Plugs and voltage
Zimbabwe uses Type G sockets; Type D is also found. Mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz.
Type G is standard; Type D in older buildings.
At 220 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
ZWG Zimbabwean Gold ZWG
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 26.60 ZWG (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
$ US Dollar USD
| 1 EUR | 1.12 USD |
|---|---|
| 1 GBP | 1.34 USD |
| 1 JPY | 0.006359 USD |
| 1 AUD | 0.7025 USD |
Price level 0 (US = 100, 2021)
Everyday household prices in Zimbabwe are about 0% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Shonaofficial81%
- Englishofficial42%
- North Ndebeleofficial12%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Zimbabwe is on UTC+2, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Zimbabwe drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
15 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Unity Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
February 2027
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day
- Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day (observed)
March 2027
- Good Friday
- Easter Saturday
- Easter Monday
April 2027
- Independence Day
- Independence Day (observed)
May 2027
- Workers' Day
- Africa Day
August 2027
- Zimbabwe Heroes' Day
- Defense Forces Day
Travel advisories
United States · State Department
Level 2 Exercise increased caution
Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Zimbabwe.
Updated 2026-07-15. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +263
- Internet domain
- .zw
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Sunday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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Flag: Flag of Zimbabwe.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Zimbabwe.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.
