Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 8.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Zimbabwe, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Zimbabwe is 8.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Zimbabwe ranks 65th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 3.2% | — |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +121.9% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 62 Madagascar 10.4% compare
- 62 Rwanda 10.4% compare
- 64 Egypt 9.5% compare
- 66 Timor-Leste 8.7% compare
- 67 Mauritania 8.4% compare
- 68 Syria 7.8% compare
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Zimbabwe?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Zimbabwe was 8.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Zimbabwe ranks 65th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.