Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Zambia
601.03 current US$ per person
in 2025
Zimbabwe
596.55 current US$ per person
in 2025
Zambia rank
161st
Zimbabwe rank
162nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 601.03 current US$ per person against 596.55 current US$ per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4.48 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Zambia ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.71 current US$ per person | 66.81 current US$ per person | 12.9 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 132.48 current US$ per person | 111.52 current US$ per person | 20.96 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 141.52 current US$ per person | 159.65 current US$ per person | 18.13 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 98.37 current US$ per person | 213.8 current US$ per person | 115.43 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 209.33 current US$ per person | 195.09 current US$ per person | 14.24 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 505.37 current US$ per person | 429.94 current US$ per person | 75.43 current US$ per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 449.75 current US$ per person | 518.84 current US$ per person | 69.09 current US$ per person | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zambia, at 601.03 current US$ per person against 596.55 current US$ per person in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 4.48 current US$ per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 161st and Zimbabwe ranks 162nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.