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Zimbabwe

Capital: HarareRegion: Sub-Saharan Africa Income: Lower middle income
GDP
$55.43B
2026
Population
16.6M
2024
GDP per Capita
$3K
2026
Life Expectancy
62.8 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$55.43B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)4.6%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$3K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$144.92B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$8K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.07%2026
GNI (Current USD)$41.10B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$2K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$6K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)35.0%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)50.6%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)8.7%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)12.2%2024
Household Consumption (% of GDP)84.4%2024
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)8.8%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)10.7%2024
GDP Deflator (%)1097.2%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$14K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)15.6%2024
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)9.6%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$1K2021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)1.5%2020
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-5.4%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.29%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)4.24%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.05%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)6.4%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)1.82%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$14.54B2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)18.2%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)41.6%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-0.2%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)3.6%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)104.7%2022
Lending Interest Rate (%)170.3%2023
Deposit Interest Rate (%)62.8%2023
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$485.0M2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)0.52024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)3,266.332024
Broad Money (% of GDP)11.2%2023

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)41.5%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)23.4%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$7.50B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$9.74B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$7.43B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$9.50B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)1.1%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.3%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$465.4M2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$3.51B2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)8.4%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)2.8%2024
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)1.2%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$501.2M2024

External Debt

IndicatorValueYear
External Debt (% of GNI)33.0%2024
External Debt Stocks (USD)$14.40B2024
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)3.4%2024
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$6.07B2024
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$1.33B2024
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)2.2%2023

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)6.5%2023
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)49.5%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)47.0%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)52.4%2024

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population16.6M2024
Population Growth (%)1.8%2024
Population Density (per km²)422023
Surface Area (sq km)390,7602023
Land Area (sq km)386,8502023
Urban Population (%)39.9%2024
Urban Population (total)6.6M2024
Rural Population (%)60.1%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth62.8 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male60.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female65.0 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.72023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)30.42023
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.62023
Net Migration-54,5552025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)40.9%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)55.5%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)3.6%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)80.1%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)366.02023
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)278.12023

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force6.9M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)67.7%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)62.2%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)74.3%2025
Unemployment (%)9.3%2025
Female Unemployment (%)9.4%2025
Male Unemployment (%)9.2%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)15.5%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)54.3%2025
Employment in Industry (%)11.5%2025
Employment in Services (%)34.2%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)68.2%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)29.2%2025
Part-Time Employment (%)15.0%2024
Employers (% of total employment)2.6%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)49.6%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)0.4%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)17.9%2025
Primary School Enrollment (%)93.1%2024
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)7.7%2024
Primary Completion Rate (%)86.0%2024
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)65.6%2024
Out-of-School Children, Primary332,3142024
Out-of-School Girls, Primary151,0542024
Primary School Teachers90,3302024

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)2.9%2023
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$632023
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)0.9%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)10.6%2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.12023
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)3.12022
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)44.22023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)39.32023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)48.92023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)47.6%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)39.3%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)13.1%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)90.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)91.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.912024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)2032024
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)25.9%2024
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)4.3%2024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)21.4%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)1.2%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)17.32021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)2.72020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)4172022
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)5392022
Renewable Electricity Output (%)72.6%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)82.4%2021
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)30.7%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)19.52020
Forest Area (%)44.7%2023
Forest Area (sq km)173,0642023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)28.3%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)67.2%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)34.6%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)41.8%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)7442023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)121.72022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)123.52022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)119.62022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1.6M2023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)26.22023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)40.0%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)38.4%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)1.62023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)90.02024
Scientific Journal Articles5632022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$13.9M2024
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)3.3%2024
Industrial Design Applications, Resident142021

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried92,4942023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)3.82023
Rail Lines (total km)3,1202020
Railways, Passengers (million km)172020
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)7032020
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)2.502022
Electricity from Oil (%)0.0%2021
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)28.1%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)56.6%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)21.6%2025
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)98.12023

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption-1.262023
Government Effectiveness-1.172023
Regulatory Quality-1.342023
Voice & Accountability-1.092023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)9.9%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)11.8%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)10.4%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)15.2%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)0.4%2024
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.9%2020
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)6.82022

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Social Assistance Coverage (%)31.1%2019
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)1.5%2019
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.472020
Human Capital Index, Female0.412010
Human Capital Index, Male0.402010
Learning-Adjusted Years of School7.0 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals639,0002020
International Tourism, Departures3.3M2019
Tourism Receipts (USD)$66.0M2020
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$157.0M2020
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)1.3%2020
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$3.0M2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City1.6M2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)9.6%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)54.9%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)0.8%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)23.6%2024