Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Zimbabwe ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0149 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0157 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0147 million USD per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 million USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0194 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0208 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.021 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0226 million USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0269 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.025 million USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0255 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.027 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.027 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0297 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0301 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0302 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0291 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0268 million USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0267 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0224 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0215 million USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0207 million USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.02 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0416 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0486 million USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0495 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0507 million USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.052 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0544 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.057 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0535 million USD per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0493 million USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0535 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0568 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +59.5% | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0201 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0238 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0276 million USD per square kilometre | 0.025 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0302 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0191 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0495 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre | 0.057 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0549 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0493 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 164 Vanuatu 0.0697 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Gabon 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 166 Burkina Faso 0.0626 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 168 Guinea 0.0597 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 169 Papua New Guinea 0.0566 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 0.0556 million USD per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 319.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0598 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.