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British Pound

Kwacha per pound sterling, monthly average mid-rate.

K25.57Aug 2026+4.3%on the month−18.2%on the year
12-month average26.96
Record high36.74Apr 2025
Record low7.66Mar 2012
Observations187since Jan 2011

British Pound, Jan 2011 to Aug 2026

0102030402011201320152017201920212023202525.57

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MonthBritish Pound (ZMW)
Aug 202625.57
Jul 202624.52
Jun 202623.79
May 202625.45
Apr 202625.68
Mar 202625.69
Feb 202625.72
Jan 202625.07
Dec 202529.50
Nov 202529.77
Oct 202530.59
Sep 202532.12
Aug 202531.25
Jul 202532.00
Jun 202533.61
May 202535.86
Apr 202536.74
Mar 202536.52
Jan 202535.24
Dec 202434.50
Nov 202434.90
Oct 202434.88
Sep 202434.75
Aug 202434.85
Jul 202431.74
Jun 202432.90
May 202433.09
Apr 202433.39
Mar 202431.71
Feb 202431.74
Jan 202431.98
Dec 202333.44
Nov 202331.28
Oct 202328.50
Sep 202326.21
Aug 202325.81
Jul 202324.72
Jun 202324.04
May 202323.63
Apr 202323.18
Mar 202323.07
Feb 202325.02
Jan 202323.48
Dec 202222.59
Nov 202221.39
Oct 202219.36
Sep 202217.95
Aug 202217.74
Jul 202219.32
Jun 202219.69
May 202221.03
Apr 202221.26
Mar 202222.64
Feb 202223.65
Jan 202223.90
Dec 202123.65
Nov 202122.38
Oct 202123.65
Sep 202123.27
Aug 202120.28
Jul 202118.07
Jun 202122.11
May 202131.71
Apr 202131.54
Mar 202130.73
Feb 202130.47
Jan 202129.87
Dec 202029.02
Nov 202028.22
Oct 202027.48
Sep 202026.18
Aug 202025.76
Jul 202024.61
Jun 202022.95
May 202022.79
Apr 202022.40
Mar 202023.04
Feb 202020.29
Jan 202019.05
Dec 201918.82
Nov 201918.86
Oct 201917.98
Sep 201916.57
Aug 201916.22
Jul 201915.82
Jun 201915.91
May 201916.56
Apr 201917.01
Mar 201916.03
Feb 201915.85
Jan 201915.43
Dec 201815.35
Nov 201815.11
Oct 201815.29
Sep 201815.54
Aug 201814.26
Jul 201812.99
Jun 201813.03
May 201813.38
Apr 201812.20
Mar 201813.22
Feb 201813.41
Jan 201813.71
Dec 201713.59
Nov 201713.44
Oct 201713.33
Sep 201713.42
Aug 201713.01
Jul 201712.71
Jun 201711.68
May 201711.64
Apr 201711.80
Mar 201711.98
Feb 201711.93
Jan 201711.87
Dec 201612.02
Nov 201612.27
Oct 201612.27
Sep 201612.26
Aug 201612.16
Jul 201613.02
Jun 201613.14
May 201613.14
Apr 201615.47
Mar 201614.36
Feb 201614.55
Jan 201616.09
Dec 201516.22
Nov 201516.19
Oct 201516.49
Sep 201519.26
Aug 201517.31
Jul 201514.09
Jun 201512.07
May 201511.82
Apr 201511.13
Mar 201511.22
Feb 201511.08
Jan 201510.71
Dec 20149.88
Nov 20149.88
Oct 20149.95
Sep 201410.16
Aug 201410.14
Jul 201410.01
Jun 201410.41
May 201410.52
Apr 201411.14
Mar 201410.73
Feb 201410.30
Jan 20149.77
Dec 20139.18
Nov 20139.02
Oct 20139.01
Sep 20138.67
Aug 20138.50
Jul 20138.40
Jun 20138.36
May 20138.41
Apr 20138.14
Mar 20138.22
Feb 20138.13
Jan 20138.26
Dec 20128.45
Nov 20128.21
Oct 20128.13
Sep 20128.32
Aug 20128.41
Jul 20128.43
Jun 20128.33
May 20128.25
Apr 20127.92
Mar 20127.66
Feb 20127.80
Jan 20128.24
Dec 20118.38
Nov 20118.36
Oct 20118.28
Sep 20117.99
Aug 20117.99
Jul 20117.96
Jun 20117.81
May 20117.78
Apr 20118.08
Mar 20117.78
Feb 20117.82
Jan 20117.76

Source: Bank of Zambia. 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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