Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth was 30.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual in Zimbabwe, 1966–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 30.6 % change on previous year for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.1% on the previous year and up 980.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in Zimbabwe peaked at 259.36 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -37.02 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -4.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 13.12 % change on previous year | -363.1% |
| 1968 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 1969 | 18.69 % change on previous year | +181.3% |
| 1970 | 13.98 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1971 | 13.41 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 25.92 % change on previous year | +93.3% |
| 1973 | 32.48 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 1974 | 20.18 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1975 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1976 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 1977 | -3.99 % change on previous year | +106.8% |
| 1978 | -0.8156 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 1979 | 26.12 % change on previous year | -3302.3% |
| 1980 | 13.41 % change on previous year | -48.7% |
| 1981 | 8.61 % change on previous year | -35.8% |
| 1982 | -4.06 % change on previous year | -147.1% |
| 1983 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 1984 | -5.91 % change on previous year | -318.5% |
| 1985 | -22.84 % change on previous year | +286.5% |
| 1986 | 22.46 % change on previous year | -198.4% |
| 1987 | 12.58 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 1988 | 17.89 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
| 1989 | 11.08 % change on previous year | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3198 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 1991 | 9.59 % change on previous year | +2899.5% |
| 1992 | -12.43 % change on previous year | -229.6% |
| 1993 | -20.42 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4624 % change on previous year | -102.3% |
| 1995 | -9.02 % change on previous year | -2050.4% |
| 1996 | 7.66 % change on previous year | -184.9% |
| 1997 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -130.2% |
| 1998 | -30.69 % change on previous year | +1227.9% |
| 1999 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 2005 | 7.66 % change on previous year | -586.2% |
| 2006 | 9.49 % change on previous year | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2008 | -21.64 % change on previous year | -833.7% |
| 2009 | 54.06 % change on previous year | -349.8% |
| 2010 | 20.17 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 2011 | 22.91 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 41.54 % change on previous year | +81.3% |
| 2013 | 4.81 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2014 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -63.2% |
| 2015 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -296.2% |
| 2016 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -152.2% |
| 2017 | 259.36 % change on previous year | +14199.4% |
| 2018 | -35.15 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2019 | 22.7 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5514 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 2021 | 17.88 % change on previous year | -3341.6% |
| 2022 | 24.27 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 2023 | -37.02 % change on previous year | -252.5% |
| 2024 | 21.85 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 2025 | 30.6 % change on previous year | +40.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 30.6 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.53 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 30.6 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.98 % change on previous year, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction) … current US rate annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +14199.4% | 1.81 % change on previous year | 259.36 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +3341.6% | -0.5514 % change on previous year | 17.88 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +3302.3% | -0.8156 % change on previous year | 26.12 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +2899.5% | 0.3198 % change on previous year | 9.59 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -2050.4% | 0.4624 % change on previous year | -9.02 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -1227.9% | -2.31 % change on previous year | -30.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.37 % change on previous year | -4.99 % change on previous year | 18.69 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1970s | 13.37 % change on previous year | -3.99 % change on previous year | 32.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.59 % change on previous year | -22.84 % change on previous year | 22.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.84 % change on previous year | -30.69 % change on previous year | 9.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5 % change on previous year | -21.64 % change on previous year | 54.06 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.65 % change on previous year | -35.15 % change on previous year | 259.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 % change on previous year | -37.02 % change on previous year | 30.6 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 6 Burkina Faso 35.4 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Kyrgyzstan 33.43 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ireland 33 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Tonga 30.22 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Haiti 28.68 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Aruba 25.46 % change on previous year 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in Zimbabwe?
- Industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual in Zimbabwe was 30.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 259.36 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.02 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual?
- Zimbabwe ranks 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (current us$), annual rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 980.6%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Industry (including construction), value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Industry (including construction), value added (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.