Zimbabwe's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) was −US$51.37 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 104.62% from US$1.11 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$51.37 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$281.59 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.11 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$1.34 billion | 2013 |
| Lowest | −US$281.59 million | 2019 |
| Average since 2015 | US$114.34 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$3.7 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) fell US$75.61 million on 2023 (from US$24.24 million to −US$51.37 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$301,000 and a typical year strayed about US$319.24 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 US$619.73 million in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was US$777.14 million in 2019. 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 downward, about US$59.08 million a year. A straight line explains 33% 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 47th highest value of the 79 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$51.37 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$27 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 38 values
| Year | Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -51,374,000 |
| 2023 | 24,239,000 |
| 2022 | -246,270,000 |
| 2021 | 239,985,000 |
| 2020 | -64,340,000 |
| 2019 | -281,591,000 |
| 2018 | 495,552,000 |
| 2017 | 388,901,000 |
| 2016 | 7,303,000 |
| 2015 | 631,000,000 |
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$315.18 million (2024)
- Benin — US$504.98 million (2023)
- Burkina Faso — US$68.23 million (2024)
- Cameroon — −US$53.46 million (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — −US$141.21 million (2024)
- Eswatini — −US$37.85 million (2024)
- Ghana — −US$1.24 billion (2024)
- Guinea-Bissau — −US$23.6 million (2020)
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — 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 net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$51.37 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1987?
- It is down 1,488% from US$3.7 million in 1987. The highest value was US$1.34 billion in 2013 and the lowest −US$281.59 million in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 47th highest of 79 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$) fell US$75.61 million on 2023 (from US$24.24 million to −US$51.37 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$301,000 and a typical year strayed about US$319.24 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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.NFL.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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