Inflation across Sub-Saharan Africa has regularly fluctuated since the year 2000. In 2023, it is estimated that inflation had reached 16.17 percent, marking the largest annual change since the 2008 recession; however it is estimated that inflation will fall steadily in the coming years.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Inflation rate from 2000 to 2029
(compared to the previous year)
Characteristic
Inflation rate compared to previous year
2029*
8.96%
2028*
9.07%
2027*
9.48%
2026*
9.88%
2025*
12.41%
2024*
15.28%
2023
16.17%
2022
14.5%
2021
11.03%
2020
10.16%
2019
8.11%
2018
8.26%
2017
10.53%
2016
10.13%
2015
6.72%
2014
6.36%
2013
6.53%
2012
8.99%
2011
9.29%
2010
7.83%
2009
9.57%
2008
12.65%
2007
5.44%
2006
7.42%
2005
9.45%
2004
9.16%
2003
11.41%
2002
10.91%
2001
14.16%
2000
16.1%
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IMF. (April 22, 2024). Sub-Saharan Africa: Inflation rate from 2000 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/805570/inflation-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF. "Sub-Saharan Africa: Inflation rate from 2000 to 2029 (compared to the previous year)." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805570/inflation-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF. (2024). Sub-Saharan Africa: Inflation rate from 2000 to 2029 (compared to the previous year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/805570/inflation-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF. "Sub-saharan Africa: Inflation Rate from 2000 to 2029 (Compared to The Previous Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805570/inflation-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
IMF, Sub-Saharan Africa: Inflation rate from 2000 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/805570/inflation-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Inflation rate from 2000 to 2029 (compared to the previous year) [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/805570/inflation-rate-in-sub-saharan-africa/
