Zimbabwe
- Capital
- Harare
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 17.0 million (2025)
At a glance
- Zimbabwe's economy grew 8.1% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Zimbabwe was US$3,021 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 9.3% of Zimbabwe's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Zimbabwe had 17.0 million people in 2025: about 0.2% of everyone on Earth, the 73rd largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Zimbabwe had a current account surplus of 1.2% of GDP in 2024, higher than in most countries.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Zimbabwe | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.1% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −7.8% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | −6.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Zimbabwe | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$3,021 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$2,496 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$2,195 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$2,536 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$2,614 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$2,060 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$2,185 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$2,271 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$3,445 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$1,408 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Zimbabwe | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.3% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.0 million |
| 2024 | 16.6 million |
| 2023 | 16.3 million |
| 2022 | 16.1 million |
| 2021 | 15.8 million |
| 2020 | 15.5 million |
| 2019 | 15.3 million |
| 2018 | 15.0 million |
| 2017 | 14.8 million |
| 2016 | 14.6 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2009
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| Year | Zimbabwe | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.2% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −4.0% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −0.5% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −3.4% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −8.0% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Zimbabwe: inflation, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Zimbabwe since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.