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Zimbabwe: Principal arrears, private creditors

522.21Mcurrent USD · 2025+2.7% since 2015

Principal in arrears on long-term debt is defined as principal repayment due but not paid, on a cumulative basis. 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. 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. 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
2025522,205,379.8
2024476,502,473.8
2023497,796,220.5
2022479,642,930.3
2021508,889,962.7
2020536,875,120.3
2019504,549,824.7
2018512,490,008.2
2017528,176,936.9
2016485,260,912.9
2015508,533,797.6
2014542,208,201.9
2013587,476,441.2
2012572,419,651.9
2011589,195,166.2
2010588,236,554.4
2009623,797,717.4
2008561,368,672.1
2007629,619,053.9
2006525,583,987.7
2005452,707,304.2
2004452,168,073.6
2003370,894,084
2002261,603,640
2001173,168,556.7
200076,119,420.7
199915,445,135.4
199811,357,186.9
19978,097,314.2
1996786,906.6
199510,207,908.3
19941,554,231.7
19932,077,728.8
19923,157,280.2
19910
19900
19890
19880
19876,120,963.2
1986288,264.6
1985112,689.7
19840
19830
19820
19810
19800
19790
197846,748,141.8
19770
19760
19750
19740
19730
19720
19710
197062,520,000

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