GDP deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: GDP deflator: linked series was 2,193 base year varies by country in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in base year varies by country.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2,193 base year varies by country for gdp deflator: linked series in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 83.1% on the previous year and up 10,458,100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe peaked at 2,193 base year varies by country in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.01 base year varies by country, in 1998.
Zimbabwe ranks 8th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | base year varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.017 base year varies by country | — |
| 1991 | 0.0159 base year varies by country | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 base year varies by country | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0131 base year varies by country | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 base year varies by country | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.013 base year varies by country | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0142 base year varies by country | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 base year varies by country | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.01 base year varies by country | -27.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0108 base year varies by country | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0109 base year varies by country | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 base year varies by country | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0112 base year varies by country | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 base year varies by country | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 base year varies by country | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 base year varies by country | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 base year varies by country | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 base year varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 base year varies by country | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0172 base year varies by country | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 base year varies by country | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0184 base year varies by country | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0191 base year varies by country | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0209 base year varies by country | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0208 base year varies by country | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.021 base year varies by country | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0214 base year varies by country | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0637 base year varies by country | +197.5% |
| 2018 | 0.066 base year varies by country | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2147 base year varies by country | +225.4% |
| 2020 | 1.47 base year varies by country | +586.0% |
| 2021 | 3.07 base year varies by country | +108.8% |
| 2022 | 11.51 base year varies by country | +274.5% |
| 2023 | 100 base year varies by country | +768.5% |
| 2024 | 1,198 base year varies by country | +1097.5% |
| 2025 | 2,193 base year varies by country | +83.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0134 base year varies by country | 0.01 base year varies by country | 0.017 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.013 base year varies by country | 0.0109 base year varies by country | 0.0172 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0484 base year varies by country | 0.0179 base year varies by country | 0.2147 base year varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 584.42 base year varies by country | 1.47 base year varies by country | 2,193 base year varies by country | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 5 Lebanon 5,785 base year varies by country compare
- 6 Yemen 5,088 base year varies by country compare
- 7 Türkiye 2,603 base year varies by country compare
- 9 Cuba 2,140 base year varies by country compare
- 10 Tajikistan 1,556 base year varies by country compare
- 11 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,316 base year varies by country compare
More financial sector data for Zimbabwe
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 342.32 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1559 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 795.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 4.60 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 418.82 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 445.13 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 447.90 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 866.72 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 862.25 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 50.87 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe?
- Gdp deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe was 2,193 base year varies by country in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,193 base year varies by country in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 base year varies by country in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for gdp deflator: linked series?
- Zimbabwe ranks 8th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,458,100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed as a ratio (a÷b).