United States vs Zimbabwe: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in the United States buys about what

$46.70

buys in Zimbabwe, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Zimbabwe buys what $214 buys in the United States. Prices across the United States' economy average 214% of Zimbabwe's, so a dollar goes 2.1 times as far in Zimbabwe.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureUnited StatesZimbabwe
Economy
Population341.8 million17.0 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$30.8 trillion$51.2 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$90,027$3,021
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$90,027$6,470
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%100%47%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.00 in the US$2.14 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income$3.05 a day2019 survey · $1,113 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureUnited StatesZimbabwe
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$30.8 trillion$110 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.000U.S. dollar14.85Zimbabwean Zimbabwe Gold
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$88,810$2,660
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$89,490$6,390

World Bank income groups: United States, high income; Zimbabwe, lower middle income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • United States
  • Zimbabwe
Year-by-year table
YearUnited StatesZimbabwe
2025$76,931$5,529
2024$75,698$5,212
2023$74,352$5,218
2022$72,829$5,037
2021$71,441$4,827
2020$67,407$4,528
2019$69,121$4,994
2018$67,728$5,415
2017$66,164$5,234
2016$65,026$5,070
2015$64,368$5,103
2014$63,027$5,081
2013$61,967$5,032
2012$61,142$5,004
2011$60,253$4,359
2010$59,797$3,885
2009$58,722$3,299
2008$60,806$2,954
2007$61,314$3,632
2006$60,684$3,819
2005$59,612$4,005
2004$58,139$4,288
2003$56,505$4,602
2002$55,443$5,610
2001$55,024$6,217
2000$55,046$6,170

United States vs Zimbabwe: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.