Zimbabwe - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Zimbabwe was $5,489,302,000 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $9,272,501,000 in 2011 and $887,490,600 in 1978.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 $896,888,400
1978 $887,490,600
1979 $1,150,335,000
1980 $1,727,594,000
1981 $2,067,505,000
1982 $1,907,278,000
1983 $1,498,766,000
1984 $1,345,294,000
1985 $1,379,685,000
1986 $1,326,087,000
1987 $1,419,231,000
1988 $1,572,742,000
1989 $1,773,385,000
1990 $1,998,475,000
1991 $2,270,555,000
1992 $2,440,235,000
1993 $2,048,429,000
1994 $2,512,304,000
2009 $3,637,965,000
2010 $6,440,274,000
2011 $9,272,501,000
2012 $8,386,153,000
2013 $8,390,838,000
2014 $7,917,926,000
2015 $7,214,774,000
2016 $6,189,300,000
2017 $6,221,303,000
2018 $7,642,202,000
2019 $5,398,499,000
2020 $5,489,302,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Zimbabwe was $7,003,801,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $8,386,153,000 in 2012 and $846,275,600 in 1976.

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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 $1,068,067,000
1976 $846,275,600
1977 $882,373,400
1978 $869,687,000
1979 $1,173,271,000
1980 $1,771,438,000
1981 $2,075,380,000
1982 $1,897,497,000
1983 $1,511,969,000
1984 $1,321,560,000
1985 $1,240,643,000
1986 $1,338,070,000
1987 $1,434,186,000
1988 $1,591,090,000
1989 $1,799,811,000
1990 $2,002,043,000
1991 $2,347,725,000
1992 $2,463,290,000
1993 $2,129,790,000
1994 $2,516,442,000
1995 $2,909,964,000
1996 $3,073,962,000
1997 $3,805,024,000
1998 $2,888,629,000
1999 $2,298,400,000
2000 $2,402,207,000
2001 $2,232,400,000
2002 $2,218,000,000
2003 $2,179,631,000
2004 $2,413,376,000
2005 $2,445,682,000
2006 $2,551,254,000
2007 $2,454,805,000
2008 $3,005,097,000
2009 $4,088,721,000
2010 $6,440,274,000
2011 $7,708,917,000
2012 $8,386,153,000
2013 $7,000,436,000
2014 $6,578,075,000
2015 $7,503,865,000
2016 $6,426,700,000
2017 $5,340,674,000
2018 $7,499,340,000
2019 $6,176,927,000
2020 $7,003,801,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Zimbabwe was 448,951,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 448,951,000,000 in 2020 and a minimum value of 846,275,600 in 1976.

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 local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1975 1,068,067,000
1976 846,275,600
1977 882,373,400
1978 869,687,000
1979 1,173,271,000
1980 1,771,438,000
1981 2,075,380,000
1982 1,897,497,000
1983 1,511,969,000
1984 1,321,560,000
1985 1,240,643,000
1986 1,338,070,000
1987 1,434,186,000
1988 1,591,090,000
1989 1,799,811,000
1990 2,002,043,000
1991 2,347,725,000
1992 2,463,290,000
1993 2,129,790,000
1994 2,516,442,000
1995 2,909,964,000
1996 3,073,962,000
1997 3,805,024,000
1998 2,888,629,000
1999 2,298,400,000
2000 2,402,207,000
2001 2,232,400,000
2002 2,218,000,000
2003 2,179,631,000
2004 2,413,376,000
2005 2,445,682,000
2006 2,551,254,000
2007 2,454,805,000
2008 3,005,097,000
2009 4,088,721,000
2010 6,440,274,000
2011 7,708,917,000
2012 8,386,153,000
2013 7,000,436,000
2014 6,578,075,000
2015 7,503,865,000
2016 6,426,700,000
2017 6,694,000,000
2018 15,284,400,000
2019 60,029,850,000
2020 448,951,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Zimbabwe was 4,995,969,000 as of 2018. Over the past 42 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7,503,865,000 in 2015 and 1,852,463,000 in 1979.

