Zimbabwe

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ZiG and foreign-currency payments coexist in Zimbabwe, making the balance currency central to domestic checkout and transfers. Banks, cards and wallets such as EcoCash serve different funding needs across a multicurrency economy of approximately 17 million residents in 2025.

Alpha-3:ZWE
NUM:716
Population
17M
GDP
$51B
GDP per Capita
$3K
GDP Growth
8.1%
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World Bank, World Development Indicators (WDI), 2025

Cash in Zimbabwe

Physical US-dollar cash continues to be central in Zimbabwe despite ZiG, cards and EcoCash wallets. Dollars and small change can be hard to obtain, so access to spendable notes remains a challenge distinct from holding a balance.

ATMs (PER 100K)
4.9
BANKS (PER 100K)
5.3
DEBIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.7
CREDIT CARDS (PER ADULT)
0.0
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IMF, Financial Access Survey (FAS), 2025

Payment Methods

Estimated Monthly Usage, Aurato Research, October 2026

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Compliance

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