Zambia elected Chair of the AU Committee of Directors General of Statistics (CoDGs)

Latest News Zambia elected Chair of the AU Committee of Directors General of Statistics (CoDGs) The 19th Session of the African Union Committee of Directors-General of National Statistical Offices (CoDGs) officially commenced on 3rd December 2025 and will end on 5th December 2025. The session brings together Director Generals of national statistics offices, regional economic […]

Africa Statistics Day 2025

Africa Statistics Day 2025 Theme: Leveraging innovations in data and statistics to promote a just, peaceful, inclusive and prosperous society for Africans As we join the African statistical community in celebrating Africa Statistics Day on 18 November 2025, the International Statistical Institute reaffirms its commitment to supporting innovation and modernization within national statistical systems, academia and private sector across the continent. […]

Zambia Commemorates African Statistics Day

Zambia Commemorates African Statistics Day     Zambia joins other African countries in commemorating African Statistics Day on 18th November 2025. African Statistics Day is an annual event celebrated by the African statistics community with the aim of raising public awareness on the importance of statistics in the social and economic development of the continent. […]

2024 Integrated Agricultural Survey Results

2024 Integrated Agricultural Survey Results The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats), launched its first-ever Integrated Agricultural Survey (IAS) Report that was conducted in 2024. The Agency conducts two primary agricultural surveys: the Crop Forecast Survey (CFS), implemented in the first quarter of the year and the Post-Harvest Survey (PHS) conducted in the last quarter of the […]

Annual Inflation, October 2024 – October 2025 (%)

Latest News Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for October 2025 at 11.9 Percent Annual inflation for October 2025 slowed down to 11.9 percent from  12.3 percent  recorded in September, 2025. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 11.9 percent between October 2024 and October 2025. This development was attributed to price movements […]

Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation, October 2024 – October 2025 (%)

Latest News Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation Annual food inflation for October 2025 was recorded at 14.1 percent compared to 14.6 percent in September 2025. This means on average prices of food items increased by 14.1 percent between October 2024 and October 2025. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food items […]

Cumulative Total Trade, Jan – Sep (2024 and 2025 ) (K’ Billion)

Latest News Cumulative Total Trade, September 2025 Cumulative total trade for the period January to August 2025 was K364.1 billion while that of 2024 for the same period was K432.4 billion, representing 18.8 percent increase.                                         […]

Copper Export Earnings, September (2024 – 2025)

Latest News Copper Export Earnings, September (2024 – 2025) Export earnings from refined copper decreased by 11.0 percent from K17.8 billion in August 2025 to K15.9 billion in September 2025. Refined Copper export volumes decreased by 15.1 percent from 78.1 thousand Mt in August 2025 to 66.3 thousand Mt in September 2025. Read more>>Vol 271 […]

Annual Inflation Rate for October 2025 slows down

Annual Inflation Rate for October 2025 slows down     The Zambia Statistics Agency (Zamstats) released the key statistical highlights for October 2025 today 30th October 2025. Addressing the audience during the dissemination, the Acting Statistician General, Mrs Sheila S. Mudenda highlighted that the Annual inflation rate for October 2025 slowed down to 11.9 percent […]

A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR ZAMBIA; ZAMSTATS LAUNCHES IT’S FIRST NATIONAL DATA SCIENCE TRAINING HUB

A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR ZAMBIA; ZAMSTATS LAUNCHES IT’S FIRST NATIONAL DATA SCIENCE TRAINING HUB The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) officially launched the National Data Science Hub, a game-changer in advancing data-driven innovation and development for Zambia. The launch was graced by Ms. Prudence Kaoma, Permanent Secretary for Planning and Administration in the Ministry of Finance […]