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Zimbabwe: Net flows on external debt, general government sector

-136.86Mcurrent USD · 2025-147.9% since 2015

General government long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is 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. Reported as: PPG. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Zimbabwe from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025-136,862,756.9
2024897,133,600.9
2023413,330,221.3
2022253,688,485.9
2021131,905,751.9
202031,156,986.7
201934,870,753.9
2018250,299,627.6
2017103,569,630
2016203,923,271.6
2015285,852,576.4
2014120,095,667.6
201368,581,726
2012234,300,328.4
201124,340,787.9
201053,212,706.7
200912,877,042
200811,722,382.7
2007126,027,451.1
20063,538,307.2
20059,873,291
2004-29,802,493.5
2003-18,046,313.8
20027,757,730.2
200119,334,116.4
2000-7,878,918.8
1999-64,295,584.6
1998-23,974,811.2
1997-5,649,415.3
199621,525,279.8
199533,880,215.9
199465,321,743.2
1993204,102,778.7
1992390,163,402.7
1991164,758,540.2
1990116,662,914
1989160,037,054.7
198873,137,242
1987164,894,284.4
198680,596,035.1
198578,862,318.5
1984106,361,094.2
1983138,450,915.7
1982184,153,728.8
1981159,318,355.5
198093,860,131.2
197995,584,781.5
1978273,318,844.3
1977-1,421,634.1
1976-2,002,851.1
1975-2,088,803.5
1974-3,750,591.7
1973-4,922,338.3
1972-1,803,150.2
1971-1,974,495.8
1970-1,720,000

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