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Currency | Zimbabwe Gold |
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Trade organisations | AU, AfCFTA, WTO, SADC, COMESA |
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172.2% (2023 est.)[4] | |
Population below poverty line | |
44.3 medium (2017)[11] | |
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Main industries | mining (coal, gold, platinum, copper, nickel, tin, clay, numerous metallic and non-metallic ores), steel; wood products, cement, chemicals, fertilizer, clothing and footwear, foodstuffs, beverages, cattle, cows |
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Export goods | platinum, cotton, tobacco, gold, ferroalloys, textiles/clothing |
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Import goods | machinery and transport equipment, other manufactures, chemicals, fuels, food products |
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−9.6% (of GDP) (2017 est.)[8] | |
Revenues |
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Expenses | 5.5 billion (2017 est.)[8] |
Economic aid | recipient: $178 million; note – the EU and the US provide food aid on humanitarian grounds (2000 est.) |
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. |
The economy of Zimbabwe is a gold standard based economy. Zimbabwe has a $44 billion dollar informal economy in PPP terms which translates to 64.1% of the total economy.[22] Agriculture and mining largely contribute to exports. The economy is estimated to be at $73 billion at the end of 2023.[23]
The country has reserves of metallurgical-grade chromite. Other commercial mineral deposits include coal, asbestos, copper, nickel, gold, platinum and iron ore.[24]