South Africa CPI Inflation, Headline, Year on Year (Monthly, NSA, Stats SA): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 4.5% for 2026-09, from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA).
Reviewed series · Prices · Monthly · % · STATSSA.ZAF.CPI.ALL.YOY.M · ZAF
Consumer Price Index, all urban areas, headline (all items): the change on the same month a year earlier, as Stats SA publishes it in Table B2 of its monthly release (index Dec 2024=100). History is the newest release's window, from January four years back.
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- Latest
- 4.5
- % · 2026-09
- Previous
- 4.4
- % · 2026-08
- Earliest held
- 5.7
- % · 2022-01
- Readings shown
- 57
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Africa · history
% · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 4.5 |
| 2026-08 | 4.4 |
| 2026-07 | 4.3 |
| 2026-06 | 5.0 |
| 2026-05 | 4.5 |
| 2026-04 | 4.0 |
| 2026-03 | 3.1 |
| 2026-02 | 3.0 |
| 2026-01 | 3.5 |
| 2025-12 | 3.6 |
| 2025-11 | 3.5 |
| 2025-10 | 3.6 |
| 2025-09 | 3.4 |
| 2025-08 | 3.3 |
| 2025-07 | 3.5 |
| 2025-06 | 3.0 |
| 2025-05 | 2.8 |
| 2025-04 | 2.8 |
| 2025-03 | 2.7 |
| 2025-02 | 3.2 |
| 2025-01 | 3.2 |
| 2024-12 | 3.0 |
| 2024-11 | 2.9 |
| 2024-10 | 2.8 |
| 2024-09 | 3.8 |
| 2024-08 | 4.4 |
| 2024-07 | 4.6 |
| 2024-06 | 5.1 |
| 2024-05 | 5.2 |
| 2024-04 | 5.2 |
| 2024-03 | 5.3 |
| 2024-02 | 5.6 |
| 2024-01 | 5.3 |
| 2023-12 | 5.1 |
| 2023-11 | 5.5 |
| 2023-10 | 5.9 |
| 2023-09 | 5.4 |
| 2023-08 | 4.8 |
| 2023-07 | 4.7 |
| 2023-06 | 5.4 |
| 2023-05 | 6.3 |
| 2023-04 | 6.8 |
| 2023-03 | 7.1 |
| 2023-02 | 7.0 |
| 2023-01 | 6.9 |
| 2022-12 | 7.2 |
| 2022-11 | 7.4 |
| 2022-10 | 7.6 |
| 2022-09 | 7.5 |
| 2022-08 | 7.6 |
| 2022-07 | 7.8 |
| 2022-06 | 7.4 |
| 2022-05 | 6.5 |
| 2022-04 | 5.9 |
| 2022-03 | 5.9 |
| 2022-02 | 5.7 |
| 2022-01 | 5.7 |
Source: Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). All 57 readings held, 2022-01 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.