Average inflation measured by CPI rose 59.2% to 4.12% in Swaziland in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Swaziland reached an all time high of 20.8% in 1977 and an all time low of 1.82% in 1967. When compared to Swaziland's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Botswana amounted to 1.62%, 4.26% in Lesotho, 3.63% in Mozambique and 3.34% in South Africa in 2020.
Swaziland has been ranked 54th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
Botswana | % | 6.69% | 11.2% | 5.82% | 4.58% | 4.58% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | 6.05% | 8.12% | 6.19% | 5.50% | 5.50% | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | 9.34% | 18.4% | 16.5% | 12.6% | 8.74% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 5.69% | 11.3% | 8.59% | 8.16% | 6.65% | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | % | 3.62% | 6.40% | 4.95% | 4.48% | 4.48% | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 4.56% | 6.74% | 5.14% | 4.73% | 4.53% | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | 3.72% | 4.87% | 4.22% | 4.44% | 4.37% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 3.69% | 3.96% | 5.33% | 4.47% | 3.95% | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | 22.0% | 12.5% | 9.55% | 7.65% | 7.15% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 98.5% | 285% | 205% | 36.1% | 19.9% |