Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	11,300,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	40,200,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	1.67 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	523 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	32.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	5.07 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	1,500,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Imports of goods & services	4,170,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2023]
Agriculture (% GDP)	31.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	17.1 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	44.2 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	tobacco, tea, sugar, sawmill products, cement, consumer goodsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	sweet potatoes, cassava, maize, sugarcane, mangoes/guavas, potatoes, tomatoes, pigeon peas, pumpkins/squash, plantains (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	tobacco, tea, dried legumes, soybean meal, raw sugar (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	Germany 11%, India 7%, Zimbabwe 6%, South Africa 5%, USA 5% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	China 17%, South Africa 16%, UAE 12%, India 7%, Tanzania 7% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	38.5 indexWorld Bank WDI [2019]
GDP per capita (1913)	487.4 int$ (2011)Maddison Project [1913]
Leading mineral commodity	coal (64,251 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.611 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.267 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–38.5 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2019] 38.5 index
Top export partners	Belgium (12.2%) / India (8.2%) / South Africa (6.4%) / Germany (5.4%) / Türkiye (5.3%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	South Africa (16.7%) China (16.4%) United Rep. of Tanzania (9.4%) United Arab Emirates (8.6%) India (7.4%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Roots and Tubers, Total / Sweet potatoes / Cassava, fresh / Fruit Primary / Cereals, primaryFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	9.88 %WB GFDD [2016]
Private credit (% of GDP)	10.5 %WB GFDD [2016]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	No authoritative open source found
Financial account ownership	50.4 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	9.01 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank	6.74 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found