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Zimbabwe

ZW Β· ZWE Β· #60 Β· 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 observed 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% No data for this year 9.3% 17.0M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 26.60
2024 $41.5B $5,933 1.7% No data for this year 9.4% 16.6M No data for this year No data for this year 1.2% $465.4M 63.1 No data for this year 41.6% 3,266.33
2023 $35.9B $5,796 5.4% No data for this year 9.4% 16.3M No data for this year No data for this year 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 No data for this year No data for this year 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 No data for this year No data for this year 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 No data for this year No data for this year 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 No data for this year 2.8% $249.7M 61.1 3.2% 26.6% No data for this year
2018 $34.1B $3,993 5.0% 10.6% 6.8% 15.0M No data for this year No data for this year -4.0% $413.9M 60.9 4.7% 25.0% No data for this year
2017 $51.0B $10,756 4.7% 0.9% 6.4% 14.8M 44.3 No data for this year -0.5% $307.2M 60.3 6.2% 24.4% No data for this year
2016 $20.6B $4,275 0.8% -1.5% 5.9% 14.6M No data for this year No data for this year -3.4% $343.0M 59.8 7.3% 23.1% No data for this year
2015 $20.0B $4,046 1.8% -2.4% 5.4% 14.4M No data for this year No data for this year -8.0% $399.2M 59.0 7.5% 22.7% No data for this year
2014 $19.5B $3,903 2.4% -0.2% 4.8% 14.2M No data for this year No data for this year -12.0% $472.8M 58.1 8.1% 16.4% No data for this year
2013 $19.1B $3,784 2.0% 1.6% 5.0% 14.0M No data for this year No data for this year -13.9% $373.1M 56.8 7.1% 15.5% No data for this year
2012 $17.1B $3,472 16.7% 3.7% 5.1% 13.8M No data for this year No data for this year -13.3% $349.9M 55.4 6.9% 12.0% No data for this year
2011 $14.1B $3,047 14.2% 3.5% 5.4% 13.6M 43.2 No data for this year -19.5% $344.3M 53.9 8.1% 8.4% No data for this year
2010 $12.0B $2,661 19.7% 3.0% 5.5% 13.4M No data for this year No data for this year -13.7% $122.6M 51.9 10.5% 6.4% No data for this year
2009 $9.7B $2,233 13.3% No data for this year 5.5% 13.1M No data for this year No data for this year -7.6% $105.0M 49.8 No data for this year 4.0% No data for this year
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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