GDP growth: 0.4%

GDP per head: $1,390 (PPP: $2,480)

Inflation: 223%

Budget Balance (% GDP): - 6.5

Population: 15.1m

Social strife, economic hardship and political instability were the best the country could
hope for before covid-19 struck. In its wake, the government of the president,
Emmerson Mnangagwa, will face increasing popular protest. Mr Mnangagwa will
sideline opponents and rivals and hold on to power—as long as he retains military
support.

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