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Inflation Rate by African country

2026

Latest year-on-year consumer price inflation.

Africa, 202653 of 54 countries
6.9%population-weighted average
Highest in 2026Sudan · 75.1%Lowest in 2026Niger · 0.4%Reported in 202653 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 4.0%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 3.3%Somalia — 5.9%Kenya — 5.9%Sudan — 75.1%Chad — 0.5%South Africa — 3.9%Lesotho — 4.2%Zimbabwe — 8.0%Botswana — 5.1%Namibia — 3.9%Senegal — 2.5%Mali — 2.2%Mauritania — 4.1%Benin — 2.0%Niger — 0.4%Nigeria — 16.0%Cameroon — 3.5%Togo — 2.8%Ghana — 5.8%Cote d'Ivoire — 1.8%Guinea — 4.1%Guinea-Bissau — 2.5%Liberia — 5.7%Sierra Leone — 7.5%Burkina Faso — 1.5%Central African Republic — 1.5%Republic of the Congo — 2.8%Gabon — 2.5%Equatorial Guinea — 3.2%Zambia — 9.0%Malawi — 24.4%Mozambique — 4.4%Eswatini — 3.5%Angola — 12.9%Burundi — 14.5%Madagascar — 8.3%Gambia — 5.8%Tunisia — 6.5%Algeria — 2.9%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 1.3%Egypt — 13.2%Libya — 10.5%Ethiopia — 11.8%Djibouti — 1.5%Uganda — 4.0%Rwanda — 5.6%South Sudan — 14.0%Nigeria 16.0%Nigeria 16.0%Ethiopia 11.8%Ethiopia 11.8%Kenya 5.9%Kenya 5.9%South Africa 3.9%South Africa 3.9%2026HIGHEST IN 2026Sudan75.1%Malawi24.4%Nigeria16.0%Burundi14.5%South Sudan14.0%LOWEST IN 2026Niger0.4%Chad0.5%Morocco1.3%Djibouti1.5%Central African Republic1.5%PINNEDEthiopia11.8%8 of 53Kenya5.9%16 of 53South Africa3.9%30 of 53OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn2.2%Comorosnot drawn3.7%Mauritiusnot drawn3.7%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn9.6%Seychellesnot drawn2.6%% per year · quintiles of the observed range0.4%2.5%3.5%5.1%8.3%75.1%no record
20142026
IMF and World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries18.3%
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries7.7%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries4.4%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries4.2%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries4.1%
Africaall 54 countries · 53 with a 2026 figure6.9%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
One country has no usable 2026 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Eritrea is hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2026 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Inflation RateLatest year-on-year consumer price inflation.
SourceIMF and World Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% per year
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2026
Coverage53 of 54 countries · 53 reported, 0 modelled, 1 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 53 countries did so for 2026 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2026 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Inflation Rate". Data adapted from IMF and World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/inflation
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=inflation_cpi_pct&year=2026&limit=100

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Inflation Rate: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

53 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryInflation RatePeriod
1Sudan75.1%2026
2Malawi24.4%2026
3Nigeria16%2026
4Burundi14.5%2026
5South Sudan14%2026
6Egypt13.2%2026
7Angola12.9%2026
8Ethiopia11.8%2026
9Libya10.5%2026
10Sao Tome and Principe9.6%2026
11Zambia9%2026
12Madagascar8.3%2026
13Zimbabwe8%2026
14Sierra Leone7.5%2026
15Tunisia6.5%2026
16Kenya5.9%2026
17Somalia5.9%2026
18Gambia5.8%2026
19Ghana5.8%2026
20Liberia5.7%2026
21Rwanda5.6%2026
22Botswana5.1%2026
23Mozambique4.4%2026
24Lesotho4.2%2026
25Guinea4.1%2026
26Mauritania4.1%2026
27Tanzania4%2026
28Uganda4%2026
29Namibia3.9%2026
30South Africa3.9%2026
31Comoros3.7%2026
32Mauritius3.7%2026
33Cameroon3.5%2026
34Eswatini3.5%2026
35Democratic Republic of the Congo3.3%2026
36Equatorial Guinea3.2%2026
37Algeria2.9%2026
38Republic of the Congo2.8%2026
39Togo2.8%2026
40Seychelles2.6%2026
41Gabon2.5%2026
42Guinea-Bissau2.5%2026
43Senegal2.5%2026
44Cabo Verde2.2%2026
45Mali2.2%2026
46Benin2%2026
47Cote d'Ivoire1.8%2026
48Burkina Faso1.5%2026
49Central African Republic1.5%2026
50Djibouti1.5%2026
51Morocco1.3%2026
52Chad0.5%2026
53Niger0.4%2026
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 53 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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