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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Eight of ten datasets here reach 2025; two stop earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Zimbabwe ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
18thGDP$41.5bn3
24thMobile94 per 1003
24thInternet use41.6%2
Last updated 1 Sep 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
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CapitalHarareLanguagesChibarwe, English, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, Northern Ndebele, Chewa, Shona, Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign LanguageCurrencyZimbabwean dollar · ZWLArea390,757 km²

At a glance

17.0 million people, half of them under 18, in an economy of $56.7bn in 2026, growing 5.0% a year.

Zimbabwe’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024
Population17.0mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age18.3years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$3,199current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use41.6%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Eight of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Policies and climate stop at 2024. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
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FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
Policies
Prices
Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=zw
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
0102020142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 30% above exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2024
UAE$2.72bnSouth Africa$2.05bnChina$1.29bn
UAE takes 45% of the recorded exports.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2024
South Africa$3.77bnChina$1.33bnBahamas$0.73bn
South Africa alone supplies more than China and Bahamas together.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
0$2k$4k20142024$2,496
Reported every year, including the 2023 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%400%800%20142024736.1%
736.1% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 736.1% in 2024.IMFSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
02420142024$3.51bn
1.8 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2024 · top categories
Pearls & gold$2.85bnTobacco$1.43bnNickel$0.99bn
Pearls & gold alone is 54% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%50%100%2014202470.4%
Up 41 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Dollar per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
015000300002014202425093.0
Lost 86% of its dollar value in 2024.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202462.0%
Up 30 points in a decade — the fastest-moving service in the record.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
5065802014202464.7
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
5065802014202463.1 yrs
The 2021 dip is the pandemic, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
60901202014202494
Still below one subscription per person.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
30%40%50%2014202439.9%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerFive heads of state since 1980, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/zw
19802026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Emmerson Mnangagwa has held the office of President of Zimbabwe since Nov 2017. The record holds ten current ministers and one junior minister.

ElectedAppointed
Emmerson MnangagwaEmmerson MnangagwaPresident of Zimbabwein office since Nov 2017
Constantine ChiwengaConstantine ChiwengaVice President of Zimbabwein office since Dec 2017
No third seatno second office is recorded for this date
11 seats confirmed current · 19 recorded for 2025
10Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Education, Sport and CultureForeign ministerTransport and Infrastructural DevelopmentAgricultureEnvironment, Climate Change, Tourism, and International TradeHome AffairsNational Housing and Social AmenitiesDefence MinisterFinance MinisterHigher Education, Science and Technology
1Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
Agriculture
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Zimbabwe.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Zimbabwe
The whole table

Nine measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity62.0%202432.3%+29.7 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic drinking water41.8%202439.9%+1.8 ptsReportedUNICEF
Basic sanitation11.1%202412.1%−1.0 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel37.0%202431.0%+6.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality64.7202459.8+4.8 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth63.1 yrs202458.1 yrs+5.0 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population40.5%202533.2%+7.3 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use41.6%202416.4%+25.3 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions94 / 100202483 / 100+11ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Zimbabwe

166 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Zimbabwe. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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Energy
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How Zimbabwe ranks across Africa

Zimbabwe's position on 165 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Zimbabwe with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
UNICEF2024
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Zimbabwe: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Free to use under CC BY 4.0. Each upstream source keeps its own licence.
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