Eritrea vs Zimbabwe: GDP growth

Eritrea
8.7%
in 2011
Zimbabwe
8.1%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
11th

GDP growth over time

  • Eritrea
  • Zimbabwe
-20-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 8.7% against 8.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 8.1% 3.7% 4.4% Eritrea
2000s 0.5% -5.1% 5.5% Eritrea
2010s 5.4% 16.9% 11.5% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Eritrea or Zimbabwe?
Eritrea, at 8.7% against 8.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
0.6%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Zimbabwe?
19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdp growth?
Eritrea ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.