Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in South Africa
South Africa: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 2.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in South Africa, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in South Africa stood at 2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 28.8% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in South Africa peaked at 15.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2025.
South Africa ranks 130th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in South Africa, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.4% | — |
| 1991 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 10.8% | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +60.7% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -49.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -27.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -17.1% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 6.9% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.6% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 128 Northern Mariana Islands 2.8% compare
- 129 United States of America 2.8% compare
- 131 Greece 2.8% compare
- 132 Barbados 2.7% compare
- 133 Palestine, State of 2.7% compare
More financial sector data for South Africa
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.08 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.81 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0607 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in South Africa?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in South Africa was 2.8% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2025.
- How does South Africa rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- South Africa ranks 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.