Zimbabwe: Imports, billion dollars

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
 Zimbabwe

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 10.13
 Year 2022
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1975 - 2022
 Average 3.50
 Min - Max 0.85 - 10.13
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 10.13 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 7.96 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 182.56 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 161 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1975 to 2022 is 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.85 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1976 while the maximum of 10.13 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
Select indicator
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Recent data
Zimbabwe - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

Historical series
Zimbabwe - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1975-2022




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Selected articles from our guide:

What factors determine the exchange rates

International lending and sovereign debt

All articles



 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Terms of trade 97.84 2021 percent
 Trade openness 64.96 2022 percent
 Financial openness -0.166 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 27.96 2022 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 7.65 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 43.95 2022 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 37.00 2022 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 10.13 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.25 2022 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.34 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities -81.65 2020 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 1.30 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 1.10 2020 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -9.05 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -0.23 2020 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 0.12 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 11.74 2023 percent
 Remittances 3,115.89 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -638.82 2020 million USD
 External debt 51.61 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 28.88 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 665.54 2022 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 4.89 6/2024 billion
This site uses cookies.
Learn more here


OK