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South Africa: Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 1990–2025
Value in 20253.2
Change since 2015-29.1%4.5 (2015)
World rank80 / 1652025
Rank in region24 / 39Sub-Saharan Africa
World3.0World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
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Values and rank by year
| Year | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2 | -26.5% | 80 / 165 |
| 2024 | 4.4 | -28.2% | 55 / 174 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | -13.7% | 79 / 176 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | +52.4% | 107 / 178 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | +42.9% | 63 / 178 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | -21.2% | 60 / 178 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | -9.0% | 41 / 183 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | -13.0% | 42 / 183 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | -21.5% | 45 / 184 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | +46.1% | 37 / 189 |
| 2015 | 4.5 | -26.3% | 50 / 189 |
| 2014 | 6.1 | +6.1% | 36 / 190 |
| 2013 | 5.8 | +0.7% | 46 / 190 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | +14.7% | 58 / 191 |
| 2011 | 5.0 | +22.9% | 90 / 192 |
| 2010 | 4.1 | -43.8% | 75 / 188 |
| 2009 | 7.2 | -27.0% | 38 / 186 |
| 2008 | 9.9 | +60.4% | 80 / 183 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | +90.4% | 70 / 182 |
| 2006 | 3.2 | +57.3% | 113 / 180 |
| 2005 | 2.1 | +398.1% | 139 / 177 |
| 2004 | -0.7 | -112.2% | 167 / 174 |
| 2003 | 5.7 | -40.2% | 55 / 173 |
| 2002 | 9.5 | +66.5% | 32 / 170 |
| 2001 | 5.7 | +6.8% | 56 / 168 |
| 2000 | 5.3 | +3.0% | 55 / 163 |
| 1999 | 5.2 | -24.7% | 58 / 160 |
| 1998 | 6.9 | -20.0% | 61 / 158 |
| 1997 | 8.6 | +16.9% | 48 / 158 |
| 1996 | 7.4 | -15.3% | 73 / 158 |
| 1995 | 8.7 | -2.9% | 82 / 155 |
| 1994 | 8.9 | -8.0% | 79 / 151 |
| 1993 | 9.7 | -30.0% | 67 / 148 |
| 1992 | 13.9 | -9.5% | 45 / 142 |
| 1991 | 15.3 | +7.1% | 45 / 135 |
| 1990 | 14.3 | – | 42 / 131 |
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