Economic complexity rankings in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Economic complexity rankings was 77 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Economic complexity rankings in Zimbabwe, 1965–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 77 for economic complexity rankings in 2016.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic complexity rankings in Zimbabwe peaked at 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16, in 1969.
That places Zimbabwe 32nd out of 121 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Economic complexity rankings in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 54 | — |
| 1966 | 25 | -53.7% |
| 1967 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 1968 | 19 | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 16 | -15.8% |
| 1970 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 27 | +68.8% |
| 1977 | 33 | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 43 | +30.3% |
| 1979 | 32 | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 70 | +118.8% |
| 1981 | 74 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 65 | -12.2% |
| 1983 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 75 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 71 | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 80 | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 77 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 70 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 66 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 77 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 71 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 76 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 76 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 88 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 93 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 98 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 100 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 96 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 88 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77 | -12.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 77 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic complexity rankings in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +118.8% | 32 | 70 |
| 1976 | +68.8% | 16 | 27 |
| 1966 | -53.7% | 54 | 25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.2 | 16 | 54 | 5 |
| 1970s | 23.5 | 16 | 43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73 | 65 | 76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.5 | 66 | 85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77 | 71 | 88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.43 | 77 | 100 | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -67.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 139.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 128.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.1441 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic complexity rankings in Zimbabwe?
- Economic complexity rankings in Zimbabwe was 77 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest economic complexity rankings recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest economic complexity rankings recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 in 1969.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for economic complexity rankings?
- Zimbabwe ranks 32nd out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is economic complexity rankings rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Economic complexity rankings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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