Zimbabwe recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 87 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Zimbabwe averaged 90.58 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 248.10 percent of GDP in 2005 and a record low of 48.44 percent of GDP in 1990. source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Government Debt to GDP in Zimbabwe is expected to reach 78.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Zimbabwe External Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 73.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and 67.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -1.20 -6.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 87.00 92.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 98.40 870.40 USD Million Dec 2024



Zimbabwe External Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
87.00 92.60 248.10 48.44 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly