Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio in Zambia
Zambia: Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio was 71.85 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio in Zambia, 1965–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in Zambia stood at 71.85.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in Zambia peaked at 105.21 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.78, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 123rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 29.83 | — |
| 1966 | 29.82 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 28.47 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 28.4 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 28.79 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 27.92 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 26.69 | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 26.16 | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 30.64 | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 55.76 | +82.0% |
| 1975 | 44.43 | -20.3% |
| 1976 | 46.59 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 47.15 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 43.94 | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 64.91 | +47.7% |
| 1980 | 67.93 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 61.03 | -10.2% |
| 1982 | 55.65 | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 54.38 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 51.81 | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 49.49 | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 29.84 | -39.7% |
| 1987 | 32.7 | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 29.14 | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 32.47 | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 36.13 | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 30.54 | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 30.41 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 27.39 | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 27.61 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 29.68 | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 31.85 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 30.76 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 23.78 | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 27.64 | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 36.66 | +32.6% |
| 2001 | 33.76 | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 35.86 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 39.59 | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 48.29 | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 59.18 | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 73.44 | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 80.62 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 98.61 | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 68.13 | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 85.15 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 105.21 | +23.6% |
| 2012 | 100 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 99.13 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.89 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 58.87 | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 54.84 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 64.56 | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 75.45 | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 68.34 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 56.56 | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 83.57 | +47.7% |
| 2022 | 96.74 | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 83.81 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 80.23 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 71.85 | -10.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 71.85 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.11, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 71.85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.38, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.06 | 28.4 | 29.83 | 5 |
| 1970s | 41.42 | 26.16 | 64.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.44 | 29.14 | 67.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.58 | 23.78 | 36.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.41 | 33.76 | 98.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.24 | 54.84 | 105.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.79 | 56.56 | 96.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 120 Mozambique 72.32 compare
- 121 Côte d'Ivoire 72.29 compare
- 122 Viet Nam 72.13 compare
- 124 El Salvador 71.78 compare
- 125 Morocco 71.73 compare
- 126 Central African Republic 71.54 compare
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- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 103.77 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 116.15 (2025)
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- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.81 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 22.4 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in Zambia?
- Commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in Zambia was 71.85 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.21 in 2011.
- What is the lowest commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.78 in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio?
- Zambia ranks 123rd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio of Imports to Total Commodity Imports (Historical, Fixed Weights, Index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
CTOT is a comprehensive database of country-specific commodity price indices for 182 economies covering the period from 1962 onwards. For each country, the change in the international price of up to 45 individual commodities is weighted using commodity-level trade data. The database includes a commodity terms-of-trade index—which proxies the windfall gains and losses of income associated with changes in world prices—as well as additional country-specific series, including commodity export and import price indices. It includes indices that are constructed using, alternatively, fixed weights (based on average trade flows over several decades) and time-varying weights (which can account for time variation in the mix of commodities traded and the overall importance of commodities in economic activity)