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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Zimbabwe: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Zimbabwe is placed 143rd of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 5,529 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 23.08 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
143rd
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 5,529GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 23.08Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -1.091Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 49.52Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Zimbabwe on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
5,529
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Zimbabwe: 5,529. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 30,639 Seychelles
- Land neighbours
- Botswana 17,687 · Mozambique 1,451 · South Africa 13,592 · Zambia 3,742
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Zimbabwe’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
23.08
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Zimbabwe: 23.08. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 60.79 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Botswana 23.1 · Mozambique 11.15 · South Africa 4.781 · Zambia 3.108
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-1.091
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 121st of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Zimbabwe: -1.091. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 0.287 Mauritius
- Land neighbours
- Botswana -0.31 · Mozambique -1.227 · South Africa 0.378 · Zambia -0.67
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
49.52
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Zimbabwe: 49.52. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Eastern Africa
- 90.12 Kenya
- Land neighbours
- Botswana 61.44 · Mozambique 54.39 · South Africa 81.13 · Zambia 72.7
02Over time
Which way Zimbabwe is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
ZimbabweWorld median
Zimbabwe fell from 6,170 in 2000 to 5,529 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Zimbabwe World median 2025 5,529 17,265 2024 5,212 18,108 2023 5,218 17,686 2022 5,037 16,933 2021 4,827 16,260 2020 4,528 15,631 2019 4,994 16,761 2018 5,415 16,349 2017 5,234 16,129 2016 5,070 15,512 2015 5,103 14,857 2014 5,081 14,475 2013 5,032 14,681 2012 5,004 14,631 2011 4,359 13,916 2010 3,885 14,101 2009 3,299 13,655 2008 2,954 14,030 2007 3,632 13,755 2006 3,819 12,983 2005 4,005 12,023 2004 4,288 11,608 2003 4,602 11,183 2002 5,610 11,144 2001 6,217 10,907 2000 6,170 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
ZimbabweWorld median
Zimbabwe fell from -0.43 in 2000 to -1.091 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Zimbabwe World median 2024 -1.091 0.1310 2023 -1.124 0.0710 2022 -1.088 0.0580 2021 -1.094 0.0010 2020 -1.121 0.0470 2019 -1.089 0.0300 2018 -1.116 -0.0150 2017 -0.984 0.0080 2016 -1.018 -0.0660 2015 -0.909 -0.0600 2014 -0.806 -0.0190 2013 -0.688 0.0140 2012 -0.743 0.0060 2011 -0.797 -0.0140 2010 -0.745 -0.0020 2009 -0.617 0.0990 2008 -0.458 0.0700 2007 -0.441 -0.0080 2006 -0.512 0.0740 2005 -0.406 0.0510 2004 -0.422 0.0505 2003 -0.271 0.0450 2002 -0.392 0.0100 2001 -0.651 0.0470 2000 -0.430 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
ZimbabweWorld median
Zimbabwe rose from 39.65 in 2011 to 49.52 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Zimbabwe World median 2024 50 73 2021 60 74 2017 55 59 2014 32 52 2011 40 37
03In context
Zimbabwe beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Zimbabwe and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 101st | 13,592 | 4.781 | 0.378 | 81.13 |
 Botswana | 105th | 17,687 | 23.1 | -0.31 | 61.44 |
 Zambia | 140th | 3,742 | 3.108 | -0.67 | 72.7 |
| Zimbabwe | 143rd | 5,529 | 23.08 | -1.091 | 49.52 |
 Mozambique | 165th | 1,451 | 11.15 | -1.227 | 54.39 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Zimbabwe in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Zimbabwe is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Zimbabwe does better than the middle country measured.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3968.1073.396▲ Improved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 8.107 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 8th of 186 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.431.3210.4No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 31.32 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23123.48106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Zimbabwe: 123.48 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 36th of 195 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08121.68106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Zimbabwe: 121.68 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 42nd of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06119.62107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Zimbabwe: 119.62 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 54th of 194 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9432.9843.94▲ Improved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 32.98 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 79th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4511.0751.451▲ Improved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 1.075 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 70th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3954.7952.39No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 54.79 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 66th of 169 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1872.7722.187▲ Improved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 2.772 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Behind the world median17
Statistics on which Zimbabwe does worse than the middle country measured.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1929.5340.19▲ Improved since 2020
Zimbabwe: 29.53 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 126th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.52.9▲ Improved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 2.5 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 97th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9595.13701.95No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 95.13 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 113th of 145 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48615,21746,486No real change since 2010
Zimbabwe: 15,217 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 117th of 150 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.2190.485▼ Worsened since 2013
Zimbabwe: 0.219 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 142nd of 170 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8003,22812,800No real change since 2017
Zimbabwe: 3,228 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 146th of 173 · derived.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.14.216.1▼ Worsened since 2013
Zimbabwe: 4.2 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.425.43825.42▼ Worsened since 2014
Zimbabwe: 5.438 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 151st of 170 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,8901,70412,890▼ Worsened since 2012
