Latest year-on-year consumer price inflation. Source: South African Reserve Bank. Retrieved 24 Sep 2026.
Chart and history show annual average CPI inflation (World Bank). The headline figure is the latest year-on-year reading.
| Period | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.4% |
| 2025 | 3.2% |
| 2024 | 4.4% |
| 2023 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 7% |
| 2021 | 4.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% |
| 2019 | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% |
53 countries carry a recent year-on-year CPI inflation figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
170 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Africa, grouped by topic.