Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 62.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
62.4%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
87th
of 184 countries
All-time high
107.2%
in 2009
All-time low
47.3%
in 1988
Years of data
70
1954–2023
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1954–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 62.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 107.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1988.
Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 71.1% | — |
| 1955 | 75.0% | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 73.7% | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 72.2% | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 74.7% | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 67.4% | -9.7% |
| 1960 | 64.9% | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 64.4% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 63.4% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 65.5% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 62.4% | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 61.6% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 60.0% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 56.2% | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 59.9% | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 60.7% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58.2% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 56.0% | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 52.8% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 53.8% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 53.3% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 51.8% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 55.8% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 52.7% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 54.8% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 55.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 61.4% | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 54.0% | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 56.2% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 52.7% | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 62.8% | +32.8% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 65.5% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | -10.7% |
| 1993 | 61.8% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 62.8% | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 86.5% | +37.8% |
| 1998 | 84.8% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 87.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 107.2% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 104.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 88.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 77.7% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 64.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 62.4% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.3% | 67.4% | 75.0% | 6 |
| 1960s | 62.2% | 56.2% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 51.8% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 47.3% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 52.4% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 82.8% | 107.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 77.7% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 62.4% | 76.2% | 4 |
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,133 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 15.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,632 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 814.8 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 52,138 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 62.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 107.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1988.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 87th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 70 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.