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The economy of Zimbabwe relies on the tertiary sector of the economy, also known as the service sector of the economy, which makes up to 60% of total GDP as of 2017. Zimbabwe has the second largest Informal economy in the world, as a percentage of its economy, with a score of 60.6%. Agriculture and mining largely contribute to exports. After continuous negative growth between 1999 and 2008, the economy of Zimbabwe grew at an annual rate of 34% from 2008 to 2013, making it the fastest-growing economy in the world. Growth since then has been volatile, but averaged 5% on an end-to-end basis.
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The country has reserves of metallurgical-grade Chromite. Other commercial mineral deposits include Coal, asbestos, copper, nickel, gold, platinum and Iron ore. (Full article...)