
Gross debt in Zimbabwe
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Zimbabwe in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 1.7 billion and 22.0 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 23 years was reached in 2020. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only 19 billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,187 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,827 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Zimbabwe total | Zimbabwe per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 1.76 bn USD | 150 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 1.83 bn USD | 154 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 1.77 bn USD | 149 USD | 11,241 USD |
2001 | 1.73 bn USD | 145 USD | 11,263 USD |
2002 | 1.95 bn USD | 163 USD | 12,266 USD |
2003 | 2.51 bn USD | 210 USD | 15,295 USD |
2005 | 1.90 bn USD | 158 USD | 18,337 USD |
2006 | 2.15 bn USD | 177 USD | 18,887 USD |
2007 | 2.36 bn USD | 193 USD | 20,910 USD |
2008 | 2.70 bn USD | 218 USD | 24,100 USD |
2009 | 5.67 bn USD | 453 USD | 25,376 USD |
2010 | 5.73 bn USD | 451 USD | 26,515 USD |
2011 | 6.04 bn USD | 469 USD | 29,254 USD |
2012 | 6.55 bn USD | 499 USD | 28,198 USD |
2013 | 7.05 bn USD | 528 USD | 30,008 USD |
2014 | 8.23 bn USD | 606 USD | 30,677 USD |
2015 | 9.47 bn USD | 669 USD | 25,944 USD |
2016 | 10.09 bn USD | 698 USD | 26,287 USD |
2017 | 13.03 bn USD | 883 USD | 27,108 USD |
2018 | 17.42 bn USD | 1,157 USD | 28,543 USD |
2019 | 20.35 bn USD | 1,325 USD | 27,264 USD |
2020 | 22.05 bn USD | 1,407 USD | 30,919 USD |
2021 | 18.98 bn USD | 1,187 USD | 33,827 USD |