Zambia - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Zambia was 15.73 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 183.31 in 1993 and a minimum value of 6.43 in 2011.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1986 55.83
1987 47.05
1988 51.00
1989 123.40
1990 107.02
1991 97.64
1992 165.71
1993 183.31
1994 54.60
1995 34.93
1996 43.07
1997 24.42
1998 24.46
1999 26.79
2000 26.03
2001 21.39
2002 22.23
2003 21.40
2004 17.97
2005 18.32
2006 9.02
2007 10.66
2008 12.45
2009 13.40
2010 8.50
2011 6.43
2012 6.58
2013 6.98
2014 7.81
2015 10.11
2016 17.87
2017 6.58
2018 7.49
2019 9.15
2020 15.73

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Zambia was 13.74 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 165.53 in 1992 and a minimum value of -14.17 in 1975.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 -3.66
1962 2.09
1963 0.40
1964 4.08
1965 10.59
1966 23.64
1967 0.26
1968 15.94
1969 22.95
1970 -11.39
1971 -7.50
1972 3.71
1973 19.89
1974 10.82
1975 -14.17
1976 15.20
1977 8.25
1978 12.68
1979 21.89
1980 11.76
1981 7.16
1982 6.14
1983 18.63
1984 18.33
1985 41.14
1986 81.99
1987 62.01
1988 34.49
1989 80.88
1990 106.39
1991 92.65
1992 165.53
1993 143.66
1994 80.74
1995 30.61
1996 24.35
1997 25.40
1998 16.91
1999 17.92
2000 32.61
2001 25.33
2002 19.39
2003 17.61
2004 19.72
2005 16.65
2006 14.54
2007 12.97
2008 10.64
2009 5.56
2010 13.95
2011 11.11
2012 6.99
2013 9.73
2014 5.44
2015 6.66
2016 13.55
2017 10.10
2018 7.41
2019 7.63
2020 13.74

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Zambia was 13.74 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 165.53 in 1992 and 5.44 in 2014.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 106.39
1991 92.65
1992 165.53
1993 143.66
1994 80.74
1995 30.61
1996 24.35
1997 25.40
1998 16.91
1999 17.92
2000 32.61
2001 25.33
2002 19.39
2003 17.61
2004 19.72
2005 16.65
2006 14.54
2007 12.97
2008 10.64
2009 5.56
2010 13.95
2011 11.11
2012 6.99
2013 9.73
2014 5.44
2015 6.66
2016 13.55
2017 10.10
2018 7.41
2019 7.63
2020 13.74

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices