Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 15.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe is 15.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe peaked at 48.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 113th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.2% | — |
| 1991 | 44.7% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 46.0% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 34.3% | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | -21.3% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | +36.1% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 34.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | +83.0% |
| 2002 | 41.3% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -39.6% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 22.1% | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +165.5% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -58.3% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +66.8% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +37.9% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | -10.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 15.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 15.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 84% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +165.5% | 16.0% | 42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 27.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 12.7% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 8.5% | 16.8% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.59 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 21.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 6.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 438.49 million current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 572.66 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe was 15.1% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Zimbabwe ranks 113th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.