South Africa Inflation Rate 1980s

Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
14.60% decade average (1980-1989)

South Africa's inflation rate during the 1980s ranged from 11.53% (1984) to 18.65% (1986), averaging 14.60% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 13.66% +0.37pp 68th
1981 15.25% +1.02pp 100th
1982 14.64% −1.28pp 104th
1983 12.30% −1.67pp 99th
1984 11.53% −1.16pp 97th
1985 16.29% +5.04pp 110th
1986 18.65% +2.13pp 112th
1987 16.16% −2.07pp 112th
1988 12.78% −3.62pp 100th
1989 14.73% +2.11pp 108th