Zambia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

12.3

Units In

12.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 30, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
24.6 Jun 2021	6 Dec 2011	11.21 %	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

Zambia's annual inflation rate eased to 12.3% in September 2025, down from 12.6% in the prior month, extending a five-month streak of slowing price growth. It was the lowest reading since September 2023, amid the relative strength of the kwacha. Both food and non-food prices saw more modest rises in September, at 14.6% and 9%, down from 14.9% and 9.3% in August, respectively. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.5% in September, the same pace as in the prior month.