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 constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1976 1,934,222,000
1977 1,944,980,000
1978 1,940,677,000
1979 1,852,463,000
1980 2,079,945,000
1981 2,340,467,000
1982 2,402,122,000
1983 2,440,203,000
1984 2,393,660,000
1985 2,559,860,000
1986 2,947,788,000
1987 2,837,796,000
1988 3,213,652,000
1989 3,521,532,000
1990 3,597,154,000
1991 4,321,424,000
1992 4,472,531,000
1993 4,035,700,000
1994 4,581,885,000
1995 4,864,600,000
1996 5,438,088,000
1997 6,704,110,000
1998 6,033,619,000
1999 4,586,669,000
2000 4,457,326,000
2001 4,391,100,000
2002 4,330,718,000
2003 3,535,782,000
2004 3,279,565,000
2005 2,981,705,000
2006 2,782,510,000
2007 2,430,050,000
2008 2,713,098,000
2009 4,125,729,000
2010 4,996,942,000
2011 4,572,200,000
2012 5,482,315,000
2013 4,137,592,000
2014 4,154,826,000
2015 7,503,865,000
2016 7,258,021,000
2017 7,493,755,000
2018 4,995,969,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Zimbabwe was -33.33 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.61 in 2015 and a minimum value of -33.33 in 2018.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. 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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1977 0.56
1978 -0.22
1979 -4.55
1980 12.28
1981 12.53
1982 2.63
1983 1.59
1984 -1.91
1985 6.94
1986 15.15
1987 -3.73
1988 13.24
1989 9.58
1990 2.15
1991 20.13
1992 3.50
1993 -9.77
1994 13.53
1995 6.17
1996 11.79
1997 23.28
1998 -10.00
1999 -23.98
2000 -2.82
2001 -1.49
2002 -1.38
2003 -18.36
2004 -7.25
2005 -9.08
2006 -6.68
2007 -12.67
2008 11.65
2009 52.07
2010 21.12
2011 -8.50
2012 19.91
2013 -24.53
2014 0.42
2015 80.61
2016 -3.28
2017 3.25
2018 -33.33

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Zimbabwe was 7,642,202,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,478,460,000 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2,833,663,000 in 1979.

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 constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1976 2,958,729,000
1977 2,975,185,000
1978 2,968,603,000
1979 2,833,663,000
1980 3,181,637,000
1981 3,580,151,000
1982 3,674,463,000
1983 3,732,714,000
1984 3,661,518,000
1985 3,915,750,000
1986 4,509,153,000
1987 4,340,901,000
1988 4,915,839,000
1989 5,386,796,000
1990 5,502,472,000
1991 6,610,369,000
1992 6,841,513,000
1993 6,173,304,000
1994 7,008,789,000
1995 7,441,250,000
1996 8,318,501,000
1997 10,255,100,000
1998 9,229,469,000
1999 7,016,107,000
2000 6,818,254,000
2001 6,716,951,000
2002 6,624,586,000
2003 5,408,592,000
2004 5,016,664,000
2005 4,561,036,000
2006 4,256,332,000
2007 3,717,183,000
2008 4,150,155,000
2009 6,311,018,000
2010 7,643,690,000
2011 6,993,975,000
2012 8,386,153,000
2013 6,329,165,000
2014 6,355,529,000
2015 11,478,460,000
2016 11,102,400,000
2017 11,463,000,000
2018 7,642,202,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe was 38.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 68.05 in 2008, while its lowest value was 19.47 in 1983.

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.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 24.43
1976 19.60
1977 20.22
1978 19.99
1979 22.66
1980 26.52
1981 25.91
1982 22.22
1983 19.47
1984 20.81
1985 22.01
1986 21.52
1987 21.27
1988 20.36
1989 21.72
1990 22.79
1991 27.17
1992 36.49
1993 32.45
1994 36.52
1995 40.92
1996 35.94
1997 44.61
1998 45.12
1999 33.51
2000 35.91
2001 32.94
2002 34.97
2003 38.05
2004 41.57
2005 42.50
2006 46.86
2007 46.39
2008 68.05
2009 42.30
2010 53.48
2011 54.67
2012 49.00
2013 36.67
2014 33.74
2015 37.59
2016 31.28
2017 30.37
2018 41.40
2019 32.03
2020 38.80

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments