FAOSTAT
Food price inflation in Zambia
Annual change in food prices in Zambia in June 2026: +6.7%. Monthly series since 2001, from the national consumer price indices compiled by FAO.
+6.7%food price inflation, year on year
+6.5%overall inflation, same month
416.9food price index (2015 = 100)
+81.2%change in food prices over five years
+31.6%highest annual food inflation since 2000 (August 2021)
Food and overall inflation over ten years
Year-on-year change, month by month
- Food
- All items
- World median, food
A positive gap means food prices rose faster than prices overall.
Year by year
Average of the monthly year-on-year changes
| Year | Food | All items | Gap (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.0% | +7.3% | +0.7 |
| 2025 | +16.5% | +14.0% | +2.5 |
| 2024 | +16.7% | +15.0% | +1.7 |
| 2023 | +12.4% | +10.9% | +1.6 |
| 2022 | +13.2% | +11.1% | +2.1 |
| 2021 | +27.8% | +22.1% | +5.7 |
| 2020 | +16.2% | +15.7% | +0.5 |
| 2019 | +10.4% | +9.1% | +1.3 |
| 2018 | +7.1% | +7.5% | -0.4 |
| 2017 | +5.8% | +6.6% | -0.8 |
| 2016 | +21.8% | +18.2% | +3.6 |
| 2015 | +11.0% | +10.0% | +1.0 |
| 2014 | +7.2% | +7.8% | -0.6 |
| 2013 | +6.5% | +7.0% | -0.5 |
| 2012 | +7.0% | +6.6% | +0.4 |
| 2011 | +4.8% | +6.4% | -1.6 |
| 2010 | +6.2% | +8.5% | -2.3 |
| 2009 | +14.4% | +13.4% | +0.9 |
| 2008 | +13.8% | +12.4% | +1.4 |
| 2007 | +5.3% | +10.7% | -5.4 |
| 2006 | +5.1% | +9.1% | -4.0 |
| 2005 | +18.6% | +18.4% | +0.2 |
| 2004 | +16.4% | +18.0% | -1.6 |
| 2003 | +17.9% | +21.5% | -3.6 |
| 2002 | +19.0% | +22.2% | -3.2 |
| 2001 | +18.6% | +21.7% | -3.1 |
Source: FAOSTAT, Consumer Price Indices (FAO), CC BY 4.0, update of 20 October 2026 · Shelfpedia calculations: overall inflation, yearly averages, gap, five-year change.
FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices. Accessed on 24 October 2026. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/CP Licence: CC-BY-4.0.