Services, value added (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 48.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services, value added in Zimbabwe, 1964–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Zimbabwe is 48.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Zimbabwe peaked at 95.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2022.
Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 95.0% | — |
| 1965 | 46.7% | -50.9% |
| 1966 | 48.1% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 45.6% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 49.9% | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 47.7% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 49.8% | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 48.3% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 47.4% | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 46.9% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 49.0% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 54.1% | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 51.5% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 53.1% | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 51.8% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 52.7% | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 46.2% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 48.4% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 45.6% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 44.9% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 42.0% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 43.8% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 70.1% | +52.0% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -33.0% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | -38.0% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +72.9% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | -4.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 48.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 48.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 | +72.9% | 28.7% | 49.6% |
| 2000 | +52.0% | 46.1% | 70.1% |
| 1965 | -50.9% | 95.0% | 46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.5% | 45.6% | 95.0% | 6 |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 46.9% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 44.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.3% | 42.0% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 44.5% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 34.7% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 28.7% | 50.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 services, value added in Zimbabwe?
- Services, value added in Zimbabwe was 48.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2022.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for services, value added?
- Zimbabwe ranks 157th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.