GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 96,072 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Zimbabwe is 96,072 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 94.3% on the previous year and up 11,332,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 96,072 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.323 current LCU per person, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 114th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8212 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.7872 current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5979 current LCU per person | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5728 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6007 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6142 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.7265 current LCU per person | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 0.711 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5233 current LCU per person | -26.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5516 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5332 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5365 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4973 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4438 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.445 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.437 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4083 current LCU per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3917 current LCU per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.323 current LCU per person | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4497 current LCU per person | +39.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5513 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6343 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7574 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.833 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8391 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8478 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8606 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.64 current LCU per person | +207.1% |
| 2018 | 2.83 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 8.5 current LCU per person | +200.1% |
| 2020 | 52.84 current LCU per person | +521.9% |
| 2021 | 117.61 current LCU per person | +122.6% |
| 2022 | 459.51 current LCU per person | +290.7% |
| 2023 | 4,134 current LCU per person | +799.7% |
| 2024 | 49,451 current LCU per person | +1096.1% |
| 2025 | 96,072 current LCU per person | +94.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 96,072 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 96,072 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1096.1% | 4,134 current LCU per person | 49,451 current LCU per person |
| 2023 | +799.7% | 459.51 current LCU per person | 4,134 current LCU per person |
| 2020 | +521.9% | 8.5 current LCU per person | 52.84 current LCU per person |
| 2022 | +290.7% | 117.61 current LCU per person | 459.51 current LCU per person |
| 2017 | +207.1% | 0.8606 current LCU per person | 2.64 current LCU per person |
| 2019 | +200.1% | 2.83 current LCU per person | 8.5 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6506 current LCU per person | 0.5233 current LCU per person | 0.8212 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4465 current LCU per person | 0.323 current LCU per person | 0.5365 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 current LCU per person | 0.5513 current LCU per person | 8.5 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,048 current LCU per person | 52.84 current LCU per person | 96,072 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 111 Australia 100,632 current LCU per person compare
- 112 China 99,666 current LCU per person compare
- 113 Cuba 98,794 current LCU per person compare
- 115 Switzerland 95,414 current LCU per person compare
- 116 Honduras 93,384 current LCU per person compare
- 117 United States 90,026 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 131.30 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.89 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 465.43 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -22.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 319.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Zimbabwe was 96,072 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 96,072 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.323 current LCU per person in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 114th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11,332,300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.