Zambia Inflation Rate

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

15.3

Units In

16.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jun 26, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 7 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
24.6 Jun 2021	6 Dec 2011	11.18 %	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 fell to a near one-year low of 15.3% in May 2025, easing from 16.5% in each of the previous two months. Food inflation decelerated for the third month to 17.9%, from April's 18.7%, as favorable rainfall helped bring down corn meal and vegetable prices. Non-food inflation also eased, falling to 11.6% from 13.4%. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.3% in May, decelerating from a 1% increase in the prior month.