Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP was 0.45 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Zimbabwe, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.45 % for crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.1% on the previous year and down 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.16 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.45 %, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 134th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.4 % | — |
| 2011 | 8.16 % | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 7.4 % | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 6.43 % | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 6.01 % | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.66 % | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 5.36 % | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.64 % | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 4.84 % | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.73 % | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.77 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.44 % | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 4.57 % | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.08 % | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.45 % | -91.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.45 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.3 %, 14% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.45 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9 %, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -91.1% | 5.08 % | 0.45 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.96 % | 4.64 % | 8.16 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 % | 0.45 % | 5.08 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 131 Republic of Korea 0.51 % compare
- 132 Iceland 0.49 % compare
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- 135 Cuba 0.4 % compare
- 136 Mauritania 0.39 % compare
- 137 China, mainland 0.38 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Zimbabwe?
- Crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Zimbabwe was 0.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.16 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 % in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp?
- Zimbabwe ranks 134th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK