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Zimbabwe - Inflation Rate 1983

Name: Zimbabwe Inflation Rate 1983
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

-8.45% −9.04pp from 1982 Global rank: 1st

Zimbabwe's inflation rate was -8.45% in 1983, decreased +9.04pp from 0.59% in 1982. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1983▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1983
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Zimbabwe	-8.45%	-1,532.5%
2nd	Benin	-6.07%	-249.5%
3rd	Niger	-2.49%	-123.9%
4th	Oman	-2.07%	-181.7%
5th	Malta	-0.88%	-115.1%
6th	Saudi Arabia	0.19%	-89.7%
7th	Puerto Rico (US)	0.34%	-89.6%
8th	Djibouti	0.90%	137.4%
9th	Brunei Darussalam	1.17%	-81.7%
10th	Singapore	1.20%	-69.5%
11th	United Arab Emirates	1.30%	-81.7%
12th	St. Lucia	1.47%	-68.1%
13th	Vanuatu	1.65%	-75.2%
14th	Angola	1.83%	0.0%
15th	Japan	1.90%	-30.9%
16th	China	2.00%	0.0%
17th	Panama	2.10%	-50.5%
18th	St. Kitts and Nevis	2.29%	-61.6%
19th	Antigua and Barbuda	2.35%	-43.7%
20th	Netherlands	2.74%	-53.5%
21st	Qatar	2.74%	-51.9%
22nd	Bulgaria	2.80%	0.0%
23rd	Switzerland	2.95%	-48.0%
24th	Bahrain	2.97%	-65.8%
25th	United States	3.21%	-47.8%
26th	Germany	3.29%	-37.3%
27th	Austria	3.34%	-38.6%
28th	Korea	3.42%	-52.4%
29th	Congo, Republic of	3.47%	0.5%
30th	Malaysia	3.70%	-36.5%
31st	Thailand	3.73%	-29.0%
32nd	Bahamas, The	4.00%	-34.4%
33rd	Dominica	4.15%	-6.0%
34th	Suriname	4.41%	-38.0%
35th	Guatemala	4.54%	-7.3%
36th	United Kingdom	4.61%	-45.8%
37th	Romania	4.69%	-72.3%
38th	Kuwait	4.72%	-39.3%
39th	Belize	5.00%	-26.9%
40th	Jordan	5.02%	-34.1%
41st	Cyprus	5.05%	-21.5%
42nd	Barbados	5.23%	-49.2%
43rd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5.46%	-24.5%
44th	Mauritius	5.59%	-58.2%
45th	Dominican Republic	5.63%	-26.4%
46th	Côte d'Ivoire	5.64%	-23.7%
47th	Myanmar	5.65%	6.5%
48th	Canada	5.86%	-45.7%
49th	Algeria	5.97%	-9.5%
50th	Seychelles	6.05%	808.7%
51st	Grenada	6.10%	-22.0%
52nd	Syrian Arab Republic	6.13%	-57.1%
53rd	Morocco	6.21%	-41.0%
54th	Solomon Islands	6.23%	-52.0%
55th	Kiribati	6.31%	15.0%
56th	Pakistan	6.36%	8.5%
57th	Rwanda	6.59%	-47.7%
58th	Fiji	6.70%	-4.4%
59th	Denmark	6.91%	-31.9%
60th	São Tomé and Principe	7.00%	1,650.0%
61st	Lebanon	7.20%	-61.3%
62nd	Hungary	7.28%	3.8%
63rd	New Zealand	7.34%	-54.5%
64th	Belgium	7.66%	-12.2%
65th	Chad	7.88%	22.5%
66th	Papua New Guinea	7.90%	42.8%
67th	Burundi	8.15%	56.3%
68th	Burkina Faso	8.15%	-32.4%
69th	Honduras	8.25%	-8.5%
70th	Finland	8.37%	-10.0%
71st	Norway	8.47%	-25.4%
72nd	Luxembourg	8.67%	-7.3%
73rd	European Union	8.67%	-9.6%
74th	Sweden	8.87%	3.4%
75th	Tunisia	8.97%	-34.4%
76th	Comoros	9.21%	-39.5%
77th	Togo	9.36%	-15.9%
78th	France	9.46%	-21.0%
79th	Tonga	9.81%	-9.8%
80th	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.89%	-10.3%
81st	Maldives	9.89%	1,321.1%
82nd	Philippines	10.03%	11.7%
83rd	Australia	10.04%	-11.6%
84th	Haiti	10.24%	39.2%
85th	Ireland	10.45%	-39.2%
86th	Botswana	10.48%	-6.5%
87th	Mali	10.50%	172.6%
88th	Libya	10.61%	-23.2%
89th	Gambia, The	10.64%	29.2%
90th	Gabon	10.67%	-36.1%
91st	Bangladesh	11.10%	-18.7%
92nd	Kenya	11.40%	-44.9%
93rd	Eswatini	11.57%	7.0%
94th	Jamaica	11.58%	69.6%
95th	Senegal	11.62%	-33.2%
96th	Indonesia	11.80%	24.5%
97th	India	11.87%	53.4%
98th	Spain	12.17%	-15.6%
99th	South Africa	12.30%	-12.0%
100th	Nepal	12.38%	19.2%
101st	El Salvador	13.31%	13.8%
102nd	Paraguay	13.43%	150.0%
103rd	Malawi	13.50%	41.8%
104th	Sri Lanka	13.96%	29.0%
105th	Central African Republic	14.61%	10.3%
106th	Italy	14.65%	-11.0%
107th	Trinidad and Tobago	15.17%	30.4%
108th	Guyana	15.29%	-25.8%
109th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	16.08%	7.9%
110th	Samoa	16.46%	-10.1%
111th	Cameroon	16.63%	8.5%
112th	Lesotho	17.49%	21.5%
113th	Bhutan	18.06%	82.1%
114th	Madagascar	19.33%	-39.4%
115th	Colombia	19.60%	-21.2%
116th	Zambia	19.69%	57.6%
117th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	19.74%	5.7%
118th	Cabo Verde	20.16%	-4.6%
119th	Greece	20.18%	-4.5%
120th	Nigeria	23.21%	201.5%
121st	Guinea-Bissau	23.31%	40.9%
122nd	Portugal	24.00%	5.6%
123rd	Poland	25.53%	-74.7%
124th	Tanzania	27.06%	-6.4%
125th	Chile	27.26%	174.2%
126th	Mozambique	28.20%	59.4%
127th	Guinea	30.26%	1.2%
128th	Sudan	30.59%	15.0%
129th	Türkiye	31.39%	0.9%
130th	Costa Rica	32.62%	-63.9%
131st	Nicaragua	33.60%	17.9%
132nd	Slovenia	40.21%	33.5%
133rd	Ecuador	48.42%	197.8%
134th	Uruguay	49.20%	159.1%
135th	Viet Nam	49.49%	-48.1%
136th	Equatorial Guinea	60.06%	57.0%
137th	Lao PDR	62.51%	-11.2%
138th	Sierra Leone	68.53%	154.8%
139th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	76.53%	106.4%
140th	Iceland	83.95%	64.5%
141st	Mexico	101.87%	72.3%
142nd	Peru	111.15%	72.4%
143rd	Ghana	122.87%	446.5%
144th	Brazil	135.03%	34.3%
145th	Israel	145.95%	21.3%
146th	Uganda	150.00%	50.0%
147th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	275.59%	123.0%

FAQ

What was Zimbabwe's inflation rate in 1983?▾

Zimbabwe's inflation rate in 1983 was -8.45%. This ranked 1st globally.

How did Zimbabwe's inflation rate change in 1983?▾

Zimbabwe's inflation rate decreased by 1,532.5% in 1983 compared to 1982.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1983?▾

Bolivia, Plurinational State of had the highest inflation rate in 1983 at 275.59%.

What is the inflation rate of Zimbabwe in 1983?▾

The inflation rate of Zimbabwe in 1983 was -8.45%. This ranked 1st globally.

How does 1983 compare to 1982 for Zimbabwe's inflation rate?▾

Zimbabwe's inflation rate went from 0.59% in 1982 to -8.45% in 1983, a 1,532.5% decrease.

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