Zimbabwe recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 0.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2022. Government Budget in Zimbabwe averaged -2.54 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 2.00 percent of GDP in 2021 and a record low of -11.20 percent of GDP in 2017. source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe

Government Budget in Zimbabwe is expected to reach -1.40 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Zimbabwe Government Budget is projected to trend around -0.40 percent of GDP in 2025 and -0.20 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -0.10 2.00 percent of GDP Dec 2022
Government Debt to GDP 92.60 66.90 percent of GDP Dec 2022
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Military Expenditure 870.40 332.70 USD Million Dec 2023

Zimbabwe Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.10 2.00 2.00 -11.20 1990 - 2022 percent of GDP Yearly