South Africa Consumer Price Index

South Africa consumer price index data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 209.9.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: index
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-07-20 05:08:41
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
65 / 100
Stable economy · limited data
Fiscal stability 16.2 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 12.5 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability n/a
Future capacity n/a
Demographic capacity n/a
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 68% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2025 19602025
1960 2025
Selected year: 2025 · Value: n/a 2025

South Africa · consumer price index by country.

1960–2025
209.92 index
203.4 index
172.42 index
26 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2025
consumer price index rate reference line

Countries by consumer price index

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Lebanon 8,883
Iran 4,030
Turkey 1,784
Ethiopia 1,176
Nigeria 860.32
Ghana 855.78
Egypt 711.63
Syria 614.95

Interpretation

short note

This price indicator helps assess inflation pressure, purchasing power and price-level changes.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

Production version: show source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Comparison

latest
Egypt 711.63
Nigeria 860.32
Kenya 267.83
United States 143.86
China 132.6

Related indicators

internal links
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS

Source layer

planned

Production version should display source, timestamp and fallback status here.

Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: FP.CPI.TOTL

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-07-20 05:08:41

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 427.18 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 3.21%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Consumer Price Index: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Consumer Price Index for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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