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Zimbabwe vs Lesotho

177 indicators have a value for Zimbabwe, Lesotho, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

GDP$56.71B vs $2.97BZimbabwe vs Lesotho
GDP per Capita$3,199 vs $1,241Zimbabwe vs Lesotho
Population16.95M vs 2.36MZimbabwe vs Lesotho

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Indicator Zimbabwe LesothoPeriod
GDPEconomy$56.71B$2.97B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$3,199$1,2412026
Inflation RateEconomy8%2.9%2026
Official Exchange RateEconomy60,497.17 LCU/USD16.05 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-0.8%4.2%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy9.2%16.3%2025
Public DebtEconomy42.3%49%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.24B$-1.41B2024/2025
GDP GrowthEconomy5%1.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,660$1,2802025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,390$3,9002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$109.68B$7.53B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy9.5%6.5%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy37.1%25.2%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy14.9%12.1%2025/2024
Services (% of GDP)Economy48.2%55.6%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy8.8%31.2%2024/2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$3.51B$533.13M2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy8.5%20.7%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy33%65.4%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$484.97M$1.01B2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy6.5%24.3%2023/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy35.4%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.7%57.1%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy62.2%48.1%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy49.5%61.6%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy36%38%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.4%1.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy41.5%154%2024/2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy83.1%3%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy3.7%-3.4%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$965M$-5.77M2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy1.3%-0.2%2024/2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy62.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy53.5%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy15.6%31.1%2025/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy27.239.12024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.2%6.6%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$48$752023
Lending Interest RateEconomy46.4%11.2%2025/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy-20.1%4.9%2025/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy10.7%13.6%2024/2025
Employment in AgricultureEconomy54.3%30.9%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy11.5%33%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy34.2%36.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy68.2%32.6%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy84.4%96.8%2024/2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.53.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy4.113.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy6.1%0.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy3.4%3.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.5B$1.27B2024/2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$9.74B$2.69B2024/2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8720.8162025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4190.3392025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade2.9%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade6.7%70.1%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.6%23.3%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.8%0.1%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade18.1%49.5%2024/2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade23.4%104.5%2024/2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5980.552023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5190.5342023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4060.3572023
PopulationDemographics16.95M2.36M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.1 years57.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years22.1 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.672.662024
Rural PopulationDemographics59.5%55.3%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.3%34.1%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics40.5%44.7%2025
Population DensityDemographics44.7/km²78.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics29.323.12026
Death RateDemographics7.2910.22026
Net Migration RateDemographics-3.16-2.042026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics65.3 years60.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics60.5 years55 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.4%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth62.456.32024
HIV PrevalenceHealth9.8%17.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health2.9%12.6%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.142023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth59552023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth10.6%13.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth23.6%43.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth357.64782023
Under-Five MortalityHealth64.7602024
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.728.52024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2035482024
Measles ImmunizationHealth90%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth41.8%46.8%2024
Basic SanitationHealth11.1%4.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth1.5%6.2%2024
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth67.4%2024
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth95.569.62024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$63$1232023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth11%28%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare23.7%35%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare5.1%1.6%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare80.1%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare13.4%2024
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare4.3%7.7%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.4%6.6%2023/2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation7.7%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation90.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation96.5%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation87.9%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation56%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation89.5%67.8%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation87.1%67.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation49.8%41.6%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation40.2%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation97.9%99.5%2024/2023
UndernourishmentFood Security19.7%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security1.25M175K2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture41.8%77.8%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture255.52K t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture572 t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture82.06K t6.26K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture25.05K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture634.7K t56.44K t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture73.5 t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture540K t4.18K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture730 kg/ha633 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture329 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture4,863 kg/ha720 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture5.7M head517.5K head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance21372024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.2680.6612025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.1470.5122025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8520.4722025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.25-0.32024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.99-0.652024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.21-0.412024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.02-0.262024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-1.18-0.482024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-1.26-0.162024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths0 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance002025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian8.57K4782025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian9.5K2022025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.6%51.8%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology94.270.32024
4G CoverageTechnology58.8%85.1%2025/2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology1.90.42024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology12.9%8.4%2023/2025
3G CoverageTechnology90.5%95.8%2025/2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.8%5.6%2023/2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.5%8.9%2023/2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.1%2023
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62%60.6%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure92.49K2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy1.3K MW104 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy104.8 MW28.8 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy1.1K MW75.2 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy30.7%53.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy504 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy23%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy3.3 MW0.7 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy46.6%41.4%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy55.6%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy42.9%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy12 TWh0.6 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy384 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy3,181 kWh2,379 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t0.43 t2024
Forest AreaClimate44.7%1.1%2023
Protected AreasClimate28.3%23.4%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate15 µg/m³26.4 µg/m³2023

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