Botswana - Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

The value for Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in Botswana was 163.63 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 163.63 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3.04 in 1974.

Definition: Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Data are period averages.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1974 3.04
1975 3.40
1976 3.80
1977 4.30
1978 4.69
1979 5.24
1980 5.96
1981 6.94
1982 7.71
1983 8.51
1984 9.25
1985 9.99
1986 10.99
1987 12.07
1988 13.08
1989 14.59
1990 16.26
1991 18.17
1992 21.11
1993 24.13
1994 26.67
1995 29.48
1996 32.45
1997 35.28
1998 37.63
1999 40.55
2000 44.03
2001 46.92
2002 50.69
2003 55.35
2004 59.19
2005 64.29
2006 71.72
2007 76.80
2008 86.55
2009 93.50
2010 100.00
2011 108.46
2012 116.63
2013 123.50
2014 128.93
2015 132.88
2016 136.62
2017 141.14
2018 145.71
2019 149.75
2020 152.58
2021 163.63

Development Relevance: A general and continuing increase in an economy’s price level is called inflation. The increase in the average prices of goods and services in the economy should be distinguished from a change in the relative prices of individual goods and services. Generally accompanying an overall increase in the price level is a change in the structure of relative prices, but it is only the average increase, not the relative price changes, that constitutes inflation. A commonly used measure of inflation is the consumer price index, which measures the prices of a representative basket of goods and services purchased by a typical household. The consumer price index is usually calculated on the basis of periodic surveys of consumer prices. Other price indices are derived implicitly from indexes of current and constant price series.

Limitations and Exceptions: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Consumer price indexes are constructed explicitly, using surveys of the cost of a defined basket of consumer goods and services.

Base Period: 2010

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices