Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency, the ZiG, recorded a sharp drop in annual inflation for October, falling by 50 percentage points to 32.7%, according to data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) on Tuesday.
In comparison, September’s annual inflation stood at 82.7%, representing an 11.1-point decline from August. ZIMSTAT said:
“The ZiG year-on-year inflation rate (annual percentage change) for the month of October 2025 as measured by the all-items ZiG Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 32.7%.
“This means that prices, as measured by the all-items ZiG CPI, increased by an average of 32,7% from October 2024 to October 2025.”
ZIMSTAT reported that the annual inflation rate for the US dollar stood at 13% in October, down from 13.4% in September. It said:
“The USD year-on-year inflation rate (annual percentage change) for the month of October 2025 as measured by the all-items USD Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 13%.”
“This means that prices as measured by the all items USD CPI, increased by an average of 13% from October 2024 to October 2025.”
Meanwhile, the month-on-month US dollar inflation rate rose to 0.3% in October, up from 0% recorded in September. ZIMSTAT said:
“The USD month-on-month food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate was 0.2% in October 2025, gaining 0.1 percentage points on the September 2025 rate of 0.1%.
“The October 2025 USD month-on-month non-food inflation rate was 0.4%, gaining 0.5 percentage points on the September 2025 rate of -0.1%.”
On the ZiG side, ZIMSTAT reported a month-on-month inflation rate of -0.4%, down 0.2 percentage points from September. It said:
“The ZiG month-on-month food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation rate was 0.7% in October 2025, gaining 0.5 percentage points on the September 2025 rate of 0.2%.
“The October 2025 ZiG month-on-month non-food inflation rate was -0.9% shedding 0.4 percentage points on the September 2025 rate of -0.5%.”
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