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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 2.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 9.21 in 2002, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.36
1981	0.00
1982	0.05
1983	0.68
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1986	0.19
1987	0.09
1988	0.44
1989	0.33
1990	0.21
1991	0.25
1992	0.09
1993	0.41
1994	0.78
1995	0.64
1996	0.33
1997	0.81
1998	3.14
1999	0.57
2000	1.09
2001	1.08
2002	9.21
2003	2.14
2004	3.92
2005	5.66
2006	2.99
2007	2.79
2008	2.28
2009	2.35
2010	2.14
2011	1.98
2012	2.01
2013	1.94
2014	2.05
2015	1.99
2016	2.10
2017	2.10
2018	1.97
2019	2.13
2020	2.02

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Zimbabwe was 5,002,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,984,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 230,000,000 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	252,000,000
1961	257,000,000
1962	244,000,000
1963	230,000,000
1964	349,000,000
1965	386,000,000
1966	273,000,000
1967	301,000,000
1968	333,000,000
1969	321,000,000
1970	378,000,000
1971	456,000,000
1972	478,000,000
1973	606,000,000
1974	865,000,000
1975	932,000,000
1976	703,000,000
1977	710,000,000
1978	685,000,000
1979	930,000,000
1980	1,448,000,000
1981	1,696,000,000
1982	1,639,000,000
1983	1,205,000,000
1984	1,098,000,000
1985	1,031,000,000
1986	1,132,000,000
1987	1,205,000,000
1988	1,301,000,000
1989	1,623,000,000
1990	1,847,000,000
1991	2,055,000,000
1992	2,203,000,000
1993	1,819,000,000
1994	2,241,000,000
1995	2,660,000,000
1996	2,803,000,000
1997	3,092,000,000
1998	2,701,000,000
1999	2,126,000,000
2000	1,863,000,000
2001	1,715,000,000
2002	1,751,000,000
2003	1,710,000,000
2004	2,204,000,000
2005	2,346,000,000
2006	2,127,000,000
2007	3,183,000,000
2008	1,920,000,000
2009	5,719,000,000
2010	5,337,000,000
2011	7,984,000,000
2012	6,939,000,000
2013	7,216,000,000
2014	6,070,000,000
2015	6,053,000,000
2016	5,336,000,000
2017	5,064,000,000
2018	6,391,000,000
2019	4,817,000,000
2020	5,002,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 12.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 68.22 in 1966, while its lowest value was 11.84 in 2016.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	55.00
1965	62.26
1966	68.22
1981	47.79
1982	56.78
1983	50.03
1984	51.02
1985	48.82
1986	55.13
1987	55.14
1988	59.44
1989	51.58
1990	49.81
1991	55.29
1992	48.39
1993	49.88
1994	47.50
1995	43.54
1996	30.22
1997	42.09
1998	46.45
1999	39.46
2000	33.74
2001	21.18
2002	27.77
2003	17.66
2004	19.46
2005	18.76
2006	15.84
2007	17.98
2008	13.77
2009	13.86
2010	13.67
2011	14.43
2012	14.55
2013	14.46
2014	13.92
2015	13.27
2016	11.84
2017	13.23
2018	13.74
2019	12.71
2020	12.27

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 7.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 12.34 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	0.82
1965	5.01
1966	0.11
1981	2.32
1982	1.50
1983	3.88
1984	5.04
1985	4.24
1986	2.39
1987	3.04
1988	3.01
1989	3.81
1990	4.91
1991	2.78
1992	12.34
1993	5.41
1994	7.77
1995	5.50
1996	4.14
1997	4.77
1998	6.26
1999	6.48
2000	6.14
2001	5.09
2002	3.72
2003	6.83
2004	7.29
2005	5.22
2006	3.01
2007	3.48
2008	2.41
2009	2.36
2010	4.03
2011	5.01
2012	5.08
2013	5.03
2014	5.93
2015	7.35
2016	5.64
2017	6.04
2018	5.98
2019	5.46
2020	7.67

