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Onion (1 kg)

Onions, per kilogram. National average retail price.

K33.35Aug 2026−5.6%on the month+1.5%on the year
12-month average31.13
Record high38.81Jun 2025
Record low8.83Dec 2018
Observations93since Dec 2018

Onion (1 kg), Dec 2018 to Aug 2026

010203040502019202020212022202320242025202633.35

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MonthOnion (1 kg) (ZMW)
Aug 202633.35
Jul 202635.34
Jun 202637.16
May 202635.99
Apr 202633.99
Mar 202630.55
Feb 202628.58
Jan 202625.09
Dec 202526.14
Nov 202527.12
Oct 202528.72
Sep 202531.50
Aug 202532.86
Jul 202534.75
Jun 202538.81
May 202535.25
Apr 202530.73
Mar 202527.17
Feb 202524.00
Jan 202521.79
Dec 202421.46
Nov 202422.27
Oct 202421.65
Sep 202424.63
Aug 202426.34
Jul 202426.88
Jun 202426.57
May 202423.29
Apr 202420.86
Mar 202419.04
Feb 202418.34
Jan 202415.98
Dec 202315.93
Nov 202315.82
Oct 202315.46
Sep 202318.66
Aug 202318.80
Jul 202323.06
Jun 202323.31
May 202319.73
Apr 202317.50
Mar 202315.21
Feb 202314.83
Jan 202314.69
Dec 202214.91
Nov 202215.93
Oct 202216.27
Sep 202216.21
Aug 202217.97
Jul 202220.22
Jun 202219.82
May 202217.60
Apr 202216.07
Mar 202215.63
Feb 202214.41
Jan 202213.56
Dec 202113.62
Nov 202112.44
Oct 202115.00
Sep 202115.51
Aug 202116.64
Jul 202117.73
Jun 202121.92
May 202121.37
Apr 202116.59
Mar 202114.12
Feb 202112.51
Jan 202112.51
Dec 202010.79
Nov 202011.09
Oct 202011.58
Sep 202013.45
Aug 202013.04
Jul 202014.17
Jun 202015.37
May 202015.05
Apr 202012.82
Mar 202011.27
Feb 20209.86
Jan 20209.84
Dec 20199.25
Nov 20199.52
Oct 201910.30
Sep 201910.50
Aug 201911.04
Jul 201911.87
Jun 201912.13
May 201911.83
Apr 201911.10
Mar 201910.40
Feb 20199.57
Jan 20198.88
Dec 20188.83

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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