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Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 8.8%
Current prices2025
53USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.5%
Current prices2025
3,080USD
Real GDP growth▲ 5.8 pp
Annual change2025
7.5%
Inflation▼ 654.7 pp
Average consumer prices2025
81.4%
Government debt▼ 26.6 pp
General government, gross2025
43.8% of GDP
Current account▲ 3.0 pp
Balance2025
4.0% of GDP
Population▲ 2.2%
Total2025
17.36million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-16.30.020.01999: -1.1%2000: -4.2%2001: -0.5%2002: -7.7%2003: -16.2%2004: -6.3%2005: -7.4%2006: -3.6%2007: -3.4%2008: -16.3%2009: 7.4%2010: 20.0%2011: 14.2%2012: 16.7%2013: 2.1%2014: 2.4%2015: 1.8%2016: 0.8%2017: 5.2%2018: 5.0%2019: -6.3%2020: -7.8%2021: 8.5%2022: 6.1%2023: 5.3%2024: 1.7%2025: 7.5%2026: 5.0% (IMF projection)2027: 4.2% (IMF projection)2028: 4.2% (IMF projection)2029: 4.2% (IMF projection)2030: 4.2% (IMF projection)2031: 4.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-2.40.07362009: 6.2%2010: 3.0%2011: 3.5%2012: 3.7%2013: 1.6%2014: -0.2%2015: -2.4%2016: -1.6%2017: 0.9%2018: 10.6%2019: 255.3%2020: 557.2%2021: 98.5%2022: 193.4%2023: 667.4%2024: 736.1%2025: 81.4%2026: 8.0% (IMF projection)2027: 8.0% (IMF projection)2028: 8.0% (IMF projection)2029: 8.0% (IMF projection)2030: 8.0% (IMF projection)2031: 8.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection20102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %8.56.15.31.77.55.04.24.24.24.2
Inflation, average consumer prices %98.5193.4667.4736.181.48.08.08.08.08.0
GDP, current prices USD bn52494449535757606265
GDP per capita, current prices USD3,2962,9932,6692,8933,0803,1993,1713,2363,3023,370
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD6,0876,7817,2327,3777,9858,4438,8039,1309,4829,854
General government gross debt % of GDP39.966.876.170.443.842.341.440.439.538.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-1.8-1.0-9.5-0.80.1-0.8-0.9-0.9-0.9-0.9
Current account balance % of GDP0.70.60.31.04.03.73.53.02.62.1
Population million15.9016.2316.6216.9917.3617.7318.1018.4918.8819.28

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.076.12005: 22%2006: 27%2007: 30%2008: 41%2009: 40%2010: 33%2011: 30%2012: 27%2013: 26%2014: 29%2015: 34%2016: 35%2017: 49%2018: 33%2019: 54%2020: 57%2021: 40%2022: 67%2023: 76%2024: 70%2025: 44%2026: 42% (IMF projection)2027: 41% (IMF projection)2028: 40% (IMF projection)2029: 39% (IMF projection)2030: 39% (IMF projection)2031: 38% (IMF projection)IMF projection200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-13.70.04.02000: 1.9%2001: 2.2%2002: 1.6%2003: -0.5%2004: -0.9%2005: -0.6%2006: 1.3%2007: 2.6%2008: -1.4%2009: -5.1%2010: -9.6%2011: -13.7%2012: -9.4%2013: -9.9%2014: -8.3%2015: -5.7%2016: -2.4%2017: -0.9%2018: -2.6%2019: 2.3%2020: 1.7%2021: 0.7%2022: 0.6%2023: 0.3%2024: 1.0%2025: 4.0%2026: 3.7% (IMF projection)2027: 3.5% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.6% (IMF projection)2030: 2.1% (IMF projection)2031: 1.5% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199513.525.719.349.2
200517.126.515.148.7
20158.322.411.958.7
20259.537.114.948.2

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method2,660USD2025+100.0%
GNI, Atlas method45USD bn2025+135.8%
Exports of goods and services18.1% of GDP2024-2.9 pp
Imports of goods and services23.4% of GDP2024-10.3 pp
Life expectancy at birth63.1years2024+8.5%
Urban population40.5% of total2025+6.9 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)