Indicator	Value
GDP (nominal)	41,500,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP (PPP)	98,600,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP growth	1.74 %World Bank WDI [2024]
GDP per capita	2,500 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Inflation (CPI)	105 %World Bank WDI [2022]
Unemployment	9.29 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Exports of goods & services	7,500,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Imports of goods & services	9,740,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024]
Agriculture (% GDP)	8.69 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industry (% GDP)	35 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Services (% GDP)	50.6 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Industries	mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, diamonds, clay, numerous metallic and nonmetallic ores), steel, wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beveragesCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Agricultural products	sugarcane, beef, maize, cabbages, potatoes, tomatoes, milk, onions, bananas, wheat (2023); note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export commodities	gold, tobacco, nickel, minerals, diamonds (2023); note: top five export commodities based on value in dollarsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Export partners	UAE 45%, China 18%, South Africa 15%, Mozambique 4%, Hong Kong 2% (2023); note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exportsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Import partners	South Africa 37%, China 15%, Bahamas, The 5%, Singapore 5%, UAE 4% (2023); note: top five import partners based on percentage share of importsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Gini index	50.3 indexWorld Bank WDI [2019]
GDP per capita (1913)	No authoritative open source found
Leading mineral commodity	diamond (4,913,593 Carats, 2023)BGS World Mineral Statistics [2023]
Wealth share of top 10%	0.716 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Wealth share of top 1%	0.39 %World Inequality Database [2024]
Gini (WID)	1–50.3 indexWorld Inequality Database [2024] 1 index·World Bank WDI [2019] 50.3 index
Top export partners	United Arab Emirates (34.4%) China (25.2%) South Africa (17.6%) Mozambique (3.1%) Zambia (2.2%) CEPII BACI [2024]
Top import partners	South Africa (40.1%) / China (14.5%) / Bahamas (7.5%) / Mozambique (4.3%) / Singapore (3.4%)CEPII BACI [2024]
Top agricultural products	Sugar cane / Sugar Crops Primary / Vegetables Primary / Cereals, primary / Roots and Tubers, TotalFAOSTAT [2024]
Bank assets (% of GDP)	9.01 %WB GFDD [2021]
Private credit (% of GDP)	6.45 %WB GFDD [2020]
Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)	35.9 %WB GFDD [1999]
Financial account ownership	49.5 %WB Findex [2024]
Mobile-money account	14.6 %WB Findex [2024]
Borrowed from a bank	2.91 %WB Findex [2024]
Poverty headcount ($2.15/day)	No authoritative open source found
Poverty headcount ($6.85/day)	No authoritative open source found