Zimbabwe's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was US$22.6 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 117.34% from −US$130.3 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$22.6 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$53.92 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$130.3 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$107.71 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$130.3 million | 2014 |
| Average since 2015 | US$54.18 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$8.27 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$200,000 on 2023 (from US$22.8 million to US$22.6 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.05 million and a typical year strayed about US$50.31 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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$202.86 million in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$89.2 million 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% 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 7th highest value of the 23 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
- Namibia — 4th of 23: US$73.91 million
- Fiji — 5th of 23: US$61.56 million
- Naoero — 6th of 23: US$29.18 million
- Rwanda — 8th of 23: US$18.57 million
- Papua New Guinea — 9th of 23: US$8.04 million
- Solomon Islands — 10th of 23: US$7.65 million
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 34 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,600,000 |
| 2023 | 22,800,000 |
| 2022 | 93,700,000 |
| 2021 | 107,706,706 |
| 2020 | 81,646,526 |
| 2019 | 53,917,019 |
| 2018 | 101,265,597 |
| 2017 | 100,881,819 |
| 2016 | 80,061,343 |
| 2015 | -122,800,000 |
| 2014 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$887.53 million (2025)
- Benin — −US$187.92 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$279.96 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — −US$540.51 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$19.22 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$881,897 (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$122.45 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$67.47 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$34.28 million (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — −US$1.61 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — 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$1,503 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4,381 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Zimbabwe's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- US$22.6 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 173.4% from US$8.27 million in 1977 (2.16% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$107.71 million in 2021 and the lowest −US$130.3 million in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 7th highest of 23 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$200,000 on 2023 (from US$22.8 million to US$22.6 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$1.05 million and a typical year strayed about US$50.31 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 BN.KLT.PTXL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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