Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Zambia
565.7 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
644.17 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Zambia rank
166th
Zimbabwe rank
163rd

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
200400600800197720002024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 644.17 BoP, current US$ per person against 565.7 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia, a difference of 78.47 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Zambia ranks 166th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Zambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 201.43 BoP, current US$ per person 154.34 BoP, current US$ per person 47.09 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
1980s 173.87 BoP, current US$ per person 191.43 BoP, current US$ per person 17.56 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
1990s 191.67 BoP, current US$ per person 207.68 BoP, current US$ per person 16.01 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe
2000s 302.82 BoP, current US$ per person 276.8 BoP, current US$ per person 26.02 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2010s 541.51 BoP, current US$ per person 513.4 BoP, current US$ per person 28.11 BoP, current US$ per person Zambia
2020s 457.62 BoP, current US$ per person 552.59 BoP, current US$ per person 94.97 BoP, current US$ per person Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 644.17 BoP, current US$ per person against 565.7 BoP, current US$ per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
78.47 BoP, current US$ per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Zambia ranks 166th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
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Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.