Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change 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.
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
Find indicator:
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 557.20 | 2020 |
| 2 | Sudan | 150.32 | 2020 |
| 3 | Liberia | 23.56 | 2018 |
| 4 | Angola | 17.08 | 2019 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 15.84 | 2019 |
| 6 | Zambia | 15.73 | 2020 |
| 7 | Guinea | 12.60 | 2021 |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 11.87 | 2021 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 11.40 | 2019 |
| 10 | Ghana | 9.97 | 2021 |
| 11 | Malawi | 8.63 | 2020 |
| 12 | Burundi | 8.40 | 2021 |
| 13 | Seychelles | 8.28 | 2020 |
| 14 | São Tomé and Principe | 7.86 | 2018 |
| 15 | The Gambia | 7.37 | 2021 |
| 16 | Botswana | 7.24 | 2021 |
| 17 | Algeria | 7.23 | 2021 |
| 18 | Kenya | 6.11 | 2021 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 6.05 | 2021 |
| 20 | Tunisia | 5.71 | 2021 |
| 21 | Egypt | 5.04 | 2020 |
| 22 | Equatorial Guinea | 4.77 | 2020 |
| 23 | South Africa | 4.61 | 2021 |
| 24 | Chad | 4.46 | 2020 |
| 25 | Madagascar | 4.20 | 2020 |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4.09 | 2021 |
| 27 | Mauritius | 4.03 | 2021 |
| 28 | Mali | 3.93 | 2021 |
| 29 | Niger | 3.84 | 2021 |
| 30 | Uganda | 3.79 | 2020 |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 3.65 | 2021 |
| 32 | Namibia | 3.62 | 2021 |
| 33 | Tanzania | 3.29 | 2020 |
| 34 | Mozambique | 3.14 | 2020 |
| 35 | Benin | 3.02 | 2020 |
| 36 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 2.89 | 2016 |
| 37 | Libya | 2.61 | 2013 |
| 38 | Eswatini | 2.60 | 2019 |
| 39 | Senegal | 2.55 | 2020 |
| 40 | Mauritania | 2.39 | 2020 |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 2.30 | 2020 |
| 42 | Cameroon | 2.27 | 2021 |
| 43 | Togo | 1.83 | 2020 |
| 44 | Congo | 1.82 | 2020 |
| 45 | Djibouti | 1.78 | 2020 |
| 46 | Morocco | 1.40 | 2021 |
| 47 | Gabon | 1.18 | 2020 |
| 48 | Cabo Verde | 0.61 | 2020 |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.25 | 2019 |
| 50 | Rwanda | -0.39 | 2021 |
| 51 | Comoros | -4.29 | 2013 |
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Aggregation method: Median
Periodicity: Annual
