What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Zambia and Zimbabwe?

6.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Zambia

25.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zimbabwe

31.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia rank

90th

Zimbabwe rank

88th

GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

Zambia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 31.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 25.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 6.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Zambia ranks 90th and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 212 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1970s	0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1980s	0.0048 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0044 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.9037 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.9033 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	4.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP	4.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	7.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP	0.0008 current LCU per US$ of GDP	7.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	21.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP	8.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP	12.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Zambia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 31.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 25.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 6.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per unit of gdp?: Zambia ranks 90th and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit: current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 11,760 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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