Consumer price inflation, year on year (calculated by SOTW from World Bank GEM): South Africa
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Africa is 4.17% y/y for 2026-08, from World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW).
Source series · Listed tier · Prices · Monthly · % y/y · WBGEM.L.CALC.CPI.YOY.NSA.M · ZAF
Calculated by SOTW: 100 * (index this month / index twelve months earlier - 1), from the World Bank GEM consumer price index (not seasonally adjusted). Listed tier; not individually reviewed.
- Latest
- 4.17
- % y/y · 2026-08
- Previous
- 4.07
- % y/y · 2026-07
- Oldest shown
- 6.53
- % y/y · 2016-09
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
South Africa · history
% y/y · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% y/y) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 4.17 |
| 2026-07 | 4.07 |
| 2026-06 | 4.79 |
| 2026-05 | 4.41 |
| 2026-04 | 3.83 |
| 2026-03 | 2.95 |
| 2026-02 | 2.87 |
| 2026-01 | 3.39 |
| 2025-12 | 3.60 |
| 2025-11 | 3.50 |
| 2025-10 | 3.50 |
| 2025-09 | 3.40 |
| 2025-08 | 3.30 |
| 2025-07 | 3.51 |
| 2025-06 | 3.02 |
| 2025-05 | 2.82 |
| 2025-04 | 2.83 |
| 2025-03 | 2.73 |
| 2025-02 | 3.16 |
| 2025-01 | 3.08 |
| 2024-12 | 2.88 |
| 2024-11 | 2.78 |
| 2024-10 | 2.78 |
| 2024-09 | 3.73 |
| 2024-08 | 4.39 |
| 2024-07 | 4.61 |
| 2024-06 | 4.96 |
| 2024-05 | 5.08 |
| 2024-04 | 5.09 |
| 2024-03 | 5.32 |
| 2024-02 | 5.48 |
| 2024-01 | 5.42 |
| 2023-12 | 5.19 |
| 2023-11 | 5.65 |
| 2023-10 | 6.11 |
| 2023-09 | 5.47 |
| 2023-08 | 4.82 |
| 2023-07 | 4.72 |
| 2023-06 | 5.69 |
| 2023-05 | 6.54 |
| 2023-04 | 7.04 |
| 2023-03 | 7.31 |
| 2023-02 | 7.39 |
| 2023-01 | 7.20 |
| 2022-12 | 7.57 |
| 2022-11 | 7.73 |
| 2022-10 | 7.76 |
| 2022-09 | 7.78 |
| 2022-08 | 7.92 |
| 2022-07 | 8.07 |
| 2022-06 | 7.43 |
| 2022-05 | 6.61 |
| 2022-04 | 6.02 |
| 2022-03 | 6.06 |
| 2022-02 | 5.61 |
| 2022-01 | 5.77 |
| 2021-12 | 5.92 |
| 2021-11 | 5.43 |
| 2021-10 | 5.06 |
| 2021-09 | 5.08 |
| 2021-08 | 4.96 |
| 2021-07 | 4.72 |
| 2021-06 | 5.04 |
| 2021-05 | 5.32 |
| 2021-04 | 4.53 |
| 2021-03 | 3.13 |
| 2021-02 | 3.02 |
| 2021-01 | 3.17 |
| 2020-12 | 3.05 |
| 2020-11 | 3.18 |
| 2020-10 | 3.32 |
| 2020-09 | 2.93 |
| 2020-08 | 3.07 |
| 2020-07 | 3.21 |
| 2020-06 | 2.19 |
| 2020-05 | 1.94 |
| 2020-04 | 2.98 |
| 2020-03 | 4.17 |
| 2020-02 | 4.46 |
| 2020-01 | 4.37 |
| 2019-12 | 3.96 |
| 2019-11 | 3.56 |
| 2019-10 | 3.57 |
| 2019-09 | 4.12 |
| 2019-08 | 4.41 |
| 2019-07 | 4.00 |
| 2019-06 | 4.44 |
| 2019-05 | 4.45 |
| 2019-04 | 4.32 |
| 2019-03 | 4.49 |
| 2019-02 | 4.10 |
| 2019-01 | 3.85 |
| 2018-12 | 4.56 |
| 2018-11 | 5.13 |
| 2018-10 | 4.99 |
| 2018-09 | 4.87 |
| 2018-08 | 4.76 |
| 2018-07 | 5.04 |
| 2018-06 | 4.35 |
| 2018-05 | 4.36 |
| 2018-04 | 4.23 |
| 2018-03 | 3.67 |
| 2018-02 | 3.83 |
| 2018-01 | 4.30 |
| 2017-12 | 4.47 |
| 2017-11 | 4.34 |
| 2017-10 | 4.80 |
| 2017-09 | 4.82 |
| 2017-08 | 4.53 |
| 2017-07 | 4.23 |
| 2017-06 | 5.01 |
| 2017-05 | 5.33 |
| 2017-04 | 5.34 |
| 2017-03 | 6.14 |
| 2017-02 | 6.50 |
| 2017-01 | 6.89 |
| 2016-12 | 6.94 |
| 2016-11 | 6.97 |
| 2016-10 | 6.67 |
| 2016-09 | 6.53 |
Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.