Zimbabwe - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Zimbabwe was -33.33 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 41 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.61 in 2015 and a minimum value of -33.33 in 2018.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 0.56
1978 -0.22
1979 -4.55
1980 12.28
1981 12.53
1982 2.63
1983 1.59
1984 -1.91
1985 6.94
1986 15.15
1987 -3.73
1988 13.24
1989 9.58
1990 2.15
1991 20.13
1992 3.50
1993 -9.77
1994 13.53
1995 6.17
1996 11.79
1997 23.28
1998 -10.00
1999 -23.98
2000 -2.82
2001 -1.49
2002 -1.38
2003 -18.36
2004 -7.25
2005 -9.08
2006 -6.68
2007 -12.67
2008 11.65
2009 52.07
2010 21.12
2011 -8.50
2012 19.91
2013 -24.53
2014 0.42
2015 80.61
2016 -3.28
2017 3.25
2018 -33.33

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts