changes in inventories (constant LCU) fell 2.35 million on 2023 (from 234.79 million to 232.45 million). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +29.8 million and a typical year strayed about 599.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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