Economy · GDP per capita · Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s GDP per capita rose to $3,021 in 2025.
$3,021
2025
Up $525.3 from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
$3,021
What it is. GDP per capita divides the value of everything produced in Zimbabwe in a year by the number of people living there, with the total measured in current US dollars. Because it uses current prices and converts to dollars, shifts in prices and in the exchange rate move the figure alongside real output. It gives an average for the whole population and leaves out how income is shared, as well as any activity that goes unrecorded.
Higher is better. A higher figure means more output per person, which gives households more to spend and gives firms and the state more to invest and tax. The latest figure, for 2025, is $3,021, up from $2,496 a year earlier, a rise of 21%. Since 2016 the lowest level was $1,408 in 2016 and the highest was $3,445 in 2017. The current figure sits well above that low and remains below the 2017 high.
Why it matters. An average of $3,021 per person is a modest base for household budgets, and the typical family's position depends on how that output is shared. The 21% rise over the past year widens the pool of income that firms can sell into and that the state can tax. Output per person still has to climb above the $3,445 of 2017 to pass its highest level since 2016.
| Period | GDP per capita · Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,408 |
| 2017 | $3,445 |
| 2018 | $2,271 |
| 2019 | $2,185 |
| 2020 | $2,060 |
| 2021 | $2,614 |
| 2022 | $2,536 |
| 2023 | $2,195 |
| 2024 | $2,496 |
| 2025 | $3,021 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, GDP per capita, Zimbabwe, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/gdp-per-capita/zimbabwe
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Gross domestic product per person at current US dollars. Unit: USD.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.