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Official name:
Republic of Zimbabwe
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Eastern Africa
    Population (000, 2020)   14 863
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   38.4
    Capital city    Harare
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 521.3b
    UN membership date    25-Aug-80
    Surface area (km2)   390 757a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   91.3
    National currency    Zimbabwe Dollar (ZWL)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   16.8b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)12 04219 96324 312c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)19.71.84.8c
    GDP per capita (current US$)948.31 445.11 683.8c
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)10.99.39.2c
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)23.52522.9c
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)25.432.933.9c
    Employment in agricultured (% of employed)65.567.266.3
    Employment in industryd (% of employed)9.27.16.5
    Employment in servicesd (% employed)25.225.727.2
    Unemploymentd (% of labour force)5.25.35
    Labour force participation rated (female/male pop. %)77.3 / 88.477.8 / 89.278.2 / 89.0
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100106106a
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)9896100e
    International trade: exports (million current US$)3 1993 4114 279b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)5 8526 0534 787b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 2 653- 2 642-508b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 1 444- 1 678-308a
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth rateg (average annual %)11.71.5
    Urban population (% of total population)33.232.432.2b
    Urban population growth rateg (average annual %)1.21.8...
    Fertility rate, totalg (live births per woman)3.94.13.6
    Life expectancy at birthg (females/males, years)46.7 / 43.358.3 / 54.962.2 / 59.2
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)41.6 / 4.442.6 / 4.441.9 / 4.6
    International migrant stockh (000/% of total pop.)398.3 / 3.1400.5 / 2.9411.3 / 2.8b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)4.9i308.120.8j,b
    Infant mortality rateg (per 1 000 live births)62.751.238.7
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)10.77.56.6a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.10.20.2c
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)1.56.1k...
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...108.7 / 111.1l... / ...
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...51.3 / 53.5l... / ...
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)5.7 / 7.89.2 / 10.9... / ...
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)5.67.5m...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)1531.531.8n
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internetd (per 100 inhabitants)6.422.727.1a
    Threatened species (number)5560122
    Forested aread (% of land area)40.436.436.4a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)9.5 / 0.711.8 / 0.79.7 / 0.6a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)369450427a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)313433a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)2 2392 0572 580c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)76.181.281.2b
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)19.8 / ...17.3 / ...16.3 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)6.714.382.57c
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