South Africa Inflation Rate
Africa · 65 years of data (1960-2024)
4.36%
2024 Annual Rate
(-1.71%)
Average Rate
7.68%
1960-2024
Peak Inflation
18.65%
Year 1986
Lowest Rate
-0.69%
Year 2004
Volatility
4.55%
Std. Deviation
vs World Avg
-2.25%
World: 6.61%
vs Africa
-5.79%
Region: 10.15%
Historical Inflation Chart
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Inflation Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.36% | ▼ 1.71% |
| 2023 | 6.08% | ▼ 0.96% |
| 2022 | 7.04% | ▲ 2.42% |
| 2021 | 4.62% | ▲ 1.39% |
| 2020 | 3.23% | ▼ 0.87% |
| 2019 | 4.10% | ▼ 0.41% |
| 2018 | 4.51% | ▼ 0.68% |
| 2017 | 5.19% | ▼ 1.42% |
| 2016 | 6.60% | ▲ 2.08% |
| 2015 | 4.52% | ▼ 1.61% |
| 2014 | 6.13% | ▲ 0.35% |
| 2013 | 5.78% | ▲ 0.04% |
| 2012 | 5.74% | ▲ 0.74% |
| 2011 | 5.00% | ▲ 0.93% |
| 2010 | 4.07% | ▼ 3.17% |
| 2009 | 7.24% | ▼ 2.67% |
| 2008 | 9.91% | ▲ 3.73% |
| 2007 | 6.18% | ▲ 2.93% |
| 2006 | 3.24% | ▲ 1.18% |
| 2005 | 2.06% | ▲ 2.75% |
| 2004 | -0.69% | ▼ 6.37% |
| 2003 | 5.68% | ▼ 3.82% |
| 2002 | 9.49% | ▲ 3.79% |
| 2001 | 5.70% | ▲ 0.36% |
| 2000 | 5.34% | ▲ 0.16% |
| 1999 | 5.18% | ▼ 1.70% |
| 1998 | 6.88% | ▼ 1.72% |
| 1997 | 8.60% | ▲ 1.24% |
| 1996 | 7.35% | ▼ 1.33% |
| 1995 | 8.68% | ▼ 0.26% |
| 1994 | 8.94% | ▼ 0.78% |
| 1993 | 9.72% | ▼ 4.16% |
| 1992 | 13.87% | ▼ 1.46% |
| 1991 | 15.33% | ▲ 1.01% |
| 1990 | 14.32% | ▼ 0.41% |
| 1989 | 14.73% | ▲ 1.95% |
| 1988 | 12.78% | ▼ 3.38% |
| 1987 | 16.16% | ▼ 2.49% |
| 1986 | 18.65% | ▲ 2.36% |
| 1985 | 16.29% | ▲ 4.77% |
| 1984 | 11.53% | ▼ 0.78% |
| 1983 | 12.30% | ▼ 2.34% |
| 1982 | 14.64% | ▼ 0.62% |
| 1981 | 15.25% | ▲ 1.59% |
| 1980 | 13.66% | ▲ 0.37% |
| 1979 | 13.29% | ▲ 2.16% |
| 1978 | 11.14% | ▼ 0.02% |
| 1977 | 11.15% | ▲ 0.13% |
| 1976 | 11.02% | ▼ 2.41% |
| 1975 | 13.43% | ▲ 1.70% |
| 1974 | 11.72% | ▲ 2.29% |
| 1973 | 9.43% | ▲ 3.01% |
| 1972 | 6.43% | ▲ 0.47% |
| 1971 | 5.96% | ▲ 0.97% |
| 1970 | 4.99% | ▲ 1.75% |
| 1969 | 3.24% | ▲ 1.25% |
| 1968 | 1.99% | ▼ 1.55% |
| 1967 | 3.54% | ▲ 0.05% |
| 1966 | 3.49% | ▼ 0.58% |
| 1965 | 4.07% | ▲ 1.53% |
| 1964 | 2.54% | ▲ 1.20% |
| 1963 | 1.34% | ▲ 0.09% |
| 1962 | 1.25% | ▼ 0.86% |
| 1961 | 2.10% | ▲ 0.81% |
| 1960 | 1.29% | — |
