Zimbabwe's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) was US$3.8 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 207.11% from US$1.24 billion in 2014 (11.87% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.8 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.9 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.24 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$4.48 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | US$13.2 million | 1981 |
| Average since 2015 | US$3.73 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$13.2 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) fell 1.3% on 2023 (from US$3.85 billion to US$3.8 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +26.3% and a typical year strayed about 101.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 515.5% in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 48.4% in 1998. 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 20% 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 51st highest value of the 86 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | US$3.8 billion | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$603.51 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2024 ranking
- Moldova — 47th of 86: US$3.98 billion
- Uganda — 48th of 86: US$3.94 billion
- Montenegro — 49th of 86: US$3.86 billion
- North Macedonia — 51st of 86: US$3.34 billion
- Rwanda — 52nd of 86: US$3.1 billion
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 53rd of 86: US$2.93 billion
What this measures
Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,797,788,969 |
| 2023 | 3,849,184,717 |
| 2022 | 3,824,872,826 |
| 2021 | 4,071,517,993 |
| 2020 | 3,831,815,464 |
| 2019 | 3,896,122,868 |
| 2018 | 4,478,195,349 |
| 2017 | 3,982,732,456 |
| 2016 | 3,640,366,378 |
| 2015 | 1,922,338,235 |
External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$1.75 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$2.79 billion (2024)
- Botswana — US$0 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — US$5.07 billion (2024)
- Cameroon — US$271.23 million (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$239.97 million (2024)
- Eswatini — US$102.34 million (2024)
- Ghana — US$4.55 billion (2024)
- Guinea-Bissau
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — 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 external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)?
- US$3.8 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 28,671% from US$13.2 million in 1981 (14.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4.48 billion in 2018 and the lowest US$13.2 million in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 51st highest of 86 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) fell 1.3% on 2023 (from US$3.85 billion to US$3.8 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +26.3% and a typical year strayed about 101.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 DT.DOD.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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