What is the difference in gni between Zambia and Zimbabwe?

1.24 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Zambia vs Zimbabwe: GNI

Zambia

644.25 billion current LCU

in 2024

Zimbabwe

643.00 billion current LCU

in 2024

Zambia rank

111th

Zimbabwe rank

112th

GNI over time

Zambia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 644.25 billion current LCU against 643.00 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.24 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Zambia ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th of 204 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Zambia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.65 million current LCU	1.33 million current LCU	323,262 current LCU	Zambia
1980s	13.00 million current LCU	2.42 million current LCU	10.58 million current LCU	Zambia
1990s	3.09 billion current LCU	2.18 million current LCU	3.09 billion current LCU	Zambia
2000s	35.63 billion current LCU	1.73 million current LCU	35.63 billion current LCU	Zambia
2010s	182.77 billion current LCU	18.17 million current LCU	182.75 billion current LCU	Zambia
2020s	473.37 billion current LCU	140.50 billion current LCU	332.87 billion current LCU	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, Zambia or Zimbabwe?: Zambia, at 644.25 billion current LCU against 643.00 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni between Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 1.24 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for gni?: Zambia ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 112th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 207 places, 9,896 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release