Consumer price index in Zambia

The consumer price index for Zambia stood at 483.3 (2010 = 100) in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Consumer price index (World Bank, 2010 = 100) Unit: Index, 2010 = 100 Data: 1985 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Zambia, 2025 483.3 Index, 2010 = 100
Change from 2024 +59.0points 2024: 424.3 (2010 = 100)
Position in 2025 18th of 169 See the full ranking

Consumer price index in Zambia over time

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Index, 2010 = 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Consumer price index (World Bank, 2010 = 100) (index, 2010 = 100), 2001 to 2025
Period Zambia
2025 483.3 (2010 = 100)
2024 424.3 (2010 = 100)
2023 369.0 (2010 = 100)
2022 332.8 (2010 = 100)
2021 299.8 (2010 = 100)
2020 245.7 (2010 = 100)
2019 212.3 (2010 = 100)
2018 194.5 (2010 = 100)
2017 180.9 (2010 = 100)
2016 169.8 (2010 = 100)
2015 144.0 (2010 = 100)
2014 130.8 (2010 = 100)
2013 121.3 (2010 = 100)
2012 113.4 (2010 = 100)
2011 106.4 (2010 = 100)
2010 100.0 (2010 = 100)
2009 92.2 (2010 = 100)
2008 81.3 (2010 = 100)
2007 72.3 (2010 = 100)
2006 65.3 (2010 = 100)
2005 59.9 (2010 = 100)
2004 50.6 (2010 = 100)
2003 42.9 (2010 = 100)
2002 35.4 (2010 = 100)
2001 28.9 (2010 = 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +59.0 points from 424.3 (2010 = 100) in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 144.0 (2010 = 100), the figure has changed by +339.3 points.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2025, Zambia has the 18th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
FP.CPI.TOTL · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2025 for Zambia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics