Currency · Live data
Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG)
ZWLZimbabwe · Issued by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe
Price (USD)
—
Inflation (2022)
+104.71%
10y M2 change
+486389%
M69 Score
0.0
Multiple hyperinflations + redenominations
Market Cap (USD)
—
via M2 · 2023
M2 (local currency)
7.57B ZWL
current LCU
CPI YoY (2022)
+104.71%
World Bank · annual
Country
Zimbabwe
ISO 4217 · ZWL
Last Update
2026-04-25
Daily ingest · 02:00 UTC
Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) M2 money supply
Broad money in ZWL (cash + deposits + close substitutes), annual back to ~1960 via World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN. Log scale auto-engages for hyperinflation outliers.
Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) inflation history
Annual CPI YoY since 2001 — World Bank consumer price index for Zimbabwe. Inflation volatility is one of three inputs into the Money2069 sound-money score.
Purchasing power calculator
How much would your Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) be worth today if you'd held it since…?
100 ZWL in 2010 buys today
0.01 ZWLworth of goods
Lost 100% of purchasing power since 2010.
To match 2010 purchasing power, you need today
1,226,911.07 ZWL
24 years of cumulative inflation.
Calculation: cumulative product of (1 + CPI YoY) from the chosen year through 2022. Source: World Bank consumer price index (annual). Daily-refreshed.
Data sources & methodology
- FX (USD):
- Frankfurter / ECB · daily
- CPI YoY:
- World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · annual
- M2 broad money:
- World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.CN · annual (LCU)
- Market cap (USD):
- M2 / FX rate · daily
- 10-year M2 change:
- (M2 today / M2 10y ago) − 1
- M69 score:
- Weighted: CPI (50%), 10y M2 growth (40%), 1y FX stability (10%)
- Last fetched:
- 2026-04-25 16:08:42
- Country code (ISO 3166-1):
- ZWE
Note: Multiple hyperinflations + redenominations
Raw data: /api/v1/currencies/current/ZWL
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG)?+
The Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) (ZWL) is issued by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. As the monetary authority for Zimbabwe, it sets policy interest rates, manages foreign reserves, and controls the money supply.
What is the inflation rate of the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG)?+
Latest available consumer price inflation for the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG): 104.71% YoY (2022). Source: World Bank annual series (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Daily-refreshed historical chart on this page.
Has the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) been debased?+
Every fiat currency loses purchasing power over time as central banks expand the money supply. M2 has grown by approximately 486389% over the past decade. Combined with cumulative inflation, this is the gap between ZWL as accounting unit and ZWL as a store of value.
Is the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) sound money?+
On the Money2069 0–100 sound-money scale, the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) currently scores 0.0. The score weights inflation volatility, 10-year money-supply growth, and 1-year FX stability. Higher = closer to sound. No fiat scores 100 because no fiat has zero issuance.
How does the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) compare to gold or the US dollar?+
Use the table on the listing page to sort all 138 tracked currencies by inflation, 10-year M2 change, or M69 score. Pegged currencies (USD-pegged dirham, riyal, etc.) inherit the dollar's debasement profile; floating currencies tell their own story.
How often is this data updated?+
We pull fresh exchange rates daily from Frankfurter (ECB-sourced) and refresh the inflation series from the World Bank. The page is statically rendered with 24-hour ISR. Source data is publicly accessible via our /api/v1/currencies endpoints.