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Government Securities

5-Year Bond

Weighted average yield on the 5-year government bond.

14.98%Feb 2026−1.12 ppon the month−5.27 ppon the year
12-month average17.13
Record high34.50Feb 2021
Record low9.49May 2010
Observations247since Aug 2005

5-Year Bond, Aug 2005 to Feb 2026

010203040200620092012201520182021202414.98

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Month5-Year Bond (%)
Feb 202614.98
Jan 202616.10
Dec 202516.49
Nov 202516.49
Oct 202516.75
Sep 202518.00
Aug 202518.00
Jul 202518.00
Jun 202518.00
May 202516.80
Apr 202516.80
Mar 202519.20
Feb 202520.25
Jan 202520.80
Dec 202420.80
Nov 202420.74
Oct 202421.49
Sep 202423.50
Aug 202423.50
Jul 202422.50
Jun 202422.50
May 202422.00
Apr 202422.00
Mar 202420.00
Feb 202420.00
Jan 202422.00
Dec 202322.50
Nov 202322.50
Oct 202322.00
Sep 202323.50
Aug 202324.50
Jul 202324.50
Jun 202324.50
May 202324.00
Apr 202324.00
Mar 202324.00
Feb 202324.00
Jan 202324.00
Dec 202224.00
Nov 202224.00
Oct 202224.00
Sep 202224.00
Aug 202224.00
Jul 202224.00
Jun 202222.50
May 202222.50
Apr 202222.30
Mar 202222.25
Feb 202222.25
Jan 202222.10
Dec 202122.58
Nov 202123.38
Oct 202122.00
Sep 202123.50
Aug 202130.99
Jul 202132.20
Jun 202132.74
May 202134.50
Apr 202134.50
Mar 202134.50
Feb 202134.50
Jan 202133.38
Dec 202033.00
Nov 202033.00
Oct 202033.00
Sep 202033.00
Aug 202033.00
Jul 202033.00
Jun 202033.00
May 202033.00
Apr 202033.00
Mar 202033.00
Feb 202033.00
Jan 202033.00
Dec 201933.00
Nov 201932.60
Oct 201932.13
Sep 201932.00
Aug 201930.80
Jul 201930.50
Jun 201930.50
May 201930.50
Apr 201926.75
Mar 201925.50
Feb 201921.68
Jan 201920.40
Dec 201820.40
Nov 201820.40
Oct 201820.40
Sep 201820.40
Aug 201820.16
Jul 201820.00
Jun 201818.32
May 201817.90
Apr 201817.90
Mar 201817.90
Feb 201817.98
Jan 201817.98
Dec 201717.99
Nov 201717.99
Oct 201717.65
Sep 201717.65
Aug 201717.47
Jul 201717.47
Jun 201718.89
May 201719.25
Apr 201719.44
Mar 201719.50
Feb 201723.63
Jan 201725.00
Dec 201625.00
Nov 201625.19
Oct 201625.87
Sep 201625.87
Aug 201627.88
Jul 201627.88
Jun 201627.88
May 201628.35
Apr 201628.50
Mar 201628.50
Feb 201628.25
Jan 201627.99
Dec 201527.99
Nov 201525.75
Oct 201525.00
Sep 201525.00
Aug 201524.25
Jul 201524.00
Jun 201524.00
May 201523.38
Apr 201522.97
Mar 201522.97
Feb 201522.69
Jan 201522.41
Dec 201422.41
Nov 201419.61
Oct 201418.68
Sep 201418.68
Aug 201417.50
Jul 201417.50
Jun 201417.50
May 201416.30
Apr 201416.00
Mar 201416.00
Feb 201416.13
Jan 201416.50
Dec 201316.50
Nov 201316.49
Oct 201316.48
Sep 201316.48
Aug 201315.69
Jul 201315.49
Jun 201315.49
May 201315.07
Apr 201314.79
Mar 201314.79
Feb 201313.82
Jan 201313.50
Dec 201213.50
Nov 201212.22
Oct 201211.90
Sep 201211.90
Aug 201213.61
Jul 201213.61
Jun 201213.61
May 201213.90
Apr 201213.90
Mar 201213.90
Feb 201213.57
Jan 201214.20
Dec 201115.42
Nov 201113.77
Oct 201117.15
Sep 201115.87
Aug 201116.92
Jul 201116.96
Jun 201116.46
May 201116.23
Apr 201114.87
Mar 201113.55
Feb 201112.87
Jan 201112.87
Dec 201012.52
Nov 201012.52
Oct 201012.89
Sep 201013.12
Aug 201012.36
Jul 201011.00
Jun 20109.49
May 20109.49
Apr 201010.38
Mar 201014.59
Feb 201016.84
Jan 201017.13
Dec 200917.50
Nov 200919.38
Oct 200920.00
Sep 200920.13
Aug 200920.00
Jul 200919.17
Jun 200918.99
May 200919.80
Apr 200920.00
Mar 200919.50
Feb 200919.13
Jan 200918.99
Dec 200817.94
Nov 200817.94
Oct 200816.45
Sep 200816.47
Aug 200816.44
Jul 200816.09
Jun 200817.05
May 200816.52
Apr 200816.00
Mar 200815.85
Feb 200815.85
Jan 200815.74
Dec 200715.82
Nov 200715.55
Oct 200715.20
Sep 200715.20
Aug 200715.30
Jul 200715.28
Jun 200714.96
May 200714.63
Apr 200714.63
Mar 200714.03
Feb 200713.92
Jan 200713.70
Dec 200613.46
Nov 200613.56
Oct 200616.05
Sep 200616.05
Aug 200614.47
Jul 200613.93
Jun 200613.85
May 200614.14
Apr 200616.67
Mar 200620.25
Feb 200622.63
Jan 200624.49
Dec 200524.98
Nov 200525.17
Oct 200525.37
Sep 200525.54
Aug 200525.35

Source: Bank of Zambia auctions. Monthly. Gaps in the line are months with no published figure.

Change on a year earlier

Each bar is this month against the same month twelve months before — the comparison that strips out the seasonal pattern.

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