CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high) was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
3 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 85 countries
All-time high
3 1=low to 6=high
in 2009
All-time low
2 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
CPIA trade rating in Zimbabwe, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 3 1=low to 6=high for cpia trade rating in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia trade rating in Zimbabwe peaked at 3 1=low to 6=high in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
That places Zimbabwe 74th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 3 1=low to 6=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4 1=low to 6=high, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 3 1=low to 6=high is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4 1=low to 6=high, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2 1=low to 6=high | 2 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 74 Afghanistan 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 74 Bangladesh 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 74 Central African Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 74 Chad 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 74 Haiti 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Zimbabwe
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia trade rating in Zimbabwe?
- Cpia trade rating in Zimbabwe was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia trade rating recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2009.
- What is the lowest cpia trade rating recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cpia trade rating?
- Zimbabwe ranks 74th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia trade rating rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trade assesses how the policy framework fosters trade in goods.