Zimbabwe's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) was −US$2.44 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 291.07% from US$1.28 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$2.44 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$10.9 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$1.28 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$328.45 million | 1982 |
| Lowest | −US$128.19 million | 1988 |
| Average since 2015 | −US$113,600 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$252,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$350,000 on 2023 (from −US$2.79 million to −US$2.44 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$4 million and a typical year strayed about US$20.84 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$274.57 million in 1978 and the biggest yearly fall was US$228.65 million in 1984. 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 18% 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 52nd highest value of the 95 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$2.44 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$34.29 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2024 ranking
- Nicaragua — 49th of 95: −US$1.2 million
- Central African Republic — 50th of 95: −US$1.45 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 51st of 95: −US$1.85 million
- Gambia, The — 53rd of 95: −US$3.36 million
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 54th of 95: −US$4.18 million
- Bhutan — 55th of 95: −US$4.25 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 55 values
| Year | PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -2,440,000 |
| 2023 | -2,790,000 |
| 2022 | -4,207,000 |
| 2021 | -6,820,000 |
| 2020 | -3,034,000 |
| 2019 | -10,896,000 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2017 | -10,898,000 |
| 2016 | 36,000,000 |
| 2015 | 3,949,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$687.85 million (2024)
- Benin — US$977.24 million (2024)
- Botswana — −US$4.44 million (2019)
- Burkina Faso — US$62.99 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$459.33 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$1.45 million (2024)
- Chad — −US$173.12 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$9.02 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$430.39 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — 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 PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$2.44 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 868.25% from −US$252,000 in 1970. The highest value was US$328.45 million in 1982 and the lowest −US$128.19 million in 1988.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 52nd highest of 95 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$350,000 on 2023 (from −US$2.79 million to −US$2.44 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$4 million and a typical year strayed about US$20.84 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.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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