Zimbabwe
Country in Africa
In brief
GDP growth per year: +8.1% (2025). World rank 10 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 4 of 52. Inflation: +105% (2022). World rank 3 of 180; in Africa, 2 of 50. Industry, share of GDP: 37.1% (2025). World rank 23 of 200; in Africa, 5 of 51. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $20B → $51.2B, GDP per person $1,387 → $3,021, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,046 → $6,470. Better than all its neighbours (Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia): GDP growth per year.
Size and growth
Income and prices
Structure and jobs
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 18.1% 2024
- Imports, share of GDP
- 23.5% 2024
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- +1.2% 2024
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +1.9% 2025
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 8.4% 2024
- Tax revenue, share of GDP
- 7.2% 2018
- Currency
- Botswanan Pula (BWP), Chinese Yuan (CNY), Euro (EUR), British Pound (GBP), Indian Rupee (INR), Japanese Yen (JPY), US Dollar (USD), South African Rand (ZAR), Zimbabwean bonds (ZWB)