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 4.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 4.83 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.12
1966	0.11
1981	0.50
1982	0.55
1983	1.08
1984	2.34
1985	1.39
1986	1.06
1987	0.98
1988	1.16
1989	1.77
1990	2.21
1991	1.26
1992	1.46
1993	2.74
1994	1.98
1995	1.89
1996	1.27
1997	1.93
1998	2.97
1999	3.14
2000	3.33
2001	2.92
2002	2.00
2003	4.83
2004	3.80
2005	3.10
2006	1.93
2007	2.31
2008	1.38
2009	1.62
2010	2.82
2011	3.31
2012	3.30
2013	2.93
2014	2.96
2015	4.39
2016	3.20
2017	3.45
2018	3.43
2019	3.12
2020	4.68

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 0.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 3.18 in 1994, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1981	0.04
1982	0.03
1983	0.06
1984	0.42
1985	0.09
1986	0.00
1987	0.14
1988	0.19
1989	0.24
1990	0.26
1991	0.11
1992	0.10
1993	0.07
1994	3.18
1995	0.17
1996	0.05
1997	0.14
1998	0.09
1999	0.26
2000	0.26
2001	0.29
2002	0.06
2003	0.02
2004	0.09
2005	0.04
2006	0.10
2007	0.05
2008	0.03
2009	0.03
2010	0.17
2011	0.11
2012	0.20
2013	0.19
2014	0.56
2015	0.24
2016	0.33
2017	0.74
2018	0.40
2019	0.18
2020	0.90

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 0.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 10.30 in 1992, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	0.03
1981	0.44
1982	0.23
1983	0.32
1984	1.98
1985	0.88
1986	0.33
1987	0.71
1988	0.51
1989	0.93
1990	1.32
1991	0.76
1992	10.30
1993	2.05
1994	1.51
1995	2.32
1996	1.26
1997	1.30
1998	1.44
1999	1.05
2000	0.94
2001	0.81
2002	0.52
2003	0.40
2004	1.59
2005	0.17
2006	0.14
2007	0.15
2008	0.18
2009	0.11
2010	0.12
2011	0.13
2012	0.20
2013	0.14
2014	0.32
2015	0.15
2016	0.59
2017	0.18
2018	0.18
2019	0.26
2020	0.16

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 0.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 3.18 in 1965, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1965	3.18
1981	0.00
1982	0.05
1983	0.65
1984	0.00
1985	0.00
1986	0.14
1987	0.01
1988	0.33
1989	0.18
1990	0.17
1991	0.04
1992	0.05
1993	0.06
1994	0.13
1995	0.07
1996	0.07
1997	0.11
1998	0.11
1999	0.19
2000	0.27
2001	0.22
2002	0.25
2003	0.19
2004	1.08
2005	0.17
2006	0.05
2007	0.06
2008	0.05
2009	0.04
2010	0.05
2011	0.04
2012	0.05
2013	0.04
2014	0.07
2015	0.07
2016	0.06
2017	0.05
2018	0.04
2019	0.08
2020	0.08

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 1.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 2.50 in 2015, while its lowest value was 0.30 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	0.82
1965	1.68
1981	1.34
1982	0.63
1983	1.78
1984	0.30
1985	1.88
1986	0.86
1987	1.20
1988	0.81
1989	0.69
1990	0.95
1991	0.62
1992	0.43
1993	0.48
1994	0.97
1995	1.04
1996	1.49
1997	1.29
1998	1.64
1999	1.83
2000	1.34
2001	0.85
2002	0.89
2003	1.39
2004	0.74
2005	1.74
2006	0.79
2007	0.91
2008	0.77
2009	0.55
2010	0.87
2011	1.41
2012	1.33
2013	1.72
2014	2.02
2015	2.50
2016	1.46
2017	1.61
2018	1.93
2019	1.82
2020	1.86

