- Nine in 10 Zimbabweans (90%) report going without a cash income at least once over the past year, including 56% who did so “more than a few times.” Six in 10 (60%) say they went without medical care, while roughly half experienced a shortage of food (54%) and clean water (46%) (Figure 1).
- Citizens’ views on the economy are divided: 39% rate the present economic condition of the country as “fairly good” or “very good,” while 43% say it is “fairly bad” or “very bad” (Figure 2).
- Views on how the government is managing the economy are also split: 47% of citizens think government is doing a good job, while an equal proportion disagree (Figure 3).
- More than one-third of respondents (36%) think the most important goal for the nation is economic growth, while another 26% place it second on the list (Figure 4).
Zimbabweans identify economic growth as the most important goal for the nation, a recent Afrobarometer survey shows.
The call comes as virtually all citizens say they went without a cash income at least once in the year preceding the survey. Majorities also report going without medical care and food, while almost half experienced a shortage of clean water on one or more occasions.
Respondents hold mixed views on the country’s current economic condition and on the government’s management of the economy.
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