Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe peaked at 6.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
Zimbabwe ranks 49th of 148 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 46 Mauritania 0.6% compare
- 47 Laos 0.6% compare
- 48 Guinea 0.6% compare
- 50 Cook Islands 0.5% compare
- 51 Micronesia (country) 0.5% compare
- 52 Tanzania 0.5% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 743.9 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2021)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.519 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 29.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1852 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1852 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1986 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5289 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe was 0.6% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Zimbabwe ranks 49th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI)