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Zimbabwe

ZWE · Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income

18.4MERI readiness
106Global rank
41.5BGDP (2024)
16.6MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202441,539,411,516.4WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20241.7WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		2022104.7WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20284.2IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202416,634,373WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 1.9
  • Coverage 75%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 3
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		21
Digital Infra
Components		6.9
FDIRRI
Components		9.8
Fin Access
Components		2.2
Human Cap
Components		60.5
IP Protect
Components		11.7
Labor
Components		69.5
LPI
Components		34.9
Security Rol
Components		11.7
Data Confidence Score67
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		14.7
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		10.4
Talent Operating
Pillars		40.7

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.3
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

22
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.2
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.2
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.3

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 3 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

UNDP_HDI

United Nations Development Programme · 2 indicators

UNDP Terms

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 1 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

71 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance20236.5WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-0.9IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-1.3WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202522TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance2024-1WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-1WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-1.2WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-1.2WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1.3WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra202362WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra20241.9WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.5WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra202494.2WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics202454LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20244.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20242.8LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics202413.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics202413LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20245.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20249LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics202412.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20247LPI2Modified BSD3
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.CORRIDOR_LT_DAYS		logistics202416LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.DT_DESTINATION_DAYS		logistics202414.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean
LPI2.DT_PORT_DAYS		logistics202412LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202433.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202433LPI2Modified BSD3
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean
LPI2.DT_TRANSIT_DAYS		logistics20246.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20283IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20241.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202441,539,411,516.4WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20241.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro20242,497.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro2022104.7WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20288IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20240.4WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20243,266.3WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20284.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20240.5WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20259.3WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202443WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202812.9IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202452.1WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness20244.1IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness20246.9WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20245.5IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202522TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness20242.2IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202490.2OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.6UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202569.7WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202560.5UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202411.7WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202534.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202411.7WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202119.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202852IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social201993.2WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202480.1WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202567.7WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202463.1WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.8WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202416,634,373WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202439.9WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20241.1WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade20242.8WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20247,432,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20249,499,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade202118.4WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202441.5WDICC BY 4.0
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