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Zimbabwe Highest External Debt

Name: Zimbabwe External Debt
Creator: World Bank
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$15.0B in 2025

Total external debt stocks · World Bank

The highest external debt in Zimbabwe was $15.0B in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 ($15.0B), 2023 ($14.5B), 2024 ($14.4B), 2022 ($14.1B), 2021 ($14.1B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Zimbabwe Top 5 Highest External Debt Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	$15.0B
2nd	2023	$14.5B
3rd	2024	$14.4B
4th	2022	$14.1B
5th	2021	$14.1B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	$15.0B	+$592.9M	57th
2023	$14.5B	+$427.8M	63rd
2024	$14.4B	−$144.8M	64th
2022	$14.1B	+$9.7M	63rd
2021	$14.1B	+$1.1B	64th
2020	$13.0B	+$493.3M	62nd
2018	$13.0B	+$119.8M	67th
2017	$12.9B	+$1.0B	68th
2019	$12.5B	−$443.4M	64th
2016	$11.8B	+$1.8B	71st
2015	$10.0B	+$1.3B	65th
2012	$9.2B	+$1.5B	70th
2013	$8.7B	−$469.4M	67th
2014	$8.7B	−$70.9M	63rd
2011	$7.7B	+$645.9M	66th
2010	$7.1B	+$623.7M	68th
2009	$6.4B	+$358.0M	67th
2008	$6.1B	+$136.2M	69th
2007	$5.9B	+$727.3M	71st
2006	$5.2B	+$496.4M	69th
2004	$5.2B	+$374.8M	62nd
1995	$5.1B	+$514.6M	69th
1996	$5.1B	−$3.0M	69th
1997	$5.0B	−$112.4M	69th
2003	$4.8B	+$657.1M	61st
2005	$4.7B	−$478.6M	61st
1998	$4.7B	−$279.1M	66th
1994	$4.6B	+$250.6M	67th
1999	$4.4B	−$263.7M	65th
1993	$4.3B	+$144.9M	66th
1992	$4.2B	+$655.1M	62nd
2002	$4.2B	+$348.7M	62nd
2000	$4.0B	−$456.2M	63rd
2001	$3.8B	−$159.7M	62nd
1991	$3.5B	+$198.3M	51st
1990	$3.3B	+$463.1M	49th
1987	$2.9B	+$274.6M	51st
1989	$2.9B	+$123.6M	49th
1988	$2.7B	−$189.8M	50th
1986	$2.6B	+$215.0M	50th
1985	$2.4B	+$240.6M	51st
1983	$2.2B	+$325.5M	55th
1984	$2.2B	−$9.2M	53rd
1982	$1.9B	+$614.4M	53rd
1981	$1.3B	+$474.2M	49th
1980	$785.6M	+$226.4M	33rd
1979	$559.2M	+$113.2M	29th
1978	$446.1M	+$246.6M	32nd
1971	$238.5M	+$6.1M	44th
1970	$232.4M	–	45th
1972	$218.8M	−$19.7M	39th
1973	$217.5M	−$1.3M	37th
1974	$217.4M	−$54,150	31st
1977	$199.5M	+$55.6M	23rd
1975	$186.9M	−$30.6M	28th
1976	$143.9M	−$43.0M	22nd

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