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Inflation in South Africa
South Africa experienced consistently high inflation rates from 2013 to 2022. The decade was marked by economic challenges, including currency volatility, wage pressures and energy shortages, which contributed to the inflationary pressures.
Consumer price inflation in South Africa averaged 5.2% in the ten years to 2022, below the Sub-Saharan Africa regional average of 9.4%. The 2022 average figure was 6.9%. For more inflation information, visit our dedicated page.
South Africa Inflation Chart
Note: This chart displays Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) for South Africa from 2014 to 2023.
Source: Macrobond.
South Africa Inflation Data
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 5.9 |
| Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, eop) | 4.0 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
| Inflation (PPI, ann. var. %, aop) | 4.6 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 14.4 | 6.8 |
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects South African inflation projections for the next ten years from a panel of 28 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable inflation forecast available for South African inflation.
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