South Africa Average Inflation Rate 1960-2025
7.62%
66 data points
Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
South Africa's average inflation rate from 1960 to 2025 was 7.62%, based on 66 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2025 |
3.36% |
−1.00pp |
94th |
| 2024 |
4.36% |
−1.54pp |
129th |
| 2023 |
6.08% |
−0.79pp |
105th |
| 2022 |
7.04% |
+2.49pp |
83rd |
| 2021 |
4.62% |
+1.33pp |
124th |
| 2020 |
3.23% |
−0.88pp |
129th |
| 2019 |
4.10% |
−0.49pp |
151st |
| 2018 |
4.51% |
−0.78pp |
152nd |
| 2017 |
5.19% |
−1.13pp |
149th |
| 2016 |
6.60% |
+2.01pp |
162nd |
| 2015 |
4.52% |
−1.60pp |
147th |
| 2014 |
6.13% |
+0.39pp |
164th |
| 2013 |
5.78% |
+0.13pp |
153rd |
| 2012 |
5.74% |
+0.76pp |
141st |
| 2011 |
5.00% |
+0.77pp |
107th |
| 2010 |
4.07% |
−3.13pp |
122nd |
| 2009 |
7.24% |
−3.63pp |
158th |
| 2008 |
9.91% |
+2.78pp |
110th |
| 2007 |
6.18% |
+1.53pp |
122nd |
| 2006 |
3.24% |
−0.15pp |
71st |
| 2005 |
2.06% |
+0.68pp |
43rd |
| 2004 |
-0.69% |
−6.59pp |
9th |
| 2003 |
5.68% |
−3.41pp |
132nd |
| 2002 |
9.49% |
+3.75pp |
152nd |
| 2001 |
5.70% |
+0.38pp |
125th |
| 2000 |
5.34% |
+0.29pp |
120th |
| 1999 |
5.18% |
−1.80pp |
118th |
| 1998 |
6.88% |
−1.71pp |
114th |
| 1997 |
8.60% |
+1.17pp |
126th |
| 1996 |
7.35% |
−1.41pp |
97th |
| 1995 |
8.68% |
−0.22pp |
83rd |
| 1994 |
8.94% |
−0.71pp |
83rd |
| 1993 |
9.72% |
−4.31pp |
95th |
| 1992 |
13.87% |
−1.20pp |
107th |
| 1991 |
15.33% |
+0.93pp |
101st |
| 1990 |
14.32% |
−0.43pp |
101st |
| 1989 |
14.73% |
+2.11pp |
108th |
| 1988 |
12.78% |
−3.62pp |
100th |
| 1987 |
16.16% |
−2.07pp |
112th |
| 1986 |
18.65% |
+2.13pp |
112th |
| 1985 |
16.29% |
+5.04pp |
110th |
| 1984 |
11.53% |
−1.16pp |
97th |
| 1983 |
12.30% |
−1.67pp |
99th |
| 1982 |
14.64% |
−1.28pp |
104th |
| 1981 |
15.25% |
+1.02pp |
100th |
| 1980 |
13.66% |
+0.37pp |
68th |
| 1979 |
13.29% |
+2.16pp |
65th |
| 1978 |
11.14% |
−0.02pp |
71st |
| 1977 |
11.15% |
+0.13pp |
51st |
| 1976 |
11.02% |
−2.41pp |
62nd |
| 1975 |
13.43% |
+1.70pp |
52nd |
| 1974 |
11.72% |
+2.29pp |
21st |
| 1973 |
9.43% |
+3.01pp |
43rd |
| 1972 |
6.43% |
+0.47pp |
53rd |
| 1971 |
5.96% |
+0.97pp |
65th |
| 1970 |
4.99% |
+1.75pp |
55th |
| 1969 |
3.24% |
+1.25pp |
42nd |
| 1968 |
1.99% |
−1.55pp |
31st |
| 1967 |
3.54% |
+0.05pp |
53rd |
| 1966 |
3.49% |
−0.58pp |
36th |
| 1965 |
4.07% |
+1.53pp |
49th |
| 1964 |
2.53% |
+1.20pp |
28th |
| 1963 |
1.34% |
+0.09pp |
14th |
| 1962 |
1.25% |
−0.86pp |
21st |
| 1961 |
2.10% |
+0.81pp |
33rd |
| 1960 |
1.29% |
– |
23rd |
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