Business Reporter
THE country’s annual inflation rates tumbled to 4, 1%, confirming the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s commitment to provide a lasting solution for the country’s currency challenges.
The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) inflation data for January 2026 shows that the ZWG year-on-year inflation rate (for the month of January 2026 as measured by the all-items ZWG Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 4.1% , shedding 10.9% on the December 2025 rate of 15 % percent.
During the period, the ZWG month-on-month inflation rate was 0.0 percent in January 2026, shedding 0.2 percentage points on the December 2025 rate of 0.2 percent. This means that prices as measured by the all items ZWG CPI remained unchanged from December 2025 to January 2026.
“In the same month, the USD year-on-year inflation rate for the month of January 2026 as measured by the all-items USD Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 1%, shedding 11.4% s on the December 2025 rate of 12.4%. This means that prices as measured by the all items USD CPI, increased by an average rate of 1% from January 2025 to January 2026,” said Zimstat.
