South Africa: economic history
Annual GDP growth is unavailable for 2026. Annual CPI inflation is unavailable for 2026. Missing observations are not zero or forecasts.
Latest national CPI readout
4.5% · 2026-09 · CPI year-on-year
Headline Consumer Price Index, all urban areas · release 2026-10-21
Headline all-urban-areas annual CPI change. Its population coverage differs from a combined urban-and-rural national basket. The monthly change was a separate 0.4%.
Statistics South Africa: Consumer Price Index, September 2026, statistical release P0141
Annual history
| Year | Real GDP growth | Consumer-price inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.32186223678229% | 4.51869094892506% |
| 2016 | 0.664552307858116% | 6.60290842394871% |
| 2017 | 1.15794695181735% | 5.18618655524149% |
| 2018 | 1.55678384721676% | 4.50987264867387% |
| 2019 | 0.25993557687633% | 4.10285075461155% |
| 2020 | -6.1689177146757% | 3.23238831615113% |
| 2021 | 4.85864865060148% | 4.61874544887136% |
| 2022 | 2.05813661692193% | 7.03987272546481% |
| 2023 | 0.80610455095804% | 6.07524384579659% |
| 2024 | 0.534843531905139% | 4.36115246518962% |
| 2025 | 1.11462608103956% | 3.20550474112603% |
| 2026 | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions and source records
- World Bank · GDP growth (annual %)
- World Bank · Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)