Zimbabwe — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Zimbabwe, 2010–2022.
Inflation for Zimbabwe was 104.71% in 2022, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 13 years, from 2010 to 2022. The highest recorded value was 557.20% in 2020. The lowest was -2.43% in 2015 (about -43.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 34.37% per year.
Zimbabwe ranks 2 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Zimbabwe sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 81% since. Over the last decade (2012–2022) the figure moved up 2711%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 2 of 46 economies; South Sudan (91.44%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2304% in 2019. That is 12% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2010 level: doubled by 2018; grown tenfold by 2019. Doubling roughly every 2.3 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 99th of 186 in 2010 → 1st of 178 in 2020 → 3rd of 178 in 2022.
Key figures
Full history — 2010 to 2022
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 104.71% | +6.2 pp |
| 2021 | 98.55% | -458.7 pp |
| 2020 | 557.2% | +301.9 pp |
| 2019 | 255.3% | +244.7 pp |
| 2018 | 10.62% | +9.7 pp |
| 2017 | 0.89% | +2.4 pp |
| 2016 | -1.54% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | -2.43% | -2.2 pp |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 1.63% | -2.1 pp |
| 2012 | 3.73% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Zimbabwe’s Inflation in 2011?
3.47% (2011). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Zimbabwe’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2010 and 2022 the series was growing overall: +3364.0% in total — about 34.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2022: 104.71%; 2021: 98.55%; 2020: 557.2%; 2019: 255.3%; 2018: 10.62%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.