Cost of food in Zambia increased 14.90 percent in August of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Zambia averaged 12.29 percent from 2011 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 31.60 percent in August of 2021 and a record low of 3.50 percent in May of 2011. source: Central Statistical Office, Zambia
Food Inflation in Zambia is expected to be 14.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Zambia Food Inflation is projected to trend around 13.50 percent in 2026 and 12.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.