GDP growth in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: GDP growth was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Zimbabwe, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Zimbabwe stood at 8.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 383.6% on the previous year and up 355.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Zimbabwe peaked at 22.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -17.7%, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | -1.1% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | -6.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -1.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | -9.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.1% | -17.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | -6.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | -7.8% | 8.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- DEC alternative conversion factor 31.8 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 61.99 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.13 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 86.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -19.27 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -606.13 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 94,934 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,660 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.61 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Zimbabwe?
- Gdp growth in Zimbabwe was 8.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.7% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gdp growth?
- Zimbabwe ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.