Services, value added in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Services, value added 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 156th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Services, value added 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% |
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 |
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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)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 97.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 31.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 94,934 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -39.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -123.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 14.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 159.86 current US$ per person (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 156th out of 204 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.