Zimbabwe: GDP per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Zimbabwe's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 46,620 on 2024 (from 49,451 to 96,071).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1,648 and a typical year strayed about 8,275 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 46,620 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.08 in 1984. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 7,472 a year. A straight line explains 49% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Zimbabwe had the 103rd highest value of the 186 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2025 ranking

• Romania — 99th of 186: 100,756
• Australia — 100th of 186: 100,632
• China — 101st of 186: 99,665
• Switzerland — 103rd of 186: 95,414
• Honduras — 104th of 186: 93,383
• United States — 105th of 186: 90,027

What this measures

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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

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GDP per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 3.31 million (2025)
• Benin — 964,996 (2025)
• Botswana — 105,023 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 667,804 (2025)
• Burundi — 1.25 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 567,261 (2025)
• Cameroon — 1.15 million (2025)
• Central African Republic — 323,629 (2025)
• Chad — 594,926 (2025)
• Comoros — 897,080 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 2.16 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe

• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$48.51 billion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 1.54 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$51.22 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 1.63 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$25.48 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 74.26 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,021 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,503 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4,381 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$50.61 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Zimbabwe's GDP per capita (current LCU)?

96,071 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 86.84 million% from 0.11 in 1960 (23.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 96,071 in 2025 and the lowest 0.11 in 1962.

How does Zimbabwe rank?

103rd highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (current LCU) unusual for Zimbabwe?

In 2025, Zimbabwe's GDP per capita (current LCU) rose 46,620 on 2024 (from 49,451 to 96,071). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1,648 and a typical year strayed about 8,275 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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