Zimbabwe

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ZW · ZWE · BACI 716 · latest data 2024

Exports

$8.0B USD, nominal · 2024

= $7,990 M79.5% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$9.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $9,572 M91.8% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$1.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$1,582 M

Total trade

$17.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $17,562 M86.0% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #113 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #115 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: −0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Zimbabwe's exports grew from $2.1B in 1995 to $8.0B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$1.6B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Zimbabwe per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$2,090 M	$2,717 M	−$627 M	$4,806 M
1996	$1,915 M	$2,234 M	−$319 M	$4,150 M
1997	$2,074 M	$2,082 M	−$8 M	$4,155 M
1998	$1,761 M	$1,771 M	−$10 M	$3,533 M
1999	$1,900 M	$1,528 M	$372 M	$3,428 M
2000	$2,257 M	$2,142 M	$115 M	$4,399 M
2001	$2,091 M	$1,558 M	$532 M	$3,649 M
2002	$2,347 M	$2,193 M	$154 M	$4,540 M
2003	$2,209 M	$1,496 M	$713 M	$3,705 M
2004	$2,563 M	$2,786 M	−$223 M	$5,348 M
2005	$2,710 M	$2,488 M	$223 M	$5,198 M
2006	$3,870 M	$2,323 M	$1,546 M	$6,193 M
2007	$3,334 M	$3,085 M	$249 M	$6,420 M
2008	$2,610 M	$2,163 M	$447 M	$4,773 M
2009	$2,101 M	$5,548 M	−$3,447 M	$7,649 M
2010	$2,773 M	$5,481 M	−$2,708 M	$8,254 M
2011	$3,607 M	$6,351 M	−$2,744 M	$9,958 M
2012	$4,202 M	$7,137 M	−$2,935 M	$11,338 M
2013	$4,026 M	$6,431 M	−$2,404 M	$10,457 M
2014	$3,701 M	$6,228 M	−$2,527 M	$9,930 M
2015	$3,351 M	$6,242 M	−$2,891 M	$9,593 M
2016	$3,140 M	$5,497 M	−$2,358 M	$8,637 M
2017	$3,937 M	$5,255 M	−$1,319 M	$9,192 M
2018	$4,797 M	$6,696 M	−$1,899 M	$11,493 M
2019	$4,451 M	$4,991 M	−$540 M	$9,443 M
2020	$5,198 M	$5,836 M	−$638 M	$11,033 M
2021	$7,711 M	$7,713 M	−$1 M	$15,424 M
2022	$8,729 M	$8,977 M	−$247 M	$17,706 M
2023	$9,053 M	$9,353 M	−$299 M	$18,406 M
2024	$7,990 M	$9,572 M	−$1,582 M	$17,562 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #86 → #113.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Zimbabwe per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.04%	0.05%	#86	#83
1996	0.04%	0.04%	#94	#100
1997	0.04%	0.04%	#93	#103
1998	0.03%	0.03%	#97	#110
1999	0.03%	0.03%	#96	#114
2000	0.03%	0.03%	#101	#105
2001	0.03%	0.02%	#103	#121
2002	0.04%	0.03%	#99	#109
2003	0.03%	0.02%	#108	#137
2004	0.03%	0.03%	#109	#114
2005	0.03%	0.02%	#113	#124
2006	0.03%	0.02%	#114	#137
2007	0.02%	0.02%	#117	#136
2008	0.02%	0.01%	#124	#161
2009	0.02%	0.04%	#126	#111
2010	0.02%	0.04%	#123	#120
2011	0.02%	0.04%	#127	#125
2012	0.02%	0.04%	#121	#122
2013	0.02%	0.04%	#122	#130
2014	0.02%	0.03%	#125	#130
2015	0.02%	0.04%	#122	#127
2016	0.02%	0.04%	#125	#129
2017	0.02%	0.03%	#122	#132
2018	0.03%	0.04%	#120	#126
2019	0.02%	0.03%	#124	#138
2020	0.03%	0.03%	#113	#123
2021	0.04%	0.04%	#110	#123
2022	0.04%	0.04%	#109	#123
2023	0.04%	0.04%	#105	#119
2024	0.04%	0.04%	#113	#115

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Trading partners

South Africa was Zimbabwe's top trading partner in 2024, at 29.2% of total trade; the top five partners covered 74.6%.

Year

Top partner share: 29.2%
Top-5 share: 74.6%
Partners: 157
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.162

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United Arab Emirates $2.7B

China $2.1B

South Africa $1.4B

Mozambique $248M

Zambia $168M

India $113M

Belgium $111M

Germany $101M

Hong Kong $70M

United States $69M

United Kingdom $17M

Singapore $10M

Mauritius $7M

Bahrain $0M

Bahamas $0M

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Top partners of Zimbabwe in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	South Africa	$1,380 M	$3,755 M	$5,136 M	−$2,375 M
#2	China	$2,127 M	$1,428 M	$3,556 M	$699 M
#3	United Arab Emirates	$2,720 M	$304 M	$3,024 M	$2,416 M
#4	Bahamas	$0 M	$732 M	$732 M	−$732 M
#5	Mozambique	$248 M	$414 M	$662 M	−$165 M
#6	Zambia	$168 M	$311 M	$479 M	−$144 M
#7	Singapore	$10 M	$335 M	$345 M	−$325 M
#8	India	$113 M	$204 M	$318 M	−$91 M
#9	Bahrain	$0 M	$275 M	$275 M	−$275 M
#10	Hong Kong	$70 M	$176 M	$246 M	−$106 M
#11	Mauritius	$7 M	$205 M	$211 M	−$198 M
#12	Germany	$101 M	$81 M	$181 M	$20 M
#13	United Kingdom	$17 M	$134 M	$151 M	−$117 M
#14	Belgium	$111 M	$30 M	$140 M	$81 M
#15	United States	$69 M	$63 M	$132 M	$6 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Zimbabwe's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Zimbabwe's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.068 → 0.219, a moderately concentrated export base across 134 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Zimbabwe per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.068	0.194	133	126
1996	0.068	0.325	84	68
1997	0.058	0.260	99	72
1998	0.058	0.262	99	77
1999	0.056	0.314	103	77
2000	0.062	0.225	149	138
2001	0.055	0.230	128	132
2002	0.059	0.255	163	123
2003	0.068	0.258	160	135
2004	0.077	0.224	160	139
2005	0.110	0.216	151	137
2006	0.117	0.232	150	123
2007	0.106	0.218	161	129
2008	0.120	0.292	149	137
2009	0.137	0.595	153	142
2010	0.142	0.229	145	160
2011	0.173	0.207	149	157
2012	0.179	0.199	139	134
2013	0.171	0.205	146	143
2014	0.129	0.209	141	148
2015	0.143	0.200	141	145
2016	0.185	0.211	145	141
2017	0.168	0.215	147	140
2018	0.188	0.195	145	142
2019	0.184	0.215	134	138
2020	0.170	0.228	136	141
2021	0.283	0.212	142	139
2022	0.335	0.198	142	144
2023	0.263	0.173	143	140
2024	0.219	0.190	134	135

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