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.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| レソト | 11.6 | 6.1 | 3.4 | -2.4 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | |
| 南アフリカ | 5.0 | 14.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 4.4 |
| ナミビア | 2.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | |||
| ボツワナ | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 2.8 | |
| エスワティニ | 1.8 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 |