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Zambia government reference data

7 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against. Currency ZMW.

SeriesCurrentIn force fromOfficial sourceLast verified
Bank of Zambia Policy Rate 13.25 percent 2026-05-13 Bank of Zambia — Monetary Policy Report, May 2026 (approved by the MPC 2026-07-24
VAT standard rate 16 percent 2008-04-01 Zambia Revenue Authority — Practice Notes 2008 (Domestic Taxes Divisio 2026-07-24
Statutory minimum wages by category (no single national rate) structured — see the API 2024-01-01 Statutory Instruments No. 48, 49 and 50 of 2023 made under s.106 Emplo 2026-07-24
Public holidays (free) 30 days held 2026-01-01 The Public Holidays Act, Chapter 272 of the Laws of Zambia (Acts No. 1 2026-07-30
CPI inflation (year-on-year) 6.5 percent (YoY) 2026-06-01 Zambia Statistics Agency — The Monthly, Volume 279, June 2026 (forewor 2026-07-24
Company income tax standard rate 30 percent 2022-01-01 The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2021 — Act No. 43 of 2021 (assented/en 2026-07-24
Personal income tax (PAYE) bands 4 entries — see the API for the full schedule 2024-01-01 The Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 — Act No. 22 of 2023 (enacted 26 2026-07-24

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curl https://afriref.dev/v1/zm/policy-rate

# Provenance: the fingerprint of every source cited above
curl https://afriref.dev/provenance/zm/policy-rate

What makes this different

Every value above names the official instrument it came from and the date it takes effect, and we record when we last checked it. Where a value could not be verified against its own statute we do not publish an estimate — the series is simply absent. Where a question falls outside what we hold, the API refuses and explains, free of charge, rather than returning a number that looks right.