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Diesel (1 L)

Diesel at the pump, per litre. National average retail price.

K33.25Oct 2026+23.8%on the month+26.9%on the year
12-month average27.97
Record high33.94May 2026
Record low15.58Mar 2021
Observations68since Mar 2021

Diesel (1 L), Mar 2021 to Oct 2026

101520253035402022202320242025202633.25

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MonthDiesel (1 L) (ZMW)
Oct 202633.25
Sep 202626.86
Aug 202626.86
Jul 202628.11
Jun 202632.11
May 202633.94
Apr 202629.78
Mar 202623.25
Feb 202624.05
Jan 202625.11
Dec 202527.01
Nov 202525.35
Oct 202526.20
Sep 202525.02
Aug 202523.13
Jul 202523.13
Jun 202525.19
May 202527.38
Apr 202530.23
Mar 202532.57
Feb 202532.54
Jan 202532.43
Dec 202432.31
Nov 202429.99
Oct 202428.90
Sep 202430.05
Aug 202430.05
Jul 202429.37
Jun 202431.11
May 202429.79
Apr 202428.78
Mar 202428.83
Feb 202432.12
Jan 202430.09
Dec 202329.98
Nov 202329.91
Oct 202329.87
Sep 202326.91
Aug 202323.41
Jul 202321.86
Jun 202321.91
May 202324.62
Apr 202326.56
Mar 202329.39
Feb 202329.30
Jan 202326.39
Dec 202227.37
Nov 202227.39
Oct 202226.18
Sep 202223.11
Aug 202224.88
Jul 202227.92
Jun 202225.57
May 202225.55
Apr 202226.21
Mar 202221.49
Feb 202218.95
Jan 202220.10
Dec 202115.59
Nov 202115.61
Oct 202115.59
Sep 202115.59
Aug 202115.69
Jul 202115.61
Jun 202115.63
May 202115.59
Apr 202115.61
Mar 202115.58

Source: Zambia Statistics Agency. 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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