South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year on Year Inflation Target: Lower Bound data was reported at 3.000 % in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 3.000 % for 2016. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year on Year Inflation Target: Lower Bound data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.000 % in 2017 and a record low of 3.000 % in 2017. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year on Year Inflation Target: Lower Bound data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by South African Reserve Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I001: Consumer Price Index: Inflation Target.

South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year on Year Inflation Target: Upper Bound data was reported at 6.000 % in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6.000 % for 2016. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year on Year Inflation Target: Upper Bound data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 % in 2017 and a record low of 6.000 % in 2017. South Africa Consumer Price Index (CPI): Year on Year Inflation Target: Upper Bound data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by South African Reserve Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.I001: Consumer Price Index: Inflation Target.

Inflation Rate in South Africa increased to 3 percent in June from 2.80 percent in May of 2025. This dataset provides - South Africa Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

South Africa’s inflation has been quite stable for the past years, levelling off between 3.2 and 6.9 percent, and is in fact expected to stabilize at around 4.5 percent in the future. South Africa is a mixed economy, generating most of its GDP through the services sector, especially tourism. However, the country struggles with unemployment and poverty.

Inflation who?

The inflation rate of a country is an important key factor to determine the country’s economic strength. It is calculated using the price increase of a defined product basket, containing goods and services on which the average consumer spends money throughout the year. They include, for example, expenses for groceries, clothes, rent, utilities, but also recreational activities, and raw materials (e.g. gas, oil), as well as federal fees and taxes. Some of these goods are more volatile than others – food prices, for example, are considered less reliable. The European Central Bank aims to keep inflation at around two percent in the long run.

What happened in 2016?

In 2016, South Africa’s inflation rate peaked at over 6.3 percent, and gross domestic product, and thus economic growth , took a hit, a sure indicator that something was affecting the country’s economic scaffolding: Low growth due to weak demand and an uncertain political future caused a crisis; then-President Jacob Zuma’s alleged mismanagement and unstable reign steeped in controversy and criminal charges even caused the economy’s outlook to be downgraded by ratings agencies. Zuma was relieved of his office in 2018 – ever since, inflation, GDP, and economic growth seem to have stabilized.

The benchmark interest rate in South Africa was last recorded at 7.25 percent. This dataset provides - South Africa Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.