Inflation in Zambia
In the year to June 2026, consumer prices in Zambia rose 6.5%, down from 6.6% a month earlier. Over the longer run they have risen 430.1% since January 2010, the start of the official series. That means ZK100 then buys what ZK530.11 buys now, so the same basket of goods costs 5.3 times what it did.
Cumulative & Yearly Inflation
What ZK100 would be worth today
Each row takes ZK100 at that date and shows the equivalent sum in June 2026, the most recent month on record for Zambia.
| Date | Amount then | Worth today | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2010 | ZK100.00 | ZK530.11 | 430.1% |
| January 2020 | ZK100.00 | ZK225.61 | 125.6% |
How inflation in Zambia is measured
The figures above come from the IMF's CPI dataset, with the original data from the Zambia Statistics Agency. The series is indexed so that a chosen base year equals 100, and the calculator works out the ratio between any two dates you pick.
Coverage runs from January 2010 to June 2026, and updates automatically as each new release is published. Figures for the most recent periods can be revised by the statistics office after first publication.