Zimbabwe: 1,704 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 150th of 166 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6726.7846.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Zimbabwe: 26.78 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 177th of 195 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.841.663.8No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 41.6 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 89th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-1.275-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Zimbabwe: -1.275 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 191st of 209 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.3160.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Zimbabwe: 0.316 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5215.3828.52▼ Worsened since 2022
Zimbabwe: 15.38 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 129th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.020.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Zimbabwe: 0.02 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 112th of 119 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8182.9241.81No earlier reading
Zimbabwe: 82.92 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.560.4327.5No real change since 2010
Zimbabwe: 60.43 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
No better end14
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.30683.123.306Moved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 83.12 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6537.0724.65Moved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 37.07 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 21st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23126.39103.23Moved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 126.39 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1790.8467.17Moved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 90.84 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.7370.523Moved since 2013
Zimbabwe: 0.737 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2614.9111.26Moved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 14.91 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 38th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.4190.306Moved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 0.419 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7086.3981.708No real change since 2011
Zimbabwe: 6.398 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 62nd of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5729.4726.572Moved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 9.472 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 61st of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402,4812,240No real change since 2022
Zimbabwe: 2,481 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9682.1111.968Moved since 2015
Zimbabwe: 2.111 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.0491.235Moved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 0.049 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0610.722.06Moved since 2014
Zimbabwe: 10.7 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 133rd of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.191-0.225Moved since 2014
Zimbabwe: -1.191 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
No current reading for Zimbabwe
Adjusted Net Savings (last 2020), Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Services Exports (last 2023), Debt Service on External Debt (last 2023), Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption (last 2024), Gini Index (last 2019), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2019), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (last 2024), Household Consumption (last 2024), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2019), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2019), Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio (last 2019), Research and Development Spending, Services Exports (last 2024), Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2021), Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Zimbabwe’s 16 topics
Economy & Innovation is Zimbabwe’s 8th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality86th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy89th of 1653/3 keys
- Work & Labour102nd of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology138th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability130th of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 126th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience144th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation143rd of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital161st of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions162nd of 1944/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties167th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing181st of 2004/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade168th of 1772/4 keys
- Food & Agriculturejoint 176th of 1843/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 190th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality155th of 1592/3 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Zimbabwe can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysThis page
Zimbabwe143rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Zimbabwe and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Zimbabwe on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Zimbabwe rank on economy & innovation?
Zimbabwe is placed 143rd of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Zimbabwe?
5,529 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Zimbabwe?
23.08 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Zimbabwe compare with South Africa on economy & innovation?
South Africa is placed 101st of 176, and Zimbabwe 143rd. GDP per Capita (PPP): South Africa 13,592, Zimbabwe 5,529; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: South Africa 4.781, Zimbabwe 23.08; Economic Complexity Index: South Africa 0.378, Zimbabwe -1.091; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: South Africa 81.13, Zimbabwe 49.52.
How have Zimbabwe’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) fell from 6,170 in 2000 to 5,529 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from -0.43 in 2000 to -1.091 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 39.65 in 2011 to 49.52 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Zimbabwe?
No current reading is published for Zimbabwe on Adjusted Net Savings, Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Creative Services Exports, Debt Service on External Debt, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, General Government Consumption, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Household Consumption, ICT Services Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending, Services Exports, Statutory Corporate Income Tax Rate, Statutory Minimum Wage, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products, Tax Revenue (% of GDP) and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Zimbabwe’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Zimbabwe (banner) — Digr, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Zimbabwe: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/zimbabwe/economy