Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average was 60,892 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
In 2025, exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Zimbabwe stood at 60,892. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.7% on the previous year and up 18,836.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Zimbabwe peaked at 60,892 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1991.
That places Zimbabwe 2nd out of 181 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.63 | 0 | 276.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 244.68 | 11.02 | 322.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,465 | 51.3 | 60,892 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Zimbabwe?
- Exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average in Zimbabwe was 60,892 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 60,892 in 2025.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average?
- Zimbabwe ranks 2nd out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exchange rate, old lcu per usd extended forward, period average rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18,836.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values after a new currency's introduction presented in the old currency's terms