ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa. Lower middle income. Capital: Harare. Population 16,950,795 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,027 4,768 6,509 1995 2025 5,529
GDP growth (%)
−16.9 1.0 18.9 1995 2025 8.1
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
8.8 277.4 546.0 2010 2022 104.7
Life expectancy at birth (years)
44.9 53.8 62.7 1995 2024 63.1

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 5,529 2025 +1,001 +426 157 of 199
GDP growth% 8.1% 2025 +15.9 pp +6.3 pp 10 of 209
GDP per person growth% 6.1% 2025 +15.4 pp +5.7 pp 15 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 2,660 2025 +680 +1,330 158 of 201
Trade% of GDP 41.5% 2024 +5.0 pp −13.2 pp 158 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.9% 2025 +1.4 pp −0.1 pp 107 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 104.7% 2022 +103.8 pp +101.0 pp 3 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 9.3% 2025 +0.7 pp +3.9 pp 41 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 16,950,795 2025 +1,423,907 +2,551,782 73 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.9% 2025 +0.2 pp +0.5 pp 54 of 217
Urban population% of total 40.5% 2025 +3.5 pp +6.9 pp 171 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 63.1 2024 +2.0 +5.0 200 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 62.4 2024 +6.6 +7.7 6 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 2.9% 2023 −1.7 pp −4.2 pp 179 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 93.2% 2019 * – – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 0.4% 2023 – −5.6 pp 169 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 41.6% 2024 +15.1 pp +25.3 pp 154 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 62.0% 2024 +15.3 pp +29.7 pp 184 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 50.3 2019 * – +7.1 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 49.2% 2019 * – +13.5 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 82.4% 2021 +0.7 pp +5.2 pp 14 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 5,064 +1.9 6,095 3,781 247 +0.8% 11% 11%
GDP growth 2.0% +1.2 4.3% 4.6% 5.3 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.4% +1.1 2.7% 2.5% 5.2 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 2,066 +1.2 2,750 1,355 494 +7.2% 7% 5%
Trade 45.9% −0.5 69.0% 59.9% 9.6 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 1.1% +1.5 1.9% 2.0% 0.5 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 92.4% +0.1 3.6% 3.5% 182.6 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 7.9% +0.8 5.1% 5.4% 1.7 – – –
Population 15,448,596 +2.0 12,348,573 14,957,094 755,982 +1.6% 578% 548%
Population growth 1.6% +2.0 1.7% 2.3% 0.2 – – –
Urban population 36.7% +1.7 50.9% 44.9% 2.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 60.6 +1.7 67.9 64.3 1.4 – – –
Infant mortality 57.0 +1.7 28.7 37.2 3.2 – – –
Health spending 5.3% −1.1 4.5% 4.4% 2.1 – – –
Internet users 27.5% +2.1 57.9% 36.8% 6.8 – – –
Access to electricity 45.8% +1.9 88.7% 57.8% 8.7 – – –
Renewable energy 80.4% +0.9 42.5% 70.6% 2.2 – – –

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