Zambia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

10.9

Units In

11.9

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 24, 2025

Time to Release

25 Days 10 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 decelerated further to 10.9% in November 2025, the lowest since August 2023, from 11.9% in the prior month. This marks the seventh consecutive period of slowing price-growth, largely due to a stronger kwacha. Food inflation eased to 13.9% in November, down from 14.1% in October, while non-food price growth slowed to 6.6% from 8.7%. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.7% in November, the most in seven months, after a 0.4% increase in the previous month.