THE ZiG annual inflation rate fell by 11,1 percentage points to 82,7% for September, owing to a deceleration in the price of goods in local currency. In August, the ZiG annual inflation rate was recorded at 93,8%. Similarly, the US dollar annual inflation rate also improved, as it was recorded at 13,4% for September, from the 14,2% recorded in August.
The improvements can be attributed to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s artificially control of the exchange rate to maintain the value of the ZiG, which continues to render it volatile. “The ZiG year-on-year inflation rate (annual percentage change) for the month of September 2025 as measured by the all-items ZiG Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 82,7%,” the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) said in its recently released inflation and trade data for September. “This means that prices, as measured by the all-items ZiG CPI, increased by an average of 82,7% from September 2024 to September 2025.” On the US dollar annual inflation rate, ZimStat said: “The USD year-on-year inflation rate (annual percentage change) for the month of September 2025 as measured by the all-items USD Consumer Price Index, was 13,4%.
This means that prices as measured by the all-items USD CPI increased by an average of 13,4% from September 2024 to September 2025.” During the month, the Total Consumption Poverty Line for one person was ZiG1 292,80, virtually unchanged from August. The ZiG month-on-month inflation rate was -0,2% in September, shedding 0,6 percentage points on the August rate. “The ZiG month-on-month food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate was 0,2% in September 2025, gaining 0,3 percentage points on the August 2025 rate of -0,1%,” ZimStat said. “The September 2025 ZiG month-on-month non-food inflation rate was -0,5%, shedding 1,1 percentage points on the August 2025 rate of 0,6%.” However, the greenback month-on-month inflation rate for September 2025 remained unchanged at the previous month’s rate of zero percent.
