Zimbabwe: Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Zimbabwe's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 1,092% on 2023 (from 100 to 1,192).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +169.7% and a typical year strayed about 253.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,092% in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.9% 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 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 69.67 a year. A straight line explains 32% 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.

How it compares

In 2024, Zimbabwe had the 5th highest value of the 32 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Zimbabwe in the 2024 ranking

• Lebanon — 1st of 32: 6,138
• Tajikistan — 2nd of 32: 3,876
• Cuba — 3rd of 32: 2,973
• Ghana — 5th of 32: 585.98
• Kazakhstan — 6th of 32: 585.29
• Angola — 7th of 32: 420.93

What this measures

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. A deflator is the ratio of an indicator in current prices over the same series in constant prices. The base year varies by country.

All 16 values

Gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) in nearby economies

• Angola — 420.93 (2024)
• Benin — 117.25 (2025)
• Botswana — 139.13 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 120.41 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 116.99 (2025)
• Cameroon — 127.34 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 213.19 (2025)
• Chad — 113.53 (2025)
• Comoros

More economic policy & debt data for Zimbabwe

• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current US$) — US$48.51 billion (2025)
• Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) — 1.54 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$51.22 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 1.63 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$25.48 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 74.26 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,021 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 96,071 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$1,503 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4,381 (2025)
• GNI (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Zimbabwe's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country)?

1,192 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 11.74 million% from 0.01 in 2009 (117.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,192 in 2024 and the lowest 0.01 in 2009.

How does Zimbabwe rank?

5th highest of 32 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) unusual for Zimbabwe?

In 2024, Zimbabwe's gross national expenditure deflator (base year varies by country) rose 1,092% on 2023 (from 100 to 1,192). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2010 to 2023), the average change was +169.7% and a typical year strayed about 253.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.DAB.DEFL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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