What is the current inflation rate in Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe inflation was 8.00% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.

How much has Zimbabwean Dollar lost in value since 2009?

ZWL 1,000 in 2009 has the same purchasing power as ZWL 14,344,334 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 1,434,333.44% over 17 years, an average of 75.59% per year.

What years does this Zimbabwe inflation calculator cover?

This calculator covers 18 years, from 2009 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.

Can Zimbabwean Dollar inflation be negative?

Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Zimbabwean Dollar gained purchasing power over that year. Zimbabwe recorded deflation in 3 of the 17 years measured here, most recently in 2016. The steepest fall was -2.43% in 2015.

What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?

The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

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ZWL 1,000 in 2009 has the same buying power as ZWL 14,344,334 in 2026.

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ZWL 1,000 in 2009 is worth ZWL 14,344,334 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 75.59%

Cumulative inflation 1,434,333.44%

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Inflation in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe inflation is 8.00% in 2026, following 81.40% in 2025. 18 years of data are available, from 2009.

This page covers 18 years of Zimbabwe consumer price data, from 2009 to 2026. Series that begin this late usually do so because the country, the currency or the statistical agency behind the index did not exist in its current form before then. The steepest single year on record was 2024, when consumer prices in Zimbabwe rose 736.1%. Prices more than doubled within that single year.

Prices fell in 3 of those 17 years, including in recent decades — about 18% of the time — most sharply in 2015, when they dropped 2.4%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 2020s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 321.9% a year, while the 2010s were the calmest at 27.4%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 252.0% a year, well above the 148.7% average across the whole record.

Zimbabwe CPI and inflation rate by year

The full annual series behind this calculator, from 2009 to 2026. The final column shows what ZWL 1,000 in that year is worth in 2026 money.

Zimbabwe consumer price index and annual inflation, 2009–2026
Year	CPI index	Inflation	ZWL 1,000 then, in 2026
2026	1,310,899.29	8.00%	ZWL 1,000
2025	1,213,795.64	81.40%	ZWL 1,080
2024	669,126.59	736.10%	ZWL 1,959
2023	80,029.49	667.40%	ZWL 16,380
2022	10,428.65	104.71%	ZWL 125,702
2021	5,094.48	98.55%	ZWL 257,318
2020	2,565.89	557.20%	ZWL 510,895
2019	390.43	255.30%	ZWL 3,357,608
2018	109.88	10.62%	ZWL 11,929,749
2017	99.34	0.89%	ZWL 13,196,553
2016	98.46	-1.54%	ZWL 13,314,525
2015	100.00	-2.43%	ZWL 13,108,993
2014	102.49	-0.20%	ZWL 12,790,317
2013	102.69	1.63%	ZWL 12,765,020
2012	101.04	3.73%	ZWL 12,973,722
2011	97.41	3.47%	ZWL 13,457,035
2010	94.15	3.02%	ZWL 13,923,474
2009	91.39	—	ZWL 14,344,334

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Zimbabwe inflation FAQ

What is the current inflation rate in Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe inflation was 8.00% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
How much has Zimbabwean Dollar lost in value since 2009?: ZWL 1,000 in 2009 has the same purchasing power as ZWL 14,344,334 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 1,434,333.44% over 17 years, an average of 75.59% per year.
What years does this Zimbabwe inflation calculator cover?: This calculator covers 18 years, from 2009 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
Can Zimbabwean Dollar inflation be negative?: Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Zimbabwean Dollar gained purchasing power over that year. Zimbabwe recorded deflation in 3 of the 17 years measured here, most recently in 2016. The steepest fall was -2.43% in 2015.
What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?: The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

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