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British Pound

Kwacha per pound sterling, monthly average mid-rate.

K26.05Sep 2026+1.8%on the month−18.9%on the year
12-month average26.45
Record high36.74Apr 2025
Record low4.45Apr 2001
Observations309since Jan 2001

British Pound, Jan 2001 to Sep 2026

010203040Jan ’01Apr ’04Jul ’07Oct ’10Jan ’14Apr ’17Jul ’20Oct ’2326.05

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MonthBritish Pound (ZMW)
Sep 202626.05
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 202529.49
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
Feb 202535.24
Jan 202534.50
Dec 202434.90
Nov 202434.88
Oct 202434.75
Sep 202434.85
Aug 202431.75
Jul 202432.91
Jun 202433.09
May 202433.39
Apr 202431.71
Mar 202431.74
Feb 202431.98
Jan 202433.43
Dec 202331.28
Nov 202328.50
Oct 202326.21
Sep 202325.81
Aug 202324.72
Jul 202324.05
Jun 202323.64
May 202323.18
Apr 202323.06
Mar 202325.02
Feb 202323.48
Jan 202322.59
Dec 202221.39
Nov 202219.36
Oct 202217.95
Sep 202217.74
Aug 202219.32
Jul 202219.69
Jun 202221.03
May 202221.26
Apr 202222.64
Mar 202223.65
Feb 202224.52
Jan 202223.33
Dec 202122.38
Nov 202123.65
Oct 202123.27
Sep 202120.28
Aug 202118.07
Jul 202122.11
Jun 202131.71
May 202131.54
Apr 202130.73
Mar 202130.47
Feb 202129.87
Jan 202129.02
Dec 202028.22
Nov 202027.48
Oct 202026.18
Sep 202025.76
Aug 202024.61
Jul 202022.95
Jun 202022.78
May 202022.40
Apr 202023.04
Mar 202020.29
Feb 202019.05
Jan 202018.82
Dec 201918.86
Nov 201917.98
Oct 201916.57
Sep 201916.22
Aug 201915.82
Jul 201915.91
Jun 201916.56
May 201917.01
Apr 201916.03
Mar 201915.85
Feb 201915.43
Jan 201915.35
Dec 201815.11
Nov 201815.29
Oct 201815.54
Sep 201814.25
Aug 201812.99
Jul 201813.03
Jun 201813.38
May 201812.20
Apr 201813.22
Mar 201813.41
Feb 201813.71
Jan 201813.59
Dec 201713.44
Nov 201713.34
Oct 201713.42
Sep 201713.01
Aug 201712.71
Jul 201711.68
Jun 201711.64
May 201711.80
Apr 201711.98
Mar 201711.93
Feb 201711.87
Jan 201712.02
Dec 201612.27
Nov 201612.27
Oct 201612.26
Sep 201612.16
Aug 201613.02
Jul 201613.14
Jun 201613.14
May 201615.47
Apr 201614.36
Mar 201614.55
Feb 201616.09
Jan 201616.22
Dec 201516.19
Nov 201516.49
Oct 201519.26
Sep 201517.31
Aug 201514.09
Jul 201512.07
Jun 201511.82
May 201511.13
Apr 201511.22
Mar 201511.08
Feb 201510.71
Jan 20159.88
Dec 20149.88
Nov 20149.95
Oct 201410.16
Sep 201410.14
Aug 201410.01
Jul 201410.41
Jun 201410.52
May 201411.14
Apr 201410.73
Mar 201410.30
Feb 20149.77
Jan 20149.18
Dec 20139.02
Nov 20139.01
Oct 20138.67
Sep 20138.50
Aug 20138.40
Jul 20138.36
Jun 20138.41
May 20138.14
Apr 20138.22
Mar 20138.13
Feb 20138.26
Jan 20138.45
Dec 20128.21
Nov 20128.13
Oct 20128.32
Sep 20128.41
Aug 20128.43
Jul 20128.33
Jun 20128.25
May 20127.92
Apr 20127.66
Mar 20127.80
Feb 20128.24
Jan 20128.38
Dec 20118.36
Nov 20118.28
Oct 20117.99
Sep 20117.99
Aug 20117.96
Jul 20117.81
Jun 20117.78
May 20118.08
Apr 20117.78
Mar 20117.82
Feb 20117.76
Jan 20117.65
Dec 20107.71
Nov 20107.66
Oct 20107.40
Sep 20107.45
Aug 20107.46
Jul 20107.54
Jun 20107.57
May 20107.70
Apr 20107.65
Mar 20107.39
Feb 20107.27
Jan 20107.12
Dec 20097.17
Nov 20097.30
Oct 20097.49
Sep 20097.76
Aug 20097.60
Jul 20097.57
Jun 20097.83
May 20098.37
Apr 20098.34
Mar 20097.99
Feb 20098.31
Jan 20097.98
Dec 20087.83
Nov 20087.30
Oct 20087.23
Sep 20086.66
Aug 20086.72
Jul 20086.38
Jun 20086.68
May 20086.53
Apr 20086.56
Mar 20086.78
Feb 20087.15
Jan 20087.37
Dec 20077.42
Nov 20077.68
Oct 20077.80
Sep 20077.82
Aug 20077.96
Jul 20078.07
Jun 20077.81
May 20077.72
Apr 20077.98
Mar 20078.29
Feb 20078.28
Jan 20078.35
Dec 20068.29
Nov 20067.91
Oct 20067.39
Sep 20067.31
Aug 20067.47
Jul 20067.11
Jun 20066.36
May 20066.25
Apr 20065.64
Mar 20065.72
Feb 20065.73
Jan 20065.90
Dec 20055.97
Nov 20056.69
Oct 20057.59
Sep 20057.97
Aug 20057.91
Jul 20058.08
Jun 20058.49
May 20058.67
Apr 20058.86
Mar 20058.93
Feb 20059.00
Jan 20058.98
Dec 20048.98
Nov 20048.93
Oct 20048.85
Sep 20048.74
Aug 20048.70
Jul 20048.80
Jun 20048.82
May 20048.55
Apr 20048.51
Mar 20048.62
Feb 20048.89
Jan 20048.78
Dec 20038.06
Nov 20038.04
Oct 20037.98
Sep 20037.70
Aug 20037.50
Jul 20037.69
Jun 20038.07
May 20037.84
Apr 20037.66
Mar 20037.72
Feb 20037.54
Jan 20037.14
Dec 20027.48
Nov 20027.47
Oct 20027.17
Sep 20027.03
Aug 20026.90
Jul 20026.98
Jun 20026.45
May 20025.97
Apr 20025.67
Mar 20025.59
Feb 20025.55
Jan 20025.52
Dec 20015.50
Nov 20015.47
Oct 20015.44
Sep 20015.38
Aug 20015.16
Jul 20015.21
Jun 20015.06
May 20014.74
Apr 20014.45
Mar 20014.86
Feb 20015.24
Jan 20015.97

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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