Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) was 0.5194 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves in months of imports in Zimbabwe, 2009–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Zimbabwe is 0.5194, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 302.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.61 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0628, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.61 | — |
| 2010 | 1.33 | -49.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8315 | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7954 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6562 | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5284 | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6876 | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7417 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.531 | -28.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1311 | -75.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3155 | +140.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0628 | -80.1% |
| 2021 | 1.15 | +1729.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7043 | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1291 | -81.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5194 | +302.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.5194 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.82, 11% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.5194 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.79, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves in months of imports (ratio) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1729.6% | 0.0628 | 1.15 |
| 2024 | +302.2% | 0.1291 | 0.5194 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.655 | 0.1311 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5128 | 0.0628 | 1.15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More infrastructure data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 298,047 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0179 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 298,047 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Zimbabwe?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Zimbabwe was 0.5194 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0628 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Zimbabwe ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total reserves in months of imports (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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