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Zimbabwe

ZW · ZWE · #60 · 8 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$6,470
GDP (2025)
$51.2B
GDP growth (2025)
8.1% ↑
Inflation (2022)
104.7% ↑
Unemployment (2025)
9.3% ↓
Population (2025)
17.0M
Population growth (2025)
1.9% ↑
Gini index (2019)
50.3
Current account (2024)
1.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$465.4M
Life expectancy (2024)
63.1 yrs
Health spending (2023)
2.9% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
41.6%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
94.3/100
Trade openness (2024)
41.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
26.60/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$485.0M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Current account (2024)
1.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$465.4M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2019)
0.50
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
2.77/1k
Tax revenue (2018)
7.2% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
48.2% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
4.1
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
5.5
ICT service exports (2024)
3.3%
Goods and services tax (2018)
3.9%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2025 $51.2B $6,470 8.1% - 9.3% 17.0M - - - - - - - 26.60
2024 $41.5B $5,933 1.7% - 9.4% 16.6M - - 1.2% $465.4M 63.1 - 41.6% 3,266.33
2023 $35.9B $5,796 5.4% - 9.4% 16.3M - - 0.4% $604.2M 62.8 2.9% 38.7% 3,509.17
2022 $40.8B $5,395 6.1% 104.7% 10.1% 16.1M - - 0.8% $336.8M 62.4 3.4% 36.3% 374.95
2021 $41.3B $4,827 8.5% 98.6% 9.5% 15.8M - - 0.8% $237.5M 60.1 2.7% 32.6% 88.55
2020 $32.0B $4,179 -7.8% 557.2% 8.6% 15.5M - - 2.1% $150.5M 61.5 3.0% 29.3% 51.33
2019 $33.4B $4,166 -6.3% 255.3% 7.4% 15.3M 50.3 - 2.8% $249.7M 61.1 3.2% 26.6% -
2018 $34.1B $3,993 5.0% 10.6% 6.8% 15.0M - - -4.0% $413.9M 60.9 4.7% 25.0% -
2017 $51.0B $10,756 4.7% 0.9% 6.4% 14.8M 44.3 - -0.5% $307.2M 60.3 6.2% 24.4% -
2016 $20.6B $4,275 0.8% -1.5% 5.9% 14.6M - - -3.4% $343.0M 59.8 7.3% 23.1% -
2015 $20.0B $4,046 1.8% -2.4% 5.4% 14.4M - - -8.0% $399.2M 59.0 7.5% 22.7% -
2014 $19.5B $3,903 2.4% -0.2% 4.8% 14.2M - - -12.0% $472.8M 58.1 8.1% 16.4% -
2013 $19.1B $3,784 2.0% 1.6% 5.0% 14.0M - - -13.9% $373.1M 56.8 7.1% 15.5% -
2012 $17.1B $3,472 16.7% 3.7% 5.1% 13.8M - - -13.3% $349.9M 55.4 6.9% 12.0% -
2011 $14.1B $3,047 14.2% 3.5% 5.4% 13.6M 43.2 - -19.5% $344.3M 53.9 8.1% 8.4% -
2010 $12.0B $2,661 19.7% 3.0% 5.5% 13.4M - - -13.7% $122.6M 51.9 10.5% 6.4% -
2009 $9.7B $2,233 13.3% - 5.5% 13.1M - - -7.6% $105.0M 49.8 - 4.0% -
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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