Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 83.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe stood at 83.1%.
That represents a change of down 92.4% on the previous year and up 13,585.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,097.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -27.0%, in 1998.
That places Zimbabwe 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.9% | — |
| 1991 | -6.8% | +636.2% |
| 1992 | -14.1% | +108.5% |
| 1993 | -3.8% | -73.2% |
| 1994 | -3.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | -178.0% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +195.6% |
| 1997 | -2.9% | -132.0% |
| 1998 | -27.0% | +839.9% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -129.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -92.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -120.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -2181.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +224.5% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -32.5% |
| 2006 | -2.0% | -139.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -144.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +50.6% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +1730.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -83.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -37.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +57.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +132.6% |
| 2014 | -0.3% | -102.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -341.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +255.9% |
| 2017 | 197.5% | +9033.9% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -98.2% |
| 2019 | 225.4% | +6241.9% |
| 2020 | 586.0% | +160.0% |
| 2021 | 108.8% | -81.4% |
| 2022 | 274.5% | +152.3% |
| 2023 | 768.5% | +180.0% |
| 2024 | 1,097.5% | +42.8% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | -92.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.9% | -27.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | -2.0% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | -0.3% | 225.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 486.4% | 83.1% | 1,097.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 227.1% compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 107.4% compare
- 4 Sudan 65.9% compare
- 5 Lebanon 45.2% compare
- 6 Argentina 39.1% 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 inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Zimbabwe was 83.1% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,097.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.0% in 1998.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Zimbabwe ranks 3rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13,585.8%. 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 Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.