Data: Value of Chinese imports, expressed as a percentage of the importing country’s GDP (1980-2023)
ZIMBABWE’S reliance on Chinese imports spiked dramatically during the 2000s, reaching more than 20% of GDP at its peak, before falling back to more moderate levels in recent years, according to data from the IMF and World Bank. The data, which tracks Chinese merchandise imports as a share of the importing country’s GDP from 1980…
