Zimbabwe recorded a Total Debt to GDP of 32.12 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Zimbabwe averaged 31.39 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 64.41 percent of GDP in 2008 and a record low of 17.58 percent of GDP in 2018. source: African Development Bank Group

Government Debt to GDP in Zimbabwe is expected to reach 89.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Zimbabwe Total Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 92.50 percent of GDP in 2027 and 94.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget 0.10 -1.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 32.12 34.14 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 159.60 98.40 USD Million Dec 2025


Zimbabwe Total 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
32.12 34.14 64.41 17.58 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly