Economic dashboard
Trade
What crosses the border, by value. The recorded figures are a floor rather than a total, and this page says so on every chart.
Trade indicators
Merchandise exports
US$9.71bn
World Bank2025
Merchandise imports
US$10.11bn
World Bank2025
Exports of goods and services
US$7.50bn
Latest published observation is from 2024.
World Bank2024
Imports of goods and services
US$9.74bn
Latest published observation is from 2024.
World Bank2024
Merchandise exports and imports
Both series in the same units on one axis, so the gap between them is readable directly.
- Merchandise exports
- Merchandise imports
View as table(14 periods, 2 series)
| Period | Merchandise exports | Merchandise imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$9.71bn | US$10.11bn |
| 2024 | US$7.43bn | US$9.50bn |
| 2023 | US$7.22bn | US$9.21bn |
| 2022 | US$6.59bn | US$8.65bn |
| 2021 | US$6.04bn | US$7.58bn |
| 2020 | US$4.39bn | US$5.64bn |
| 2019 | US$4.27bn | US$4.82bn |
| 2018 | US$4.06bn | US$6.39bn |
| 2017 | US$3.48bn | US$5.06bn |
| 2016 | US$3.33bn | US$5.34bn |
| 2015 | US$3.25bn | US$6.05bn |
| 2014 | US$3.87bn | US$6.07bn |
| 2013 | US$3.91bn | US$7.22bn |
| 2012 | US$3.88bn | US$6.94bn |
A dash means no observation was published for that period. It does not mean zero. Merchandise exports: World Bank · Merchandise imports: World Bank
Source: World BankAs of 2025Database updated 13 Jul 2026TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT
Caveat: Mirror-statistics comparisons persistently show gold and other minerals leaving Zimbabwe outside formal channels. Recorded exports are a floor, not a total.
Source: World BankAs of 2025Database updated 13 Jul 2026TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT
Trade balance
Derived, not published. Exports minus imports, shown against a zero baseline so the sign is unambiguous.
View as table(14 periods, 1 series)
| Period | Balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -US$405m |
| 2024 | -US$2.07bn |
| 2023 | -US$1.99bn |
| 2022 | -US$2.07bn |
| 2021 | -US$1.54bn |
| 2020 | -US$1.25bn |
| 2019 | -US$548m |
| 2018 | -US$2.33bn |
| 2017 | -US$1.58bn |
| 2016 | -US$2.00bn |
| 2015 | -US$2.81bn |
| 2014 | -US$2.20bn |
| 2013 | -US$3.31bn |
| 2012 | -US$3.06bn |
A dash means no observation was published for that period. It does not mean zero. Balance: ZIX
Source: ZIXAs of 2025Database updated 13 Jul 2026
Caveat: A ZIX calculation: recorded merchandise exports minus recorded merchandise imports, both from the World Bank. Because exports are understated by leakage outside formal channels, the true balance is less negative than this line shows.