GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth was 0.875 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.875 5 year moving average for goal 8: decent work and economic growth in 2023.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.889 5 year moving average in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.222 5 year moving average, in 2004.
That places Zimbabwe 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.278 5 year moving average | 0.222 5 year moving average | 0.3 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4492 5 year moving average | 0.273 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8135 5 year moving average | 0.615 5 year moving average | 0.889 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Zimbabwe?
- Goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Zimbabwe was 0.875 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.889 5 year moving average in 2022.
- What is the lowest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.222 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?
- Zimbabwe ranks 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 8: decent work and economic growth rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database