What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.

What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.

How does Zimbabwe rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Zimbabwe

Name: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Zimbabwe
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Zimbabwe: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 5.9%

World rank

106th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2008

All-time low

0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2017

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Zimbabwe, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Zimbabwe is 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

That places Zimbabwe 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Zimbabwe, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1962	0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1963	0.181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1964	0.3162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.7%
1965	0.3445 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
1966	0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.6%
1967	0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1968	0.1777 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1969	0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1970	0.1963 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1971	0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1972	0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1973	0.2078 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
1974	0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
1975	0.2131 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1976	0.2062 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1977	0.2008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1978	0.204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1979	0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1980	0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1981	0.1755 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
1982	0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1983	0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1984	0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
1985	0.1972 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1986	0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1987	0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1988	0.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1989	0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1990	0.1964 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
1991	0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1992	0.2139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.7%
1993	0.2386 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1994	0.2733 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1995	0.2977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
1996	0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1997	0.2978 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1998	0.3296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1999	0.275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.6%
2000	0.2876 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
2001	0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.1%
2002	0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+78.1%
2003	0.2914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2004	0.3249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2005	0.3213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2006	0.3672 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2007	0.4533 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.4%
2008	0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2009	0.2346 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.9%
2010	0.2655 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2011	0.2489 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2012	0.2267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2013	0.2045 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2014	0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2015	0.1626 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
2016	0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2017	0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-58.0%
2018	0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+74.2%
2019	0.128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2020	0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2021	0.1462 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2022	0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2023	0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
2024	0.179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2025	0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

Zimbabwe's 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Zimbabwe's 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 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
2002	+78.1%	0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3171 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1964	+74.7%	0.181 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3162 current US$ per US$ of GDP
2018	+74.2%	0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1642 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3445 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2166 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2581 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.178 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2655 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1374 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

103 China 0.1934 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Georgia 0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
105 Nigeria 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
107 Ukraine 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
108 Australia 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
109 Myanmar 0.1873 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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$), annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 596.55 current US$ per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Zimbabwe?: Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Zimbabwe was 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 0.498 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Zimbabwe rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.