Zimbabwe: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Zimbabwe's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU) rose 1,122.8% on 2023 (from 56.79 billion to 694.49 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +77% and a typical year strayed about 179.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,122.8% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.5% 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 40.52 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 10th highest value of the 33 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

• China — 6th of 33: 53.88 trillion
• Cuba — 7th of 33: 985.86 billion
• Ghana — 8th of 33: 981.44 billion
• Zambia — 10th of 33: 318.01 billion
• Bolivia — 11th of 33: 264.05 billion
• New Zealand — 12th of 33: 246.1 billion

What this measures

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. 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 35 values

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 64.15 trillion (2024)
• Benin — 8.34 trillion (2025)
• Botswana — 123.17 billion (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 9.65 trillion (2025)
• Burundi — 9.17 trillion (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 212.72 billion (2025)
• Cameroon — 26 trillion (2025)
• Central African Republic

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 households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU)?

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

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 13.22 million% from 5.25 million in 1990 (41.46% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 694.49 billion in 2024 and the lowest 3.8 million in 2000.

How does Zimbabwe rank?

10th highest of 33 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU) unusual for Zimbabwe?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PRVT.CN.AD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); World Economic Outlook database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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