Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Imports of goods, services and primary income

Namibia
10.17 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11.21 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Namibia rank
127th
Zimbabwe rank
124th

Imports of goods, services and primary income over time

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.17 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia, a difference of 1.03 billion BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 1.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2.55 billion BoP, current US$ 616.30 million BoP, current US$ Zimbabwe
2000s 5.40 billion BoP, current US$ 3.77 billion BoP, current US$ 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ Namibia
2010s 7.11 billion BoP, current US$ 7.63 billion BoP, current US$ 519.49 million BoP, current US$ Zimbabwe
2020s 8.10 billion BoP, current US$ 9.46 billion BoP, current US$ 1.36 billion BoP, current US$ Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 11.21 billion BoP, current US$ against 10.17 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
1.03 billion BoP, current US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
Namibia ranks 127th and Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,801 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.