Zambia Consumer Price Index CPI Growth
1986 - 2026 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Zambia Consumer Price Index CPI growth
- Zambia Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 9.5 % YoY in Jan 2026, compared with a rate of 11.2 % in the previous month.
- Zambia Consumer Price Index growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Jan 2026, with an averaged number of 12.2 % YoY.
- The data reached an all-time high of 237.8 % YoY in Jul 1993 and a record low of 6.0 % YoY in Dec 2011.
CEIC calculates Consumer Price Index Growth from monthly Consumer Price Index. Zambia Statistics Agency provides Consumer Price Index with base 2009=100. Consumer Price Index Growth prior to January 2011 is calculated from Consumer Price Index with base 2010=100, published by the International Monetary Fund.
View Zambia's Consumer Price Index CPI Growth from Jan 1986 to Jan 2026 in the chart:
What was Zambia's Consumer Price Index CPI Growth in Jan 2026?
Zambia Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth was measured at 9.5 % YoY in Jan 2026, compared with a rate of 11.2 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 Jan 2026 | 11.2 Dec 2025 | 6.0 Dec 2011 | 237.8 Jul 1993 | % | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 2.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 0.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Argentina (%) | 31.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Nov 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 3.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 3.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1987 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 2.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1949 - Jan 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 0.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 8.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 7.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 2.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1921 - Nov 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 19.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1938 - Jan 2026 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 4.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 3.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jun 1975 - Dec 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 4.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 0.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 5.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 1.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Canada (%) | 2.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 3.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Oct 2025 |
| China (%) | 0.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 5.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1955 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 3.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1987 - Nov 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -0.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 2.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Oct 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 1.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 12.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 4.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 2.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | -0.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| France (%) | 0.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 5.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 2.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1949 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1964 - Jan 2026 |
| Greece (%) | 2.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1956 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 3.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| India (%) | 0.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 2.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Nov 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 48.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 2.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 2.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 1.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1956 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 0.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Dec 2025 |
| Japan (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 2.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 12.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 4.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1963 - Jan 2026 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 1952 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 5.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | May 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 2.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 9.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 4.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | May 1994 - Nov 2025 |
| Latvia (%) | 3.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 16.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Lithuania (%) | 4.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 3.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1956 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 0.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 4.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 26.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | 1.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 2.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 4.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1963 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 3.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Nov 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 7.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 8.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 4.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -0.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Dec 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 4.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Myanmar (%) | 22.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Oct 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Nepal (%) | 2.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1964 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (%) | 2.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Jan 2026 |
| New Zealand (%) | 3.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1915 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 15.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Dec 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 3.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 1.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 5.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Jan 2026 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -17.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Oct 2025 |
| Panama (%) | -0.4 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jul 1975 - Aug 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 4.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Nov 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 1.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Jan 2026 |
| Philippines (%) | 1.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 2.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Nov 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 2.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1949 - Nov 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Romania (%) | 9.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 7.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 2.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 2.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 1.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Oct 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 3.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 3.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Oct 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 2.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1955 - Jan 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 2.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 63.3 Feb 2023 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Feb 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 0.9 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1956 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | -0.5 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 1922 - Jan 2021 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,282.760 Oct 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Oct 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 5,565.964 Nov 2025 | monthly | Nov 2015 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 40.9 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (ZMK bn) | 365.988 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (ZMK bn) | 791.787 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (ZMK bn) | 349.147 2030 | yearly | 2000 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.533 2028 | yearly | 2000 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 28.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 1,237.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -10.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 2,102.805 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 990.841 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,147.460 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 1,209.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -9.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 231,680.704 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 129,125.506 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 7.236 Jul 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jul 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 29.906 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 140.207 Nov 2025 | monthly | Nov 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 209.298 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 168.638 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 107.241 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 89.425 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 69.648 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -32.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 17.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.0 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 221.8 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.2 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -56.778 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.3 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -7.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -49.528 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 23,436.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 84.2 2023 | yearly | 2011 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 1.662 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -29,230.347 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 148.499 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 3,238.047 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 8,447.313 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 11.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 26.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,224.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 9,283.172 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 9.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 7,425.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 12.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 4,247.569 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 28.11 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 12.97 2024 | yearly | 1965 - 2024 |
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