Zambia vs Zimbabwe: GDP, PPP
GDP, PPP over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 109.68 billion current international $ against 95.97 billion current international $ in Zambia, a difference of 13.71 billion current international $.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Zambia ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 204 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.62 billion current international $ | 34.14 billion current international $ | 20.51 billion current international $ | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 26.08 billion current international $ | 33.53 billion current international $ | 7.45 billion current international $ | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 54.17 billion current international $ | 63.71 billion current international $ | 9.54 billion current international $ | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 79.46 billion current international $ | 88.48 billion current international $ | 9.03 billion current international $ | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 109.68 billion current international $ against 95.97 billion current international $ in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 13.71 billion current international $, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gdp, ppp?
- Zambia ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.