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Zimbabwe Economy and Trade

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GDP $51.22B · real growth 8.1% · latest verified annual data

For Zimbabwe, the dashboard separates a 2025 nominal GDP reading of $51.22B from the 2025 real-growth rate of 8.1%. The income-scale indicator is $3,021 per person in 2025, with CPI inflation shown separately at 104.7% for 2025. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.

Nominal GDP
$51.22B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
GDP per capita
$3,021
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
8.1%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
104.7%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below

Zimbabwe at a Glance

Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.

Output trend

Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
201520172019202120232025$19.97B$51.22B
2015: $19.97B2016: $20.56B2017: $51.04B2018: $34.14B2019: $33.36B2020: $31.98B2021: $41.29B2022: $40.76B2023: $35.87B2024: $41.52B2025: $51.22B
GDP per capita$3,021
Real growth8.1%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
104.7%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
9.3%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$3,021
current US$

Macro signals and Merchandise trade

Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.

Macro signals

World Bank annual observations
MACRO
Real growth20258.1%
Unemployment20259.3%
Inflation2025104.7%

Merchandise trade

WTO profile · 2024 · USD
TRADE
Exports$7.43B
Imports$9.53B
Balance-$2.10B
Largest highlighted export destination
United Arab Emirates36.6%
Exports
$7.43B
Imports
$9.53B
Understand the numbers

What Zimbabwe's economic profile is telling you

Zimbabwe's current World Bank annual series reports nominal GDP of about $51.22 billion and strong real growth of 8.1 percent in 2025. Annual CPI inflation remained extremely high at 104.7 percent and modeled unemployment was 9.3 percent. Matched WTO 2024 merchandise data show a goods deficit, with the United Arab Emirates the largest export destination.

Reading the macro data

Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.

Reading the trade data

Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.

Detailed Economic Data

IndicatorZimbabweReference periodStatus
GDPcurrent US$$51.22B2025Actual
GDP per capitacurrent US$$3,0212025Actual
Real GDP growthannual %8.1%2025Actual
InflationCPI annual %104.7%2025Actual
Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate9.3%2025Estimate
Merchandise exportscurrent USD$7.43B2024Actual
Merchandise importscurrent USD$9.53B2024Actual

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Zimbabwe's latest GDP?

The verified GDP observation used here is $51.22B for 2025.

What does merchandise trade show for Zimbabwe?

Merchandise exports were $7.43B and imports were $9.53B in 2024, giving a same-year goods balance of -$2.10B.

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Sources & methodology

Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.

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WTO Tariff and Trade Data

Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.

Official data: WTO country profile