Economy of Zimbabwe

Economy of Zimbabwe
CurrencyZimbabwe Gold
calendar year
Trade organisations
AU, AfCFTA, WTO, SADC, COMESA
Country group
Statistics
PopulationIncrease 16,942,006 (April 11, 2024 est)[3]
GDP
  • Increase $47.08 billion (nominal, 2023 est.)[4]
  • Increase $66.0 billion (PPP, 2023 est.)[5]
GDP rank
GDP growth
  • 5.3% (2021)
  • 4.5% (2022)[4]
  • 5.3% (2023e)
  • 5.2% (2024e)

[6]

GDP per capita
  • Increase $2,860 (nominal, 2023 est.)[4]
  • Increase $3,928 (PPP, 2023 est.)[7]
GDP per capita rank
GDP by sector
172.2% (2023 est.)[4]
Population below poverty line
  • 1.0% (2017)[9]
  • 1.0% on less than $3.20/day (2017)[10]
44.3 medium (2017)[11]
Labour force
  • Increase 6,560,725 (2023)[14]
  • 58.6% employment rate (2022)[15]
Labour force by occupation
Unemployment
  • 11.3% (2014 est.)[8]
  • data include both unemployment and underemployment; true unemployment is unknown and, under current economic conditions, unknowable[8]
Main industries
mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and non-metallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages, cattle, cows
External
ExportsIncrease $6.59 billion (2022 est.)[16]
Export goods
platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing
Main export partners
ImportsIncrease $8.68 billion (2022 est.)[18]
Import goods
machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products
Main import partners
FDI stock
  • Increase $3.86 billion (31 December 2017 est.)[8]
  • Increase Abroad: $309.6 million (31 December 2017 est.)[8]
Decrease −$716 million (2017 est.)[8]
Negative increase $14.01 billion (23 February 2023)[20]
Public finances
Positive decrease 58.47% of GDP (2022 est.)
−9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[8]
Revenues
  • ZWL58.2 trillion (proposed for 2024)
  • US$10.0 billion (official rate $1:5,790 (Nov 2023))
  • US$6.26 billion (parallel market $1:9,300 (Nov 2023))
[21]
Expenses5.5 billion (2017 est.)[8]
Economic aidrecipient: $178 million; note – the EU and the US provide food aid on humanitarian grounds (2000 est.)
Increase $431.8 million (31 December 2017 est.)[8]
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
Zimbabwean exports in 2006

The economy of Zimbabwe is a gold standard based economy. Zimbabwe has a $44 billion dollar informal economy in PPP terms which translates to 64.1% of the total economy.[22] Agriculture and mining largely contribute to exports. The economy is estimated to be at $73 billion at the end of 2023.[23]

The country has reserves of metallurgical-grade chromite. Other commercial mineral deposits include coal, asbestos, copper, nickel, gold, platinum and iron ore.[24]

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