South Africa Consumer Price Index
South Africa consumer price index data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 209.92.
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
South Africa · consumer price index data as index.
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Interpretation
South Africa recorded 209.92 for Consumer Price Index in 2025, the latest available observation in this dataset.
Compared with 2024, the indicator increased by 6.52 (3.2%), from 203.40 to 209.92.
The latest observation is above the average of the last 10 available observations (172.42).
Across the five latest available observations (2021–2025), the pattern is predominantly upward.
Within the last 10 available observations, the low was 138.88 in 2016 and the high was 209.92 in 2025.