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Household Prices

Petrol (1 L)

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

K31.46Oct 2026+24.4%on the month+2.9%on the year
12-month average27.75
Record high35.56Jun 2024
Record low17.57Apr 2021
Observations68since Mar 2021

Petrol (1 L), Mar 2021 to Oct 2026

1520253035402022202320242025202631.46

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MonthPetrol (1 L) (ZMW)
Oct 202631.46
Sep 202625.29
Aug 202625.28
Jul 202626.15
Jun 202627.15
May 202627.15
Apr 202627.15
Mar 202626.61
Feb 202627.95
Jan 202629.92
Dec 202529.92
Nov 202528.97
Oct 202530.58
Sep 202529.18
Aug 202528.00
Jul 202528.00
Jun 202531.27
May 202532.14
Apr 202534.98
Mar 202534.98
Feb 202534.97
Jan 202534.67
Dec 202433.69
Nov 202432.71
Oct 202432.70
Sep 202433.47
Aug 202433.47
Jul 202431.63
Jun 202435.56
May 202435.42
Apr 202431.07
Mar 202431.16
Feb 202434.18
Jan 202429.99
Dec 202329.99
Nov 202329.95
Oct 202329.98
Sep 202329.30
Aug 202325.56
Jul 202324.87
Jun 202324.39
May 202327.60
Apr 202327.57
Mar 202328.48
Feb 202327.15
Jan 202324.53
Dec 202225.85
Nov 202224.34
Oct 202222.69
Sep 202221.51
Aug 202223.24
Jul 202226.77
Jun 202224.93
May 202224.33
Apr 202226.49
Mar 202221.95
Feb 202219.77
Jan 202221.06
Dec 202117.59
Nov 202117.59
Oct 202117.59
Sep 202117.61
Aug 202117.70
Jul 202117.61
Jun 202117.58
May 202117.60
Apr 202117.57
Mar 202117.61

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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