May 2025 records a Trade Surplus
Latest News May 2025 records a Trade Surplus The country recorded a trade Surplus of K1.5 billion in May 2025 compared to the Surplus of K0.5 billion recorded in April 2025 (see Table12). Exports mainly comprising domestically produced goods, increased by 13.1 percent from K26.7 billion in April 2025 to K30.2 billion in May 2025. […]
Annual Inflation, June 2024 – June 2025 (%)
Latest News Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for June 2025 at 14.1 Percent Annual inflation for June 2025 slowed down to 14.1 percent from 15.3 percent recorded in May, 2025. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 14.1 percent between June 2024 and June 2025 (see Figure 2). This development was mainly […]
Monthly Inflation, June 2024 – June 2025 (%)
Latest News Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.2 Percent The overall monthly inflation for June 2025 was recorded at 0.2 percent from 0.3 percent recorded in the previous month. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in selected food and non-food items (see Figure 4). Figure 4: Overall Monthly Inflation, June 2024-June 2025 […]
Economy Expands by 4.5 Percent
Latest News Economy Expands by 4.5 Percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates for the first quarter of 2025 show that the economy grew by 4.5 percent from 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2024. This represents an increase of 2.3 percentage points compared to the same quarter in 2024. These estimates are based on […]
First Quarter 2025 Gross Domestic Product
2025 Quarter One Year-on-Year Real GDP Growth (%) for Selected Zambia’s Trading Partners Read more>>Vol 267 of 2025 The Monthly June
Bauleni Special Needs School Pays ZamStats a visit
Latest News Bauleni Special Needs School Pays ZamStats a visit The Zambia Statistics was privileged to have hosted Bauleni Special Needs school Grade 12 pupils on a statistical educational tour on 14th February 2025 at its Head office in Lusaka accompanied by Mrs. Yvonne Namwinga Makungo, Head of Mathematics Department. Welcomed by the Head of […]
December 2024 records a Trade Deficit
Latest News December 2024 records a Trade Deficit The country recorded a trade deficit of K3.3 billion in December 2024 compared to the surplus of K1.1 recorded in November 2024. (see Table10). Exports mainly comprising domestically produced goods, decreased by 14.2 percent from K31.5 billion in November 2024 to K27.0 billion in December 2024. […]
Provincial Annual Inflation Rates, January 2024 – January 2025 (%)
Latest News Provincial Annual Inflation Rates A disaggregation of the annual inflation by province shows that annual inflation during the month under review increased for Central (23.1% from 22.2%); Luapula (18.1% from17.5%); Lusaka (14.0% from 13.7%); Northern (12.4% from 12.0%) and Western Provinces (20.5% from 18.6%).Annual inflation decreased for Copperbelt (18.8% from 18.9%); Eastern (14.3% […]
Total Trade December 2024
Latest News Total Trade December 2024 The cumulative total trade from January to December 2024 was K587.6 billion while that of 2023 for the same period was K416.2 billion, representing a 41.2 percent increase (seeFigure 5). Figure 5: Cumulative Total Trade, (Jan- Dec) 2023 and 2024 (K’ Billions). Total Exports and Imports by Mode […]
Monthly Inflation, January 2024 – January 2025 (%)
Latest News Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 2.1 Percent The overall monthly inflation for January 2025 was recorded at 2.1 percent compared with 1.2 percent recorded in the previous month. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in both food and non-food items (see Figure 3). Figure 3: Overall Monthly Inflation, January 2024- January […]