Merchandise trade in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Merchandise trade was 38.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 38.7% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Zimbabwe peaked at 105.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2017.
Zimbabwe ranks 151st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.5% | 36.9% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.9% | 36.1% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 30.1% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 40.7% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 43.1% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 16.7% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 31.4% | 45.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 148 Dominica 39.1% compare
- 149 Angola 38.8% compare
- 150 French Polynesia 38.7% compare
- 152 Samoa 38.1% compare
- 153 United Kingdom 37.6% compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 37.5% compare
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 438.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 37.1% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 1.59 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Zimbabwe?
- Merchandise trade in Zimbabwe was 38.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 105.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2017.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for merchandise trade?
- Zimbabwe ranks 151st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.