Food exports in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Food exports was 21.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Zimbabwe, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Zimbabwe is 21.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Zimbabwe peaked at 56.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2006.
Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Food exports in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 36.2% | — |
| 1985 | 40.4% | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +9.9% |
| 1990 | 44.0% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 42.5% | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 54.9% | +28.9% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | -20.9% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | -58.0% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -41.4% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +35.4% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +17.5% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 36.2% | 44.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 42.5% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 14.0% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 22.4% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 15.9% | 22.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 596.55 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Zimbabwe?
- Food exports in Zimbabwe was 21.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for food exports?
- Zimbabwe ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.