Zimbabwe: Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Zimbabwe's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 5,666 on 2021 (from 5,411 to 11,077).

Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2021), the average change was +442.83 and a typical year strayed about 967.08 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5,666 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.65 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 908.24 a year. A straight line explains 57% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2022 ranking

• Sudan — 1st of 3: 38,797
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 3rd of 3: 126.91

What this measures

Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

Limitations: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

All 14 values

Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Angola — 1,240 (2025)
• Benin — 123.58 (2025)
• Botswana — 202.64 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 136.48 (2025)
• Burundi — 515.21 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 131.11 (2025)
• Cameroon — 153.29 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 179.37 (2025)
• Chad — 149.69 (2025)
• Comoros — 157.9 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 133.85 (2016)

More financial sector data for Zimbabwe

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 2,193 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$31.8 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 83.12% (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$26.6 (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.55 billion (2023)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 5.59 billion (2023)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 7.57 billion (2023)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 11.2% (2023)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 34.79 (2023)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Zimbabwe's consumer price index (2010 = 100)?

11,077 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 11,311% from 97.07 in 2009 (43.96% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 11,077 in 2022 and the lowest 97.07 in 2009.

Is the latest change in consumer price index (2010 = 100) unusual for Zimbabwe?

In 2022, Zimbabwe's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 5,666 on 2021 (from 5,411 to 11,077). Across the 12 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2021), the average change was +442.83 and a typical year strayed about 967.08 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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