Export value index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Export value index was 227.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Export value index in Zimbabwe, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export value index in Zimbabwe is 227.3 2015 = 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export value index in Zimbabwe peaked at 227.3 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.7 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Export value index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.7 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 61 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 73.6 2015 = 100 | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 67.5 2015 = 100 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 69.7 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 98.5 2015 = 100 | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 108.3 2015 = 100 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 117.2 2015 = 100 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 117.9 2015 = 100 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 118.5 2015 = 100 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 102.8 2015 = 100 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 105.2 2015 = 100 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 122.4 2015 = 100 | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 129.3 2015 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 134.2 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 184.1 2015 = 100 | +37.2% |
| 2022 | 200.7 2015 = 100 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 220.7 2015 = 100 | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 227.3 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 227.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 161.5 2015 = 100, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 227.3 2015 = 100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.5 2015 = 100, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7 2015 = 100 | 56.7 2015 = 100 | 73.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 112.01 2015 = 100 | 98.5 2015 = 100 | 129.3 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 193.4 2015 = 100 | 134.2 2015 = 100 | 227.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 28 Kiribati 232.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 29 Gambia 231.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 30 Costa Rica 230.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 32 Mauritania 226.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 33 Tajikistan 225.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 34 Benin 225.3 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Zimbabwe
- Merchandise trade 38.7% (2025)
- Food imports 19.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 10.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export value index in Zimbabwe?
- Export value index in Zimbabwe was 227.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export value index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 227.3 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest export value index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for export value index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is export value index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies.