Zambia — Short-term interest rate
percent · Monthly · Jan 1978–Sep 2026 · 572 observations
About this series
The short-term interest rate measures the yield or rate on a short-maturity money-market instrument. The instrument and tenor depend on the country series.
The latest short-term interest rate reading for Zambia was 9% in Sep 2026. The previous reading was 10.5% in Aug 2026; the period change was −1.5 percentage points. Compared with 11.5% in Sep 2025, the year-on-year change was −2.5 percentage points.
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- Monthly data, 1978–2026
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Latest observations
Mar 2017–Sep 2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 9 % |
| Aug 2026 | 10.5 % |
| Jul 2026 | 10.5 % |
| Jun 2026 | 10.5 % |
| May 2026 | 10.5 % |
15 earlier values
| Apr 2026 | 10.8 % |
| Mar 2026 | 11 % |
| Feb 2026 | 11.9 % |
| Jan 2026 | 12 % |
| Dec 2025 | 12 % |
| Nov 2025 | 11.5 % |
| Oct 2025 | 11.5 % |
| Sep 2025 | 11.5 % |
| Aug 2025 | 11.5 % |
| Jul 2025 | 11.5 % |
| Jun 2025 | 11 % |
| May 2025 | 11 % |
| Apr 2025 | 11 % |
| Mar 2025 | 11.1 % |
| Feb 2025 | 11 % |
Values before Feb 2025, back to Mar 2017, are on the chart — hover to read them.