The United States vs Zimbabwe: Economic Indicators Comparison
The United States with a GDP of $20.5T ranked the 1st largest economy in the world, while Zimbabwe ranked 101st with $31B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, the United States and Zimbabwe ranked 113th vs 112th and 11th vs 144th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  United States |  Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $20.5T | $31B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Population | 325.1M | 16.5M |
| GDP per capita | $63k | $2.1k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.29% | 4.67% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1 | 0.71 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 1 | 0.71 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $63k | $2.8k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $20.6T | $25.8B |
| GNI per capita | $63k | $1.8k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $20.8T | $43.6B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $64k | $3k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | United States | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 37% | 51.5% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 21% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2.4% | 10.6% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.4% | 28% |
| Unemployment | 3.9% | 4.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 76.6 | 43.1 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.55 | 5.45 |
| Human Freedom Index | 8.39 | 4.96 |
| Property Rights Index | 81.8 | 33.7 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 83.7 | 28.3 |
| Business Freedom Index | 83.3 | 39.1 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 54.3 | 36.2 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 87.9 | 43.1 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 85 | 25 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 80 | 10 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 79.8 | 70 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 75.5 | 62.8 |
| Government Spending Index | 56.5 | 88 |
| Tax Burden Index | 74.6 | 62.3 |
| Government Integrity Index | 77.2 | 18.9 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 71 | 22 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 78.5 | 60.8 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 15.3 | 10.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 12.4 | 34.7 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 5.3 | 6.7 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 79.7M | 2.6M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | United States | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 105.8% | 29.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | 39.8% |
| External debt stocks | N/A | $12.3B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | 3880.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | 11.7% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 6.1% | -22.2% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18.6% | -3.4% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 21% | 12.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $449.9B | $87M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $258.4B | $744.6M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | United States | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 12.2% | 22.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 15.3% | 25.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$491B | -$307.8M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 17.2% | 16.9% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | N/A | $737.1M |
| Personal remittances received | $6.7B | $1.9B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 18.2% | 32.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 0.9% | 12.1% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $56.1B | $4.3M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $128.7B | $2.4M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 22.4% | 26.6% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 38.1% | 20% |
