Services, value added (current LCU), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Services, value added (current LCU), per square kilometre was 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added (current LCU), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe is 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,482.2% on the previous year and up 751,297.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6334 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Zimbabwe 196th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added (current LCU), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1.2 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.6334 current LCU per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6377 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6587 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7641 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8618 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9699 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 1.09 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 1.31 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 1.63 current LCU per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 1.93 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 2.13 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 2.12 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.21 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 2.43 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 2.76 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 3.67 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 4.29 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1982 | 4.8 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1983 | 4.24 current LCU per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 3.12 current LCU per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1985 | 2.63 current LCU per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 2.97 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 3.38 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 3.69 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 3.84 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 4.12 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 3.75 current LCU per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 3.29 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 3.2 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.12 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.62 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 4.11 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 4.32 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 3.11 current LCU per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1999 | 3.27 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 4.85 current LCU per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 2001 | 5.24 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 5.05 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4.41 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.99 current LCU per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2005 | 2.9 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.53 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 2.44 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.22 current LCU per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 5.49 current LCU per square kilometre | +147.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 8.45 current LCU per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 9.75 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 11.52 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 11.62 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.11 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 12.84 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 36.39 current LCU per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 2018 | 40.32 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 116.49 current LCU per square kilometre | +188.9% |
| 2020 | 741.73 current LCU per square kilometre | +536.7% |
| 2021 | 1,809 current LCU per square kilometre | +144.0% |
| 2022 | 5,471 current LCU per square kilometre | +202.3% |
| 2023 | 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre | +1482.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.00 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.26 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1482.2% | 5,471 current LCU per square kilometre | 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +536.7% | 116.49 current LCU per square kilometre | 741.73 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +202.3% | 1,809 current LCU per square kilometre | 5,471 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +188.9% | 40.32 current LCU per square kilometre | 116.49 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +183.3% | 12.84 current LCU per square kilometre | 36.39 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +147.6% | 2.22 current LCU per square kilometre | 5.49 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.792 current LCU per square kilometre | 0.6334 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.2 current LCU per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 1.86 current LCU per square kilometre | 0.9699 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.76 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.66 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.63 current LCU per square kilometre | 4.8 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 current LCU per square kilometre | 3.11 current LCU per square kilometre | 4.32 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.22 current LCU per square kilometre | 5.49 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.67 current LCU per square kilometre | 7.2 current LCU per square kilometre | 116.49 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,645 current LCU per square kilometre | 741.73 current LCU per square kilometre | 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 193 Mauritania 163,373 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 194 Namibia 148,651 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 195 Papua New Guinea 102,659 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 197 East Timor 85,315 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 198 Oman 59,758 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 199 Greenland 34,055 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -67.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 86,557 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6334 current LCU per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 196th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is services, value added (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 751,297.0%. 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 Services, value added (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Services, value added (current LCU) 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.
Services, value added (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Services, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Services, value added (current LCU) 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.