Zambia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Apr 30, 2025

Actual

16.5

Units In

16.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 29, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 3 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
24.6 Jun 2021	6 Dec 2011	11.16 %	2005-2025	N/A

In Zambia, the four main components of the consumer price index are: Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (54 percent of total weight); Housing and Utilities (11 percent); Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House (8 percent) and Clothing and Footwear (8 percent). Others include: Transport (6 percent); Miscellaneous Goods and Services (5 percent) and Education (3 percent). Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Recreation and Culture, Communications, Health and Restaurants and Hotels account for the remaining 5 percent of total weight. .

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Zambia stood at 16.5% in April 2025, the softest in four months, unchanged from the previous month. Food price growth slowed to 18.7% in April, compared with 18.9% a month earlier, as favorable rains helped temper vegetable and fruit prices. Meanwhile, the weak kwacha has kept non-food inflation elevated, rising to 13.4% in April from 13.2% in March. On a monthly basis, prices increased by 1%.