Zimbabwe's foreign currency inflows surged to a record high of US$13.3 billion in FY2024, representing a 21% year-over-year (YoY) growth from US$11 billion in FY2023. The robust performance was prima

Zimbabwe’s trade deficit reached a s US$217.7 million in February 2025, a 124.2% increase from the US$97.1 million deficit recorded in January, reflecting a deepening economic crisis driven by declini

Gold export earnings have resumed an upward trajectory in March 2025, climbing to $246.87 million, a 14% increase from February’s $216.86 million, marking the first rise since November 2024 when a rec

Zimbabwe’s gold exports achieved a remarkable milestone in April 2025, surpassing the $300 million mark in a single month. This record-breaking performance was propelled by a surge in production and e

obacco Industry Marketing Board has reached a record 299.1 million kilograms as of day 71 of the  2025  marketing season, generating  US$1,004,477,101 billion in revenue, according to the latest daily

Zimbabwe has achieved a historic milestone by recording its lowest trade deficit ever in July 2025, with the deficit plummeting by 94.5% to USD 8.7 million from USD 158.6 million in June 2025. This pe

Zimbabwe’s sharp surge in tobacco exports at the start of 2026 the latest chapter in a four-decade arc of expansion, collapse, and recovery that now appears to be approaching another historic peak, wi

Zimbabwe's gold sector delivered its best year on record in 2025 with total output of 46.7 tonnes, exceeding the government's 40-tonne target by nearly 17% and surpassing Fidelity's own projection of

Zimbabwe's cereal imports rose sharply in February 2026, according to the latest data from ZimStat. Maize imports surged 48.3% to US$44.93 million from US$30.28 million in January, while wheat imports

Foreign currency inflows into Zimbabwe's banking system reached USD 8.3 billion in the five months to 31 May 2026, against USD 6 billion in the same period of 2025, a 39.1% year-on-year increase that

Zimbabwe's avocado export volumes reached 1.74 million kilograms valued at USD 1.07 million in the first four months of 2026, compared to 921,056 kilograms worth USD 397,007 in the same period of 202

Zimbabwe’s tobacco marketing season has moved within touching distance of another record crop, with growers selling 348.79 million kilograms by Day 84 on 3 July, 4.7% above the 333.26 million kilogram

Zimbabwe’s official Fire Assay cash buying price decreased 25.3% to US$3,764.15 per ounce on 21 July 2026 from a 2026 peak of US$5,041.57 per ounce on 29 January, reducing the revenue generated from e

Zimbabwe’s tobacco sales reached 358.4 million kilogrammes by 18 August 2026, extending the country’s record crop while the average price received at the marketing stage fell by about 25% to US$2.49 p

Zimbabwe has earned approximately US$15.95 billion from gold exports between January 2021 and July 2026, establishing the yellow metal as the country's largest identifiable merchandise export by a sub

Zimbabwe’s unmet demand for foreign currency has fallen by almost three quarters from its March 2026 peak as stronger export receipts, rising reserves and central bank intervention expand the amount o

Zimbabwe's annual ZiG inflation accelerated to 4.3% in October 2026 from 3.7% in September and 2.9% in August, as higher transport costs placed renewed pressure on consumer prices. Annual US-dollar in

Zimbabwe remains within reach of its 50-tonne gold target despite a 7.9% decline in September deliveries, with the industry's stronger production run-rate and elevated export earnings providing a foun

Zimbabwe's gold industry has delivered its strongest monthly performance in at least nine years in October 2026, pushing annual deliveries towards a historic 50 tonne milestone and reinforcing the min