Zimbabwe's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) was US$472.58 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 479.57% from −US$124.5 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$472.58 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | −US$35.91 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$124.5 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$855.13 million | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$848.54 million | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | US$52.33 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$8.11 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Zimbabwe's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) rose US$905.62 million on 2023 (from −US$433.05 million to US$472.58 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$6.66 million and a typical year strayed about US$341.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$942.84 million in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$991.84 million in 2022. 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 3% 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 9th highest value of the 28 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 — 6th of 28: US$628.8 million
- Burkina Faso — 7th of 28: US$585.19 million
- Cameroon — 8th of 28: US$482.23 million
- Rwanda — 10th of 28: US$261.22 million
- Bahamas, The — 11th of 28: US$242.14 million
- Kyrgyz Republic — 12th of 28: US$232.85 million
What this measures
Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 34 values
| Year | Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 472,577,488 |
| 2023 | -433,047,130 |
| 2022 | -136,704,312 |
| 2021 | 855,132,585 |
| 2020 | -87,711,431 |
| 2019 | -35,910,290 |
| 2018 | -90,905,588 |
| 2017 | -27,485,798 |
| 2016 | 58,353,565 |
| 2015 | -50,992,890 |
| 2014 |
Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$937.09 million (2025)
- Benin — −US$1.22 billion (2023)
- Botswana — −US$305.79 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$585.19 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$21.67 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — US$369.03 million (2025)
- Cameroon — US$482.23 million (2024)
- Comoros — −US$7.66 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$839.97 million (2025)
- Congo, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe
- Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — 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 reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)?
- US$472.58 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is up 5,929% from −US$8.11 million in 1977. The highest value was US$855.13 million in 2021 and the lowest −US$848.54 million in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank?
- 9th highest of 28 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) unusual for Zimbabwe?
- In 2024, Zimbabwe's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) rose US$905.62 million on 2023 (from −US$433.05 million to US$472.58 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$6.66 million and a typical year strayed about US$341.42 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.RES.INCL.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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