Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2024-12-31
South Africa's core inflation rate stands at 3.41% as of 2024-12-31, down from 3.63% in 2024-11-30. Historical data runs from 2003 to 2024 (264 observations).
In 2024-12-31, South Africa's core inflation rate was 3.41%, down from 3.63% in 2024-11-30.
In 2024-11-30, South Africa's core inflation rate was 3.63%, down from 3.84% in 2024-10-31.
In 2024-10-31, South Africa's core inflation rate was 3.84%, down from 3.98% in 2024-09-30.
In 2024-09-30, South Africa's core inflation rate was 3.98%, down from 4.04% in 2024-08-31.
In 2024-08-31, South Africa's core inflation rate was 4.04%, down from 4.17% in 2024-07-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | 3.41% | -0.2197% |
| 2024-11-30 | 3.63% | -0.2156% |
| 2024-10-31 | 3.84% | -0.1347% |
| 2024-09-30 | 3.98% | -0.0628% |
| 2024-08-31 | 4.04% | -0.1287% |
| 2024-07-31 | 4.17% | -0.2201% |
| 2024-06-30 | 4.39% | +0.0355% |
| 2024-05-31 | 4.35% | -0.0453% |
| 2024-04-30 | 4.4% | -0.3599% |
| 2024-03-31 | 4.76% | -0.1537% |
| 2024-02-29 | 4.91% | +0.3175% |
| 2024-01-31 | 4.59% | +0.1338% |
| 2023-12-31 | 4.46% | -0.0597% |
| 2023-11-30 | 4.52% | -0.0403% |
| 2023-10-31 | 4.56% | -0.0265% |
| 2023-09-30 | 4.59% | -0.226% |
| 2023-08-31 | 4.81% | -0.0897% |
| 2023-07-31 | 4.9% | -0.458% |
| 2023-06-30 | 5.36% | -0.1227% |
| 2023-05-31 | 5.48% | -0.1394% |
| 2023-04-30 | 5.62% | +0.0383% |
| 2023-03-31 | 5.58% | -0.0378% |
| 2023-02-28 | 5.62% | +0.3399% |
| 2023-01-31 | 5.28% | -0.0382% |
| 2022-12-31 | 5.32% | -0.1219% |
| 2022-11-30 | 5.44% | +0.1367% |
| 2022-10-31 | 5.31% | +0.156% |
| 2022-09-30 | 5.15% | +0.3411% |
| 2022-08-31 | 4.81% | +0.008% |
| 2022-07-31 | 4.8% | +0.4415% |
| 2022-06-30 | 4.36% | +0.0235% |
| 2022-05-31 | 4.34% | +0.2787% |
| 2022-04-30 | 4.06% | +0.1519% |
| 2022-03-31 | 3.9% | +0.4286% |
| 2022-02-28 | 3.48% | -0.1619% |
| 2022-01-31 | 3.64% | +0.1353% |
| 2021-12-31 | 3.5% | +0.2746% |
| 2021-11-30 | 3.23% | +0.0416% |
| 2021-10-31 | 3.19% | -0.0831% |
| 2021-09-30 | 3.27% | +0.0175% |
| 2021-08-31 | 3.25% | +0.2349% |
| 2021-07-31 | 3.02% | -0.3702% |
| 2021-06-30 | 3.39% | +0.3012% |
| 2021-05-31 | 3.09% | +0.0592% |
| 2021-04-30 | 3.03% | +0.4915% |
| 2021-03-31 | 2.54% | -0.0708% |
| 2021-02-28 | 2.61% | -0.7203% |
| 2021-01-31 | 3.33% | +0.0055% |
| 2020-12-31 | 3.32% | -0.117% |
| 2020-11-30 | 3.44% | -0.1022% |
| 2020-10-31 | 3.54% | +0.3252% |
| 2020-09-30 | 3.22% | -0.0412% |
| 2020-08-31 | 3.26% | -0.1388% |
| 2020-07-31 | 3.4% | +0.4909% |
| 2020-06-30 | 2.9% | -0.206% |
| 2020-05-31 | 3.11% | -0.1147% |
| 2020-04-30 | 3.23% | -0.3405% |
| 2020-03-31 | 3.57% | -0.2009% |
| 2020-02-29 | 3.77% | +0.1836% |
| 2020-01-31 | 3.58% | -0.1741% |
| 2019-12-31 | 3.76% | -0.1342% |
| 2019-11-30 | 3.89% | +0.0036% |
| 2019-10-31 | 3.89% | -0.1542% |
| 2019-09-30 | 4.04% | -0.3235% |
| 2019-08-31 | 4.37% | +0.2925% |
| 2019-07-31 | 4.07% | -0.2383% |
| 2019-06-30 | 4.31% | +0.3077% |
| 2019-05-31 | 4% | -0.1102% |
| 2019-04-30 | 4.11% | -0.2958% |
| 2019-03-31 | 4.41% | +0.0404% |
| 2019-02-28 | 4.37% | +0.0783% |
| 2019-01-31 | 4.29% | -0.0605% |
| 2018-12-31 | 4.35% | +0.0959% |
| 2018-11-30 | 4.26% | +0.0945% |
| 2018-10-31 | 4.16% | +0.0306% |
| 2018-09-30 | 4.13% | +0.1844% |
| 2018-08-31 | 3.95% | -0.2323% |
| 2018-07-31 | 4.18% | +0.1467% |
| 2018-06-30 | 4.03% | -0.3577% |
| 2018-05-31 | 4.39% | +0.0855% |
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South Africa's core inflation rate is 3.41% as of 2024-12-31, compared with 3.63% in 2024-11-30. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 11.96% (2003-01-31); the lowest is -3.01% (2004-05-31), across data from 2003 to 2024.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.