What each ministry is voted

Every one of the 42 votes in the 2026 estimates, largest first. Primary and Secondary Education takes the most.

42 ministries of 42

42 ministriesof 42

Vote	Ministry	Voted	Share
15	Primary and Secondary Education	39.241 billion	16.2%
14	Health and Child Care	28.945 billion	11.9%
8	Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development	26.822 billion	11.1%
5	Finance and Economic Development and Investment Promotion	25.719 billion	10.6%
4	Defence	19.766 billion	8.2%
18	Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage	16.469 billion	6.8%
3	Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare	12.716 billion	5.2%
1	Office of the President and Cabinet	12.017 billion	5.0%
30	Public Service Commission	11.444 billion	4.7%
16	Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development	10.255 billion	4.2%
19	Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs	6.989 billion	2.9%
11	Transport and Infrastructural Development	4.66 billion	1.9%
13	Local Government and Public Works	4.598 billion	1.9%
2	Parliament of Zimbabwe	4.103 billion	1.7%
12	Foreign Affairs and International Trade	3.922 billion	1.6%
29	Judicial Service Commission	1.397 billion	0.6%
21	Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training	1.199 billion	0.5%
25	Veterans of the Liberations Struggle Affairs	1.179 billion	0.5%
17	Women's Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development	1.164 billion	0.5%
24	National Housing and Social Amenities	948.944 million	0.4%
27	Sports, Recreation, Arts and Culture	841.351 million	0.3%
6	Audit Office	794.373 million	0.3%
9	Mines and Mining Development	789.022 million	0.3%
23	Information Communication Technology and Courier Services	763.517 million	0.3%
34	National Prosecuting Authority	545.376 million	0.2%
36	Zimbabwe Electoral Commission	514.84 million	0.2%
10	Environment, Climate and Wildlife	510.185 million	0.2%
7	Industry and Commerce	489.799 million	0.2%
20	Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services	463.132 million	0.2%
26	Tourism and Hospitality Industry	369.364 million	0.2%
40	Health Service Commission	335.889 million	0.1%
22	Energy and Power Development	330.327 million	0.1%
41	Attorney General	304.887 million	0.1%
32	Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission	256.444 million	0.1%
35	Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission	248.056 million	0.1%
38	Zimbabwe Land Commission	245.272 million	0.1%
28	Skills, Audit and Development	229.047 million	0.1%
31	National Council of Chiefs	200.329 million	0.1%
37	Zimbabwe Gender Commission	167.824 million	0.1%
39	Zimbabwe Media Commission	159.235 million	0.1%
42	Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission	108.063 million	0.0%
33	National Peace & Reconciliation Commission	0	0.0%

ZiG 242.221 billion is voted between 42 ministries in 2026. Primary and Secondary Education, Health and Child Care and Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development take 39.2% of it between them, and the largest 5 take half. National Peace & Reconciliation Commission is voted least, ZiG 0.

Questions people ask

Which ministry gets the most money in 2026?

Primary and Secondary Education, at ZiG 39.241 billion, which is 16.2% of everything voted between the ministries.

How much is voted to ministries in 2026?

ZiG 242.221 billion across 42 votes in 2026. Debt service and the other statutory appropriations are charged on the revenue fund directly and are counted apart from this.

Do any ministries spend more than they are voted?

5 of them do: Primary and Secondary Education, Health and Child Care, Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development and Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training. Each keeps fees of its own rather than paying them into the revenue fund, and spends those beside its vote.

Read from the Ministry of Finance, Approved 2026 Estimates of Expenditure. Every source we read