Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita was 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1990–2022
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2022, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.88 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2018.
That places Zimbabwe 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.79 homicides per 100,000 population | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.26 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.48 homicides per 100,000 population | 13.43 homicides per 100,000 population | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.62 homicides per 100,000 population | 4.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 7.1 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
| 2020s | 6 homicides per 100,000 population | 5.02 homicides per 100,000 population | 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 47 Cape Verde 6.99 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 48 Paraguay 6.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 49 Cameroon 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 51 Suriname 6.52 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 52 Chile 6.35 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 53 Samoa 6.26 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -5.4% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 104.7% (2022)
- GDP per capita 1,503 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.9% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 25.48 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,503 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 31.8 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 61.99 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.13 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 86.16 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Homicide rate vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 6.76 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.43 homicides per 100,000 population in 2002.
- What is the lowest homicide rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for homicide rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population.