Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe

Imports (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 23.45%. Ranked 143 in the world out of 172. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 0.99 pp.

2024 23.45% +0.27 pp vs 2023
World rank 143of 172
Period maximum 68.06%2008
Period minimum 16.83%2020

Trend over time

1975–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe, 1975–2024020406080197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 24.43%1976: 19.6%1977: 20.22%1978: 19.99%1979: 22.66%1980: 26.52%1981: 25.91%1982: 22.22%1983: 19.47%1984: 20.8%1985: 22.01%1986: 21.52%1987: 21.27%1988: 20.36%1989: 21.72%1990: 22.79%1991: 27.17%1992: 36.48%1993: 32.45%1994: 36.52%1995: 40.92%1996: 35.94%1997: 44.61%1998: 45.12%1999: 33.51%2000: 35.91%2001: 32.94%2002: 34.97%2003: 38.06%2004: 41.57%2005: 42.5%2006: 46.86%2007: 46.39%2008: 68.06%2009: 42.3%2010: 53.48%2011: 54.67%2012: 49%2013: 36.67%2014: 33.74%2015: 37.59%2016: 31.28%2017: 30.37%2018: 28.39%2019: 18.48%2020: 16.83%2021: 19.29%2022: 24.84%2023: 23.17%2024: 23.45%
Change over the period: −0.99 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 23.45%
World 28.11%
Eastern Africa computed 26.63%
Imports (% of GDP) — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.45 +0.27 pp
2023 23.17 −1.67 pp
2022 24.84 +5.55 pp
2021 19.29 +2.46 pp
2020 16.83 −1.66 pp
2019 18.48 −9.9 pp
2018 28.39 −1.98 pp
2017 30.37 −0.91 pp
2016 31.28 −6.31 pp
2015 37.59 +3.85 pp
2014 33.74 −2.93 pp
2013 36.67 −12.33 pp
2012 49 −5.67 pp
2011 54.67 +1.18 pp
2010 53.48 +11.18 pp
2009 42.3 −25.76 pp
2008 68.06 +21.67 pp
2007 46.39 −0.48 pp
2006 46.86 +4.37 pp
2005 42.5 +0.93 pp
2004 41.57 +3.51 pp
2003 38.06 +3.08 pp
2002 34.97 +2.04 pp
2001 32.94 −2.97 pp
2000 35.91 +2.4 pp
1999 33.51 −11.61 pp
1998 45.12 +0.51 pp
1997 44.61 +8.67 pp
1996 35.94 −4.98 pp
1995 40.92 +4.4 pp
1994 36.52 +4.07 pp
1993 32.45 −4.04 pp
1992 36.48 +9.32 pp
1991 27.17 +4.38 pp
1990 22.79 +1.07 pp
1989 21.72 +1.36 pp
1988 20.36 −0.91 pp
1987 21.27 −0.25 pp
1986 21.52 −0.49 pp
1985 22.01 +1.2 pp
1984 20.8 +1.33 pp
1983 19.47 −2.75 pp
1982 22.22 −3.69 pp
1981 25.91 −0.62 pp
1980 26.52 +3.86 pp
1979 22.66 +2.68 pp
1978 19.99 −0.23 pp
1977 20.22 +0.62 pp
1976 19.6 −4.84 pp
1975 24.43

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.