Zimbabwe's gross savings (current LCU) was 88.06 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 74.18 million% from 118,706 in 2014 (286.39% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 88.06 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 11.86 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 118,706 | 2014 |
| Highest | 88.06 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | -462,359 | 2012 |
| Average since 2015 | 9.71 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 121,582 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's gross savings (current LCU) rose 79.9 billion on 2023 (from 8.16 billion to 88.06 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +271.87 million and a typical year strayed about 1.39 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 57.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 79.9 billion in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 732,024 in 2012. 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 5.17 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 27th highest value of the 48 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 — 23rd of 48: 146.54 billion
- Mauritius — 24th of 48: 146.35 billion
- Djibouti — 25th of 48: 109.67 billion
- New Zealand — 27th of 48: 81.86 billion
- Bhutan — 28th of 48: 64.23 billion
- Tajikistan — 29th of 48: 60.37 billion
What this measures
Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. 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.
All 34 values
| Year | Gross savings (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 88,056,152,117 |
| 2023 | 8,156,330,382 |
| 2022 | 551,219,718 |
| 2021 | 202,595,873 |
| 2020 | 80,210,462 |
| 2019 | 11,863,863 |
| 2018 | 3,879,596 |
| 2017 | 2,156,471 |
| 2016 | -100,619 |
| 2015 | -79,175 |
| 2014 |
Gross savings (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 16.51 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 3.61 trillion (2023)
- Botswana — 76.02 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2024)
- Burundi — 7.73 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 63.24 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 5.02 trillion (2024)
- Comoros — 80.36 billion (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 69.91 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 2.6 trillion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 9.06 trillion (2024)
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 savings (current LCU)?
- 88.06 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 72.43 million% from 121,582 in 1977 (33.25% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 88.06 billion in 2024 and the lowest -462,359 in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 27th highest of 48 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in gross savings (current LCU) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's gross savings (current LCU) rose 79.9 billion on 2023 (from 8.16 billion to 88.06 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +271.87 million and a typical year strayed about 1.39 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 57.4 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.GNS.ICTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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