Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Zimbabwe

The GDP deflator for Zimbabwe changed by 83.1% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.

Measure: Inflation measured by the GDP deflator Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Zimbabwe, 2025 83.1% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −1,014.4percentage points 2024: 1,097.5%
World, 2025 3.3% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 2nd of 186 See the full ranking

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Zimbabwe over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period ZimbabweWorld
2025 83.1% 3.3%
2024 1,097.5% 4.1%
2023 768.5% 5.0%
2022 274.5% 7.3%
2021 108.8% 4.6%
2020 586.0% 2.0%
2019 397.2% 2.4%
2018 3.6% 2.8%
2017 197.5% 3.0%
2016 2.2% 2.0%
2015 0.6% 2.3%
2014 -0.3% 2.0%
2013 9.4% 2.3%
2012 4.0% 3.6%
2011 2.6% 5.5%
2010 4.1% 4.2%
2009 93.2% 2.0%
2008 1.3% 7.9%
2007 0.9% 6.0%
2006 -2.0% 5.9%
2005 5.1% 5.8%
2004 7.6% 5.6%
2003 8.8% 4.0%
2002 2.7% 3.6%
2001 -0.1% 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1,014.4 percentage points from 1,097.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.6%, the figure has changed by +82.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Zimbabwe has the 2nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 3.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Zimbabwe
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices