Medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Medium and high-tech exports was 15.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
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 15.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe peaked at 48.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.9% | — |
| 1991 | 45.1% | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -20.4% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +35.9% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 35.0% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +82.9% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | -39.1% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +82.6% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -57.8% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | -30.3% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +67.6% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | -45.3% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +39.4% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 27.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 13.1% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 12.8% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 8.6% | 15.0% | 3 |
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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Zimbabwe was 15.0% in 2022, 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 48.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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.