How does Zimbabwe rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?

Zimbabwe ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Zimbabwe

Name: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Zimbabwe
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Zimbabwe: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 12.2%

World rank

186th

of 193 countries

All-time high

3.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.3917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2017

Years of data

1965–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in Zimbabwe, 1965–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Zimbabwe stood at 0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.3917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.

Zimbabwe ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Zimbabwe, 1965 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1965	3.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1966	3.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1967	3.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1968	3.53 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1969	3.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1970	3.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
1971	3.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1972	3.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1973	2.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.5%
1974	2.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1975	2.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1976	2.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1977	1.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1978	1.95 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1979	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1980	1.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1981	1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1982	1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
1983	1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1984	1.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.5%
1985	2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.7%
1986	1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1987	1.77 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1988	1.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1989	1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1990	1.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1991	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
1992	2.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.0%
1993	2.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1994	2.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1995	2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1996	1.93 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1997	1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1998	2.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.0%
1999	2.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2000	2.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2001	2.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2002	2.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2003	2.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2004	2.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2005	2.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2006	1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2007	1.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2008	1.79 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2009	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.5%
2010	1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2011	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2012	0.971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2013	0.899 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2014	0.9006 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2015	0.8883 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2016	0.8805 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2017	0.3917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-55.5%
2018	0.6144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.9%
2019	0.5901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2020	0.5681 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2021	0.477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.0%
2022	0.5133 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
2023	0.6153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.9%
2024	0.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2025	0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

Zimbabwe's 0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7541 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Zimbabwe's 0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7501 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 63% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 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
2018	+56.9%	0.3917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
2017	-55.5%	0.8805 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1970s	2.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	3.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	2.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	2.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.8206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.5313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6153 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

183 Serbia 0.4917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
184 Montenegro 0.4799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
185 Romania 0.4781 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
187 Albania 0.4535 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
188 Bulgaria 0.4465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
189 Kyrgyzstan 0.4261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Zimbabwe?: Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in Zimbabwe was 0.4743 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 3.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
How does Zimbabwe rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?: Zimbabwe ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 227 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.