Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 37.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Zimbabwe, 1964–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Zimbabwe is 37.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 341.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Zimbabwe peaked at 68.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 52.9% | — |
| 1965 | 48.1% | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 47.5% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 50.2% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 54.7% | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 58.6% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 63.1% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.9% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 61.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 53.8% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 57.6% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -52.3% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +43.2% |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | -41.3% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | -49.2% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +134.4% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | +43.8% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | -7.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 37.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 37.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +134.4% | 9.9% | 23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.5% | 47.5% | 52.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 59.7% | 50.2% | 63.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.0% | 53.8% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 28.0% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 6.5% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 23.1% | 40.2% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Zimbabwe?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Zimbabwe was 37.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Zimbabwe ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 341.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.