Inflation, consumer prices in Africa

45 countries in Africa, 2025. Unit: % per year. World ranking →

First in the ranking
34.1 %
Median country
3.3 %
half above, half below
World
3.0 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-4.5 to 34.1
Niger - Burundi

How to read it

Across 45 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Burundi (34.1 %) and the lowest in Niger (-4.5 %).

The median country is at 3.3 %: half are above, half below.

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

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Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) · via World Bank WDI (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG) · licence

Inflation over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Burundi34.1
2Malawi28.4
3Nigeria23.0
4Angola20.2
5Ghana14.2
6Egypt14.1
7Zambia13.9
8Ethiopia13.2
9São Tomé and Principe11.0
10Liberia8.3
11Madagascar8.1
12Sierra Leone7.5
13Rwanda5.9
14Tunisia5.2
15Mozambique4.4
16Lesotho4.3
17Kenya4.1
18Mauritius3.7
19Uganda3.6
20Guinea3.5
21Namibia3.5
22Cameroon3.4
23Tanzania3.3
24Mali3.3
25Comoros3.2
26South Africa3.2
27Botswana2.7
28Republic of the Congo2.4
29Cabo Verde2.3
30Libya1.8
31Gabon1.8
32Mauritania1.5
33Senegal1.5
34Algeria1.4
35Benin1.1
36Central African Republic1.0
37Guinea-Bissau0.9
38Morocco0.7
39Togo0.4
40Seychelles0.3
41Côte d'Ivoire0.1
42Djibouti-0.3
43Burkina Faso-0.6
44Chad-3.9
45Niger-4.5
World Bank, WDI · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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