South Africa Inflation

Current and historical inflation data for South Africa, including latest value (4.36), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:32:54+02:00
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
62 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 15.6 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 11.2 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.6 / 5
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: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2024 19602024
1960 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · annual consumer price inflation by country.

1960–2024
4.36 percent
6.08 percent
5.02 percent
21 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1960 1973 1986 1999 2012 2024
inflation rate reference line

Countries by inflation

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Argentina 219.88 high
Turkey 58.51 high
Nigeria 33.24 high
Egypt 28.27 high
Ghana 22.85 high
Ethiopia 21.04 medium
Pakistan 12.63 medium
Bangladesh 10.47 medium

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.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt 28.27
Morocco 0.99
Nigeria 33.24
China 0.22

Related indicators

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

Source layer

planned

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

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:32:54+02:00

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 401.14 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 4.36%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Inflation: 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 Inflation 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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