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Zimbabwe - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 29.3

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

29.3 (2024)

Global rank

##37 of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1990

1.32×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#19#37#55#73#91#10919901995200020052010201520202025#9#372021 overtook Comoros2024 overtook Bolivia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Zimbabwe climbed from #9 to #37 (overtook Comoros). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Zimbabwe ↓

Key Events — Zimbabwe

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Fell 30 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2006
Fell 27 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2009
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 44 places in global rank auto
2019
Fell 16 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1990-2024

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202422.1435.1748.2161.24

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