Coal rents in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Coal rents was 0.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Zimbabwe, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal rents in Zimbabwe is 0.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.9% on the previous year and down 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Zimbabwe peaked at 6.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coal rents in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6% | — |
| 1972 | 0.5% | -24.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +46.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +63.8% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +31.8% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 1.4% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +40.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -31.3% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +28.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -29.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +59.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -25.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +139.4% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +110.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -80.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +35.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -42.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +33.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -47.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +162.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -38.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Zimbabwe?
- Coal rents in Zimbabwe was 0.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for coal rents?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.