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GDP growth rate in Zimbabwe

Latest: 8.1%
Previous: 1.7%
Change: +6.43 (+383.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in Zimbabwe
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	1.5%
Dec 31, 1967	8.4%
Dec 31, 1968	2.0%
Dec 31, 1969	12.4%
Dec 31, 1970	22.6%
Dec 31, 1971	8.9%
Dec 31, 1972	8.3%
Dec 31, 1973	2.6%
Dec 31, 1974	6.6%
Dec 31, 1975	-1.9%
Dec 31, 1976	0.5%
Dec 31, 1977	-6.9%
Dec 31, 1978	-2.7%
Dec 31, 1979	3.3%
Dec 31, 1980	14.4%
Dec 31, 1981	12.5%
Dec 31, 1982	2.6%
Dec 31, 1983	1.6%
Dec 31, 1984	-1.9%
Dec 31, 1985	6.9%
Dec 31, 1986	2.1%
Dec 31, 1987	1.2%
Dec 31, 1988	7.6%
Dec 31, 1989	5.2%
Dec 31, 1990	7.0%
Dec 31, 1991	5.5%
Dec 31, 1992	-9.0%
Dec 31, 1993	1.1%
Dec 31, 1994	9.2%
Dec 31, 1995	0.2%
Dec 31, 1996	10.4%
Dec 31, 1997	2.7%
Dec 31, 1998	2.9%
Dec 31, 1999	-0.8%
Dec 31, 2000	-3.1%
Dec 31, 2001	1.4%
Dec 31, 2002	-8.9%
Dec 31, 2003	-17.0%
Dec 31, 2004	-5.8%
Dec 31, 2005	-5.7%
Dec 31, 2006	-3.5%
Dec 31, 2007	-3.7%
Dec 31, 2008	-17.7%
Dec 31, 2009	13.3%
Dec 31, 2010	19.7%
Dec 31, 2011	14.2%
Dec 31, 2012	16.7%
Dec 31, 2013	2.0%
Dec 31, 2014	2.4%
Dec 31, 2015	1.8%
Dec 31, 2016	0.8%
Dec 31, 2017	4.7%
Dec 31, 2018	5.0%
Dec 31, 2019	-6.3%
Dec 31, 2020	-7.8%
Dec 31, 2021	8.5%
Dec 31, 2022	6.1%
Dec 31, 2023	5.4%
Dec 31, 2024	1.7%
Dec 31, 2025	8.1%

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