Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	14,900,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	39,700,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	4.93 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	12,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	3.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Unemployment	5.63 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	10,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	11,700,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	4.23 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	17.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	64.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourismCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	sugarcane, chicken, pumpkins/squash, tomatoes, eggs, potatoes, cabbages, bananas, onions, cucumbers/gherkins (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	fish, garments, raw sugar, fertilizers, diamonds (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	USA 11%, France 11%, Zimbabwe 10%, South Africa 7%, Zambia 7% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	China 15%, UAE 11%, India 10%, South Africa 9%, France 6% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	36.8 indexWorld Bank WDI [2017]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	salt (249 tonnes (metric), 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.605 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.26 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–36.8 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2017] 36.8 index
Top export partners	France (11.2%) / USA (9.1%) / South Africa (8.4%) / Zimbabwe (8.0%) / Madagascar (8.0%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	China (18.7%) United Arab Emirates (11.4%) India (11.2%) South Africa (8.3%) France (6.0%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Sugar cane / Sugar Crops Primary / Hen eggs in shell, fresh / Vegetables Primary / Meat, TotalFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	129 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	95.9 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	56.4 %WB GFDD [2020]
Financial account ownership	89.6 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	No authoritative open source found
Borrowed from a bank	18.9 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found