Consumer Price Index · 483.3 (2025)
Latest CPI
483.3
2025
Earliest CPI
0.0
1985
Change (1985–2025)
+483.3
+3566300.5%
How CPI erosion in Zambia compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Zambia
41 years of data (1985–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 483.3 | +59.0 (+13.9%) |
| 2024 | 424.3 | +55.3 (+15.0%) |
| 2023 | 369.0 | +36.2 (+10.9%) |
| 2022 | 332.8 | +33.0 (+11.0%) |
| 2021 | 299.8 | +54.1 (+22.0%) |
| 2020 | 245.7 | +33.4 (+15.7%) |
| 2019 | 212.3 | +17.8 (+9.2%) |
| 2018 | 194.5 | +13.6 (+7.5%) |
| 2017 | 180.9 | +11.2 (+6.6%) |
| 2016 | 169.8 | +25.7 (+17.9%) |
| 2015 | 144.0 | +13.2 (+10.1%) |
| 2014 | 130.8 | +9.5 (+7.8%) |
| 2013 | 121.3 | +7.9 (+7.0%) |
| 2012 | 113.4 | +7.0 (+6.6%) |
| 2011 | 106.4 | +6.4 (+6.4%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +7.8 (+8.5%) |
| 2009 | 92.2 | +10.9 (+13.4%) |
| 2008 | 81.3 | +9.0 (+12.4%) |
| 2007 | 72.3 | +7.0 (+10.7%) |
| 2006 | 65.3 | +5.4 (+9.0%) |
| 2005 | 59.9 | +9.3 (+18.3%) |
| 2004 | 50.6 | +7.7 (+18.0%) |
| 2003 | 42.9 | +7.6 (+21.4%) |
| 2002 | 35.4 | +6.4 (+22.2%) |
| 2001 | 28.9 | +5.1 (+21.4%) |
| 2000 | 23.8 | +4.9 (+26.0%) |
| 1999 | 18.9 | +4.0 (+26.8%) |
| 1998 | 14.9 | +2.9 (+24.5%) |
| 1997 | 12.0 | +2.4 (+24.4%) |
| 1996 | 9.6 | +2.9 (+43.1%) |
| 1995 | 6.7 | +1.7 (+34.9%) |
| 1994 | 5.0 | +1.8 (+54.6%) |
| 1993 | 3.2 | +2.1 (+183.3%) |
| 1992 | 1.1 | +0.7 (+165.7%) |
| 1991 | 0.4 | +0.2 (+97.6%) |
| 1990 | 0.2 | +0.1 (+107.0%) |
| 1989 | 0.1 | +0.1 (+123.4%) |
| 1988 | 0.0 | +0.0 (+51.0%) |
| 1987 | 0.0 | +0.0 (+47.0%) |
| 1986 | 0.0 | +0.0 (+55.8%) |
| 1985 | 0.0 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Zambia tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1985, the CPI has moved from 0.0 to 483.3, representing a cumulative change of +3566300.5%.
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