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Trade as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe

Trade as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe was 41.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.2 pts from 2023. That is the 146th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202441.5%
Change on 2023+1.2 pts
Rank146th of 171Countries ranked
Series high109.52008
Series low31.82020

Trade as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe, 1975 to 2024

2040608010012019751983199119992007201520241975: 47.2 %1976: 41.6 %1977: 41.6 %1978: 42 %1979: 44.5 %1980: 49.9 %1981: 45.3 %1982: 39.1 %1983: 35.9 %1984: 41.4 %1985: 44.2 %1986: 45.6 %1987: 45.3 %1988: 44.1 %1989: 45.1 %1990: 45.7 %1991: 51.1 %1992: 63.7 %1993: 63.2 %1994: 71.1 %1995: 79.2 %1996: 72.1 %1997: 82.2 %1998: 88.5 %1999: 70.9 %2000: 74.1 %2001: 67.9 %2002: 66.8 %2003: 70.5 %2004: 76 %2005: 76 %2006: 82.8 %2007: 84.2 %2008: 109.5 %2009: 61.8 %2010: 83.1 %2011: 89.5 %2012: 74.2 %2013: 58.7 %2014: 54.7 %2015: 56.7 %2016: 51.2 %2017: 55 %2018: 54.6 %2019: 36.5 %2020: 31.8 %2021: 34.9 %2022: 43.6 %2023: 40.3 %2024: 41.5 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 50 values
Period%
202441.5
202340.3
202243.6
202134.9
202031.8
201936.5
201854.6
201755
201651.2
201556.7
201454.7
201358.7
201274.2
201189.5
201083.1
200961.8
2008109.5
200784.2
200682.8
200576
200476
200370.5
200266.8
200167.9
200074.1
199970.9
199888.5
199782.2
199672.1
199579.2
199471.1
199363.2
199263.7
199151.1
199045.7
198945.1
198844.1
198745.3
198645.6
198544.2
198441.4
198335.9
198239.1
198145.3
198049.9
197944.5
197842
197741.6
197641.6
197547.2

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe?

Trade as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe was 41.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.2 pts from 2023. That is the 146th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Zimbabwe?

109.5% in 2008, the highest value since 1975 in this series.

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