Zimbabwe: Gross domestic savings (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Zimbabwe's gross domestic savings (current LCU) rose 25.43 billion on 2023 (from 2.68 billion to 28.11 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +89.29 million and a typical year strayed about 467.61 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 54.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 25.43 billion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.17 million 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.65 billion a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 16th highest value of the 36 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

• Bolivia — 12th of 36: 52.48 billion
• Maldives — 13th of 36: 33.42 billion
• Panama — 14th of 36: 33.38 billion
• Oman — 16th of 36: 17.36 billion
• Kuwait — 17th of 36: 16.1 billion
• Eswatini — 18th of 36: 13.35 billion

What this measures

Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.

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Gross domestic savings (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 23.45 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 4.69 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 61.2 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 3.57 trillion (2025)
• Burundi — 5.08 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 18.04 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 4.47 trillion (2025)
• Central African Republic — -87.66 billion (2025)
• Chad — 4.13 trillion (2025)
• Comoros — -82.72 billion (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

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$1,503 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4,381 (2025)
• GNI (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Zimbabwe's gross domestic savings (current LCU)?

28.11 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 56.4 million% from 49,835 in 1960 (22.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 28.11 billion in 2024 and the lowest -957,500 in 2012.

How does Zimbabwe rank?

16th highest of 36 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in gross domestic savings (current LCU) unusual for Zimbabwe?

In 2024, Zimbabwe's gross domestic savings (current LCU) rose 25.43 billion on 2023 (from 2.68 billion to 28.11 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +89.29 million and a typical year strayed about 467.61 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 54.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDS.TOTL.CN, 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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