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Government Securities

5-Year Bond

Weighted average yield on the 5-year government bond.

14.98%Mar 20260.00 ppon the month−4.22 ppon the year
12-month average16.78
Record high34.50Jan 2021
Record low11.90Aug 2012
Observations182since Jan 2011

5-Year Bond, Jan 2011 to Mar 2026

102030402011201320152017201920212023202514.98

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Month5-Year Bond (%)
Mar 202614.98
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
Jan 202520.25
Dec 202420.80
Nov 202420.80
Oct 202420.74
Sep 202421.49
Aug 202423.50
Jul 202423.50
Jun 202422.50
May 202422.50
Apr 202422.00
Mar 202422.00
Feb 202420.00
Jan 202420.00
Dec 202322.00
Nov 202322.50
Oct 202322.50
Sep 202322.00
Aug 202323.50
Jul 202324.50
Jun 202324.50
May 202324.50
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 202224.00
May 202222.50
Apr 202222.50
Mar 202222.30
Feb 202222.25
Jan 202222.25
Dec 202122.10
Nov 202122.58
Oct 202123.38
Sep 202122.00
Aug 202123.50
Jul 202130.99
Jun 202132.20
May 202132.74
Apr 202134.50
Mar 202134.50
Feb 202134.50
Jan 202134.50
Dec 202033.38
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 201933.00
Oct 201932.60
Sep 201932.13
Aug 201932.00
Jul 201930.80
Jun 201930.50
May 201930.50
Apr 201930.50
Mar 201926.75
Feb 201925.50
Jan 201921.68
Dec 201820.40
Nov 201820.40
Oct 201820.40
Sep 201820.40
Aug 201820.40
Jul 201820.16
Jun 201820.00
May 201818.32
Apr 201817.90
Mar 201817.90
Feb 201817.90
Jan 201817.98
Dec 201717.98
Nov 201717.99
Oct 201717.99
Sep 201717.65
Aug 201717.65
Jul 201717.47
Jun 201717.47
May 201718.89
Apr 201719.25
Mar 201719.44
Feb 201719.50
Jan 201723.63
Dec 201625.00
Nov 201625.00
Oct 201625.19
Sep 201625.87
Aug 201625.87
Jul 201627.88
Jun 201627.88
May 201627.88
Apr 201628.35
Mar 201628.50
Feb 201628.50
Jan 201628.25
Dec 201527.99
Nov 201527.99
Oct 201525.75
Sep 201525.00
Aug 201525.00
Jul 201524.25
Jun 201524.00
May 201524.00
Apr 201523.38
Mar 201522.97
Feb 201522.97
Jan 201522.69
Dec 201422.41
Nov 201422.41
Oct 201419.61
Sep 201418.68
Aug 201418.68
Jul 201417.50
Jun 201417.50
May 201417.50
Apr 201416.30
Mar 201416.00
Feb 201416.00
Jan 201416.13
Dec 201316.50
Nov 201316.50
Oct 201316.49
Sep 201316.48
Aug 201316.48
Jul 201315.69
Jun 201315.49
May 201315.49
Apr 201315.07
Mar 201314.79
Feb 201314.79
Jan 201313.82
Dec 201213.50
Nov 201213.50
Oct 201212.22
Sep 201211.90
Aug 201211.90
Jul 201213.61
Jun 201213.61
May 201213.61
Apr 201213.90
Mar 201213.90
Feb 201213.90
Jan 201213.57
Dec 201114.20
Nov 201115.42
Oct 201113.77
Sep 201117.15
Aug 201115.87
Jul 201116.92
Jun 201116.96
May 201116.46
Apr 201116.23
Mar 201114.87
Feb 201113.56
Jan 201112.87

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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