Zimbabwe - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Zimbabwe was ($288,361,800) as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $267,085,300 in 1999 and ($4,079,500,000) in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 ($72,941,700)
1976 $102,049,600
1977 $51,387,400
1978 $88,609,200
1979 ($44,584,700)
1980 ($210,760,500)
1981 ($519,152,300)
1982 ($452,102,700)
1983 ($235,329,300)
1984 ($15,490,200)
1985 $11,154,600
1986 $157,208,100
1987 $184,764,900
1988 $264,166,500
1989 $134,406,100
1990 $6,538,600
1991 ($283,839,000)
1992 ($625,049,100)
1993 ($113,411,600)
1994 ($132,269,900)
1995 ($190,874,000)
1996 $16,295,900
1997 ($598,308,400)
1998 ($110,617,800)
1999 $267,085,300
2000 $150,664,400
2001 $136,900,000
2002 ($199,000,000)
2003 ($324,059,700)
2004 ($412,198,100)
2005 ($514,885,200)
2006 ($593,837,200)
2007 ($455,221,900)
2008 ($1,174,044,000)
2009 ($2,206,067,000)
2010 ($2,871,020,000)
2011 ($2,801,336,000)
2012 ($4,079,500,000)
2013 ($2,802,748,000)
2014 ($2,497,634,000)
2015 ($3,678,896,000)
2016 ($2,328,568,000)
2017 ($1,883,676,000)
2018 ($2,417,974,000)
2019 ($150,385,500)
2020 ($288,361,800)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Zimbabwe was -18,484,310,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 267,085,300 in 1999 and a minimum value of -18,484,310,000 in 2020.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1975 -72,941,700
1976 102,049,600
1977 51,387,400
1978 88,609,200
1979 -44,584,700
1980 -210,760,500
1981 -519,152,300
1982 -452,102,700
1983 -235,329,300
1984 -15,490,200
1985 11,154,600
1986 157,208,100
1987 184,764,900
1988 264,166,500
1989 134,406,100
1990 6,538,600
1991 -283,839,000
1992 -625,049,100
1993 -113,411,600
1994 -132,269,900
1995 -190,874,000
1996 16,295,900
1997 -598,308,400
1998 -110,617,800
1999 267,085,300
2000 150,664,400
2001 136,900,000
2002 -199,000,000
2003 -324,059,700
2004 -412,198,100
2005 -514,885,200
2006 -593,837,200
2007 -455,221,900
2008 -1,174,044,000
2009 -2,206,067,000
2010 -2,871,020,000
2011 -2,801,336,000
2012 -4,079,500,000
2013 -2,802,748,000
2014 -2,497,634,000
2015 -3,678,896,000
2016 -2,328,568,000
2017 -2,361,000,000
2018 -4,928,072,000
2019 -1,461,507,000
2020 -18,484,310,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Zimbabwe was -2,464,036,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 6 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -2,413,135,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of -5,627,510,000 in 2015.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2012 -4,079,500,000
2013 -2,533,993,000
2014 -2,413,135,000
2015 -5,627,510,000
2016 -4,022,703,000
2017 -4,043,000,000
2018 -2,464,036,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe was -1.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 3.89 in 1999, while its lowest value was -26.59 in 2008.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 -1.67
1976 2.36
1977 1.18
1978 2.04
1979 -0.86
1980 -3.16
1981 -6.48
1982 -5.29
1983 -3.03
1984 -0.24
1985 0.20
1986 2.53
1987 2.74
1988 3.38
1989 1.62
1990 0.07
1991 -3.28
1992 -9.26
1993 -1.73
1994 -1.92
1995 -2.68
1996 0.19
1997 -7.01
1998 -1.73
1999 3.89
2000 2.25
2001 2.02
2002 -3.14
2003 -5.66
2004 -7.10
2005 -8.95
2006 -10.91
2007 -8.60
2008 -26.59
2009 -22.82
2010 -23.84
2011 -19.86
2012 -23.84
2013 -14.68
2014 -12.81
2015 -18.43
2016 -11.33
2017 -10.71
2018 -13.35
2019 -0.78
2020 -1.60

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts