0
Zimbabwe · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
NationsTree / Countries / Zimbabwe
2025
Flag of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Harare Lower middle income Nation age 46 years (since 1980) i ZWE · ZW
NationsTree Index 2025 i25.2176th of 196 Tree height 2025 i5.4 msee ranking Military strength i37percentile
Population i17.0 m73rd of 217 Area i390,760 km²62nd of 216 GDP i$51.22 bn96th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$109.68 bn intl.100th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$6,470 intl.157th of 199 Life expectancy i63.1 years200th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i17
Strength · trunk i48
Quality of life · crown i13
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i23
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i35
CSV

In short

Zimbabwe is 176th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 25.2 out of 100; its tree is 5.4 m tall.

It has 17.0 million people and an economy of $109.68 bn at purchasing power parity, 100th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (10th of 210), Renewable energy (13th of 212) and Government budget balance (36th of 192).

Its weakest positions: Inflation (178th of 180), Tertiary enrolment (143rd of 150) and Life expectancy (200th of 217).

Over five years it climbed from 180th to 176th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

55
Surface area ikm² 390,760 62nd/216
Land area ikm² 386,850 61st/216
Population ipeople 17.0 m 73rd/217
Population growth i% 1.88% 54th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 43.0 161st/216
Urban population i% 40.5% 171st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 40.3% 23rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.6% 177th/217

Economy

45
GDP iUSD $51.22 bn 96th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $109.68 bn 100th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $93.72 bn 100th/199
GDP per person iUSD $3,021 163rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $6,470 157th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,660 158th/201
GDP growth i% 8.1% 10th/210
Inflation i% 104.7% 178th/180
Unemployment i% 9.3% 146th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 38.0% 54th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 0.1% 36th/192

Main industries

63
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 9.5% 73rd/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 37.1% 23rd/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 14.9% 45th/192
Services i% of GDP 48.2% 154th/200

Trade

40
Exports of goods & services iUSD $7.50 bn 118th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $9.74 bn 119th/182
Exports i% of GDP 18.1% 152nd/183
Imports i% of GDP 23.4% 156th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 41.5% 158th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 2.9% 88th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 6.7% 142nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 21.6% 68th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 33.8% 13th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.8% 124th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 3.6% 46th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.9% 107th/196

Natural resources

64
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 6.4% 64th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.05% 84th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.29% 19th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 4.24% 25th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 1.82% 39th/209
Arable land i% of land area 10.4% 101st/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 763 142nd/183

Tourism

34
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 639,000 114th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $66.0 m 150th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.3% 147th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 3.3 m 36th/107

Society & health

18
Life expectancy iyears 63.1 200th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 64.7 180th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.14 158th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.02014
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 91% 93rd/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 64.9%2017
Secondary enrolment i% gross 52.4%2013
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 36.7% 38th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.3% 171st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 2.9% 179th/193
Adult literacy i% 93.2%2019
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 7.7% 143rd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.598 153rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 50.32019
Extreme poverty i% of population 49.2%2019

Infrastructure & digital

24
Access to electricity i% of population 62.0% 184th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 25.5% 134th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 23.6% 123rd/144
Internet users i% of population 41.6% 154th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 94 150th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.9 158th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.40 96th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,120 40th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 92,494 138th/161

Environment & energy

60
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.77 56th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 82.4% 13th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 15.0 82nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 35.7% 93rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 490 121st/149

Institutions & safety

15
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 34.2 175th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 22.0 186th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 38.6 181st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 50.3 174th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 33.5 187th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 33.9 175th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 6.8 105th/145

Military

37
Military expenditure iUSD $159.6 m 133rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.6% 141st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.3%2005
Armed forces personnel ipeople 51,000 69th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.88% 78th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 20.0 m 90th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m2001

Science & innovation

44
Patent applications by residents iapplications 26 88th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 520 96th/197

Compare Zimbabwe with

MaliSenegalSudanZambia

Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Zimbabwe — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/zimbabwe. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Zimbabwe — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/zimbabwe. Data as of 26 October 2026.
Comparison0 / 5
Compare