Foreign debt fell 2.97% to USD 12,270 bil in Zimbabwe in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Zimbabwe reached an all time high of USD 12,646 bil in 2018 and an all time low of USD 144 bil in 1976. When compared to Zimbabwe's main peers, foreign debt in Botswana amounted to USD 1,565 bil, USD 20,354 bil in Mozambique, USD 187,667 bil in South Africa and USD 27,341 bil in Zambia in 2019.
Zimbabwe has been ranked 58th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | USD bil | 49,781 | 58,447 | 59,758 | 63,802 | 64,776 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | USD bil | 2,237 | 2,126 | 1,741 | 1,782 | 1,565 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 7,106 | 6,800 | 6,920 | 6,849 | 7,569 | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | USD bil | 953 | 1,358 | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | USD bil | 1,721 | 1,847 | 2,162 | 2,266 | 2,429 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | USD bil | 38,480 | 43,219 | 46,335 | 50,219 | 54,659 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
South Africa | USD bil | 127,739 | 144,048 | 175,007 | 180,180 | 190,735 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | USD bil | 450 | 765 | 873 | 766 | 834 | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | USD bil | 18,159 | 19,449 | 21,430 | 22,362 | 24,173 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | USD bil | 11,779 | 15,221 | 22,955 | 23,526 | 27,254 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | USD bil | 9,648 | 11,467 | 12,513 | 12,623 | 12,247 |