Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Zambia
24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zimbabwe
30.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia rank
88th
Zimbabwe rank
87th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 30.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 5.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Zambia ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 205 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 | 0.0044 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.7968 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7965 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 11.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 30.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 24.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 5.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Zambia ranks 88th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.