Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 65.7% 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 58th of 149 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.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -54.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +32.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +151.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -59.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +56.4% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +459.0% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +88.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -82.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +30.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -28.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +52.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +82.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -30.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -16.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 51% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +459.0% | 0.6% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -22.26 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
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 0.3% in 2024, 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 58th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.7%. 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).