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 77.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 81.08 in 2009, while its lowest value was 17.02 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	32.46
1965	29.93
1966	25.44
1981	32.78
1982	30.25
1983	32.41
1984	26.05
1985	24.71
1986	29.63
1987	29.55
1988	17.02
1989	31.24
1990	32.44
1991	30.35
1992	28.27
1993	31.78
1994	35.93
1995	42.31
1996	30.66
1997	47.03
1998	42.10
1999	45.66
2000	49.05
2001	61.64
2002	56.69
2003	61.76
2004	63.71
2005	66.31
2006	77.79
2007	74.79
2008	80.77
2009	81.08
2010	79.18
2011	77.52
2012	77.16
2013	77.51
2014	77.07
2015	76.81
2016	79.74
2017	77.81
2018	77.49
2019	79.34
2020	77.42

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 2.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 34.99 in 1996, while its lowest value was 2.49 in 2019.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	11.72
1965	2.79
1966	6.23
1981	17.10
1982	11.48
1983	13.68
1984	17.90
1985	22.23
1986	12.86
1987	12.26
1988	20.52
1989	13.37
1990	12.84
1991	11.58
1992	11.00
1993	12.94
1994	8.80
1995	8.65
1996	34.99
1997	6.11
1998	5.19
1999	8.41
2000	11.07
2001	12.08
2002	11.82
2003	13.74
2004	9.53
2005	9.70
2006	3.36
2007	3.76
2008	3.04
2009	2.70
2010	3.12
2011	3.04
2012	3.21
2013	3.00
2014	3.09
2015	2.56
2016	2.78
2017	2.92
2018	2.79
2019	2.49
2020	2.64

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Zimbabwe was $4,461,041,000 as of 2020. Over the past 56 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,972,878,000 in 2013 and $97,980,000 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	$336,820,000
1965	$366,410,000
1966	$97,980,000
1981	$1,612,336,000
1982	$1,564,067,000
1983	$1,168,126,000
1984	$1,049,841,000
1985	$982,867,000
1986	$1,085,462,000
1987	$1,152,128,000
1988	$939,725,200
1989	$1,529,052,000
1990	$1,848,985,000
1991	$2,042,737,000
1992	$2,203,064,000
1993	$1,813,501,000
1994	$2,240,306,000
1995	$2,726,181,000
1996	$4,123,595,000
1997	$3,278,191,000
1998	$2,621,163,000
1999	$2,126,696,000
2000	$1,772,889,000
2001	$1,653,170,000
2002	$2,239,125,000
2003	$673,292,400
2004	$2,072,063,000
2005	$1,994,056,000
2006	$2,707,743,000
2007	$3,183,792,000
2008	$3,882,238,000
2009	$3,490,750,000
2010	$4,339,410,000
2011	$4,857,106,000
2012	$4,894,077,000
2013	$4,972,878,000
2014	$4,747,277,000
2015	$4,437,821,000
2016	$4,232,734,000
2017	$4,394,196,000
2018	$4,695,843,000
2019	$4,019,478,000
2020	$4,461,041,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Zimbabwe was 77.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 81.08 in 2009, while its lowest value was 17.02 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	32.46
1965	29.93
1966	25.44
1981	32.78
1982	30.25
1983	32.41
1984	26.05
1985	24.71
1986	29.63
1987	29.55
1988	17.02
1989	31.24
1990	32.44
1991	30.35
1992	28.27
1993	31.78
1994	35.93
1995	42.31
1996	30.66
1997	47.03
1998	42.10
1999	45.66
2000	49.05
2001	61.64
2002	56.69
2003	61.76
2004	63.71
2005	66.31
2006	77.79
2007	74.79
2008	80.77
2009	81.08
2010	79.18
2011	77.52
2012	77.16
2013	77.51
2014	77.07
2015	76.81
2016	79.74
2017	77.81
2018	77.49
2019	79.34
2020	77.42

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports