Health, education, defence and the rest

What each part of the state is given, over 6 years of the Treasury's own tables.

ZiG 440.86 billionacross every sector, 2028

ZWL$ 118.47 trillionacross every sector, 2026

What each sector is given, in ZiG

ZiG 440.86 billion across every sector in 2028, up 15.7% on 2027. Economic affairs is the largest part of it, 26.2 of every 100.

What each sector is given, in ZiG, year by year

2023 to 2028, of 6 on record.

Up 341% between 2023 and 2028, from ZiG 100.03 billion to ZiG 440.86 billion.Economic affairs is the largest part in 2028, 26 of every 100, followed by Education at 16 and Running the state at 14. Economic affairs held 36 of every 100 in 2023. 2027 and 2028 are the Treasury's own projections, not yet voted. 2023 and 2024 are what was actually counted at the year's end.

The 2028 total, part by part

ZiG 440.86 billion across every sector

Health9.7%
Education16%
Defence5.7%
Police and courts9.6%
Social protection6.9%
Economic affairs26%
Running the state14%
Housing and water11%
Environment0.2%
Culture and sport1.5%

Out of every ZiG 100 in 2028, ZiG 26 is Economic affairs.Education is next at 16 of every 100, then Running the state at 14.

The figures behind itAll 6Download CSV

Year	Health	Education	Defence	Police and courts	Social protection	Economic affairs	Running the state	Housing and water	Environment	Culture and sport	Grand Total
2028	42,601,020,000	68,432,743,000	25,081,389,000	42,117,668,000	30,240,521,000	115,451,342,000	60,433,523,000	49,264,675,000	806,044,000	6,429,097,000	440,858,022,000
2027	35,818,245,000	58,591,118,000	21,843,743,000	35,881,964,000	28,319,657,000	107,057,669,000	51,343,003,000	36,299,832,000	671,253,000	5,290,964,000	381,117,448,000
2026	30,756,253,000	58,690,705,000	18,977,819,000	31,211,396,000	25,038,600,000	77,319,796,000	43,714,580,000	21,749,925,000	510,185,000	4,669,809,000	312,639,068,000
2025	28,988,374,000	57,950,217,000	17,300,096,000	29,237,101,480	22,556,892,800	101,546,269,000	37,643,730,820	22,683,181,000	516,846,000	4,213,733,900	322,636,442,000
2024	7,577,289,302	20,375,948,035	7,313,663,583	12,618,653,232	2,608,302,615	37,779,300,285	15,824,409,116	11,778,344,687	169,426,371	1,197,130,783	117,242,468,009
2023	5,819,914,895	11,141,173,950	8,157,818,053	9,968,613,147	5,393,081,367	36,147,516,178	16,671,803,011	4,984,519,986	335,762,840	1,405,316,637	100,025,520,062

The same, in the old dollar

ZWL$ 118.47 trillion across every sector in 2026, up 22.1% on 2025. Running the state is the largest part of it, 27.7 of every 100.

The same, in the old dollar, year by year

2020 to 2026, of 7 on record.

Up 167822% between 2020 and 2026, from ZWL$ 70.55 billion to ZWL$ 118.47 trillion.Running the state is the largest part in 2026, 28 of every 100, followed by Economic affairs at 18 and Social protection at 14. Running the state held 31 of every 100 in 2020. 2024, 2025 and 2026 are the Treasury's own projections, not yet voted. 2021 and 2022 are what was actually counted at the year's end.

The 2026 total, part by part

ZWL$ 118.47 trillion across every sector

Health7.1%
Education14%
Defence5.5%
Police and courts7.9%
Social protection14%
Economic affairs18%
Running the state28%
Housing and water3.7%
Environment0.3%
Culture and sport1.3%

Out of every ZWL$ 100 in 2026, ZWL$ 28 is Running the state.Economic affairs is next at 18 of every 100, then Social protection at 14.

The figures behind itAll 7Download CSV

Year	Health	Education	Defence	Police and courts	Social protection	Economic affairs	Running the state	Housing and water	Environment	Culture and sport	Grand Total
2026	8,449,810,236,000	16,802,335,013,000	6,499,109,922,000	9,393,346,203,000	17,042,539,387,000	21,165,892,928,724	32,772,234,279,000	4,380,069,578,000	375,378,072,000	1,584,978,550,000	118,465,694,168,724
2025	6,835,268,748,000	13,853,561,915,000	5,251,344,196,000	7,603,634,576,000	13,687,418,706,000	17,595,483,692,000	27,233,339,060,000	3,393,592,852,000	290,509,954,000	1,262,190,374,000	97,006,344,073,000
2024	661,080,425,000	1,021,445,920,000	445,129,586,000	646,719,178,000	558,780,385,000	1,085,844,755,000	1,294,392,157,000	527,404,435,000	11,094,232,000	63,952,327,000	6,315,843,400,000
2023	477,978,852,000	797,007,258,000	313,001,907,000	542,694,567,197	566,599,184,000	770,016,693,000	821,425,735,403	166,280,321,400	9,988,417,000	30,598,765,000	4,495,591,700,000
2022	158,731,328,245	339,262,665,248	185,589,156,506	222,996,249,427	396,956,084,860	455,143,129,706	423,185,477,081	109,850,007,035	4,432,986,567	8,208,955,594	2,304,356,040,268
2021	44,485,615,320	61,224,893,215	42,478,906,412	47,796,611,320	44,268,057,932	207,710,595,258	35,325,604,344	27,359,603,816	835,064,949	2,598,071,869	514,083,024,433
2020	6,644,317,000	11,498,772,000	2,933,063,000	4,492,093,000	2,493,489,000	15,580,564,000	21,919,441,000	3,937,973,000	263,122,000	785,310,000	70,548,144,000

Questions people ask

How much does Zimbabwe spend on health and education?

ZiG 440.86 billion across every sector in 2028, up 15.7% on 2027. Economic affairs is the largest part of it, 26.2 of every 100.

What did each sector get before the currency changed?

ZWL$ 118.47 trillion across every sector in 2026, up 22.1% on 2025. Running the state is the largest part of it, 27.7 of every 100.

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

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