Angola vs Zambia

Angola vs Zambia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 20.2% a year in Angola and 13.9% a year in Zambia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 6.3 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Zambia.

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% a year · IMF

Angola vs Zambia: InflationInflation in 2025: 20.2% a year in Angola and 13.9% a year in Zambia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by 6.3 percentage points, or 1.45 times that in Zambia.
AngolaZambiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Angola has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Zambia.
  • In 2025, Angola ranked 13 and Zambia ranked 17 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Angola at 8.6% a year and Zambia at 7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAngolaZambia
202520.213.9
202428.215
202313.610.9
202221.411
202125.822
202022.315.7
201917.19.2
201819.67.5
201729.86.6
201630.717.9
20159.210.1
20147.37.8
20138.87
201210.36.6
201113.58.7
201014.58.5
200913.713.4
200812.512.5
200712.310.7
200613.39
20052318.3
200443.518
200398.221.4
2002108.922.2
2001152.621.4
200032524.1
1999248.223.9
1998107.422.7
1997221.521.4
19964,14638.6
19952,67231.5
1994949.846.1
19931,379158.4
1992299.1146.7
199185.385.3
19901.893.9
19891.8113.2
19881.845.8
19871.843
19861.848
19851.837.4
19841.820
19831.819.7
19821.812.5
19811.414
198046.711.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAngolaZambia
202610.68
202710.27.5
202811.87
202911.37
20309.47
20318.67

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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