Annual Inflation, April 2025 – April 2026

Latest News Year-on-Year Inflation Rate for April 2026 at 6.8 percent Annual inflation for April 2026 was recorded at 6.8 percent from 7.1 percent recorded in March 2026. This means that on average, prices of goods and services increased by 6.8 percent between April 2025 and April 2026. This development was attributed to price movements […]
Monthly Inflation, April 2026

Latest News Overall Monthly Inflation Rate at 0.7 Percent The overall monthly inflation rate for April 2026 was recorded at 0.7 percent from 0.6 percent recorded in the previous month. This outturn was mainly attributed to price movements in selected non – food items. . […]
Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation, April 2025 – April 2026

Latest News Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation Annual food inflation for April 2026 was recorded at 7.3 percent compared to 7.8 percent in March 2026. This means on average prices of food items increased by 7.3 percent between April 2025 and April 2026. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices of food items […]
Copper Export Earnings, April (2025 – 2026)

Latest News Copper Export Earnings, March (2025 – 2026) Export earnings from refined copper decreased by 10.5 percent from K19.4 billion in February 2026 to K17.3 billion in March 2026. Refined Copper export volumes decreased by 11.2 percent from 77.2 thousand Mt in February 2026 to 68.6 thousand Mt in March 2026. Read more>>Vol 277 […]
Congratulations To Mr. Oliver Chinganya, Zamstats Board Chairperson On His Election As President Of The International Statistical Institute (ISI)

Congratulations To Mr. Oliver Chinganya, Zamstats Board Chairperson On His Election As President Of The International Statistical Institute (ISI) The Board, Management and Staff of Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) would like to congratulate the Board Chairperson of ZamStats Mr. Oliver J.M Chinganya on his well-deserved election as President of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) […]
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Employment Opportunities The Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats) invites applications from well qualified persons to fill up the following positions: Director – Demography and Social Statistics Director – Economic Statistics Director – National Statistical System Coordination Director – Information and Communication Technology Director – Corporate Services Read more>>APPROVED ADVERTISEMENT OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS
Zambia Observes the 2025 World Statistics Day

Latest News Zambia Observes the 2025 World Statistics Day ISI Statement World Statistics Day 2025 No Statistics, No Deal Statistics are more than numbers; statistics are society’s mirror. Without reliable statistics, democracy falters, markets waver, and citizens lose the means to hold power to account. Reliable figures on growth, jobs, inflation, health, environment and education […]
Copper Export Earnings, August (2024 – 2025)

Latest News Copper Export Earnings, August (2024 – 2025) Export earnings from refined copper increased by 14.3 percent from K15.6 billion in July 2025 to K17.8 billion in August 2025. Refined Copper export volumes increased by 21.8 percent from 64.2 thousand Mt in July 2025 to 78.1 thousand Mt in August 2025. Read more>>Vol 270 […]
Cumulative Total Trade, Jan – Aug (2024 and 2025 ) (K’ Billion)

Latest News Cumulative Total Trade August 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. […]
Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation September 2024 – September 2025 (%)

Latest News Annual Food and Non-Food Inflation Annual food inflation for September 2025 was recorded at 14.6 percent compared to 14.9 percent in August 2025 (see Figure 2). This means on average prices of food items increased by 14.6 percent between September 2024 and September 2025. This was mainly attributed to price movements in prices […]