Eswatini - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1966 - 2019
Eswatini's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) is currently 2.6%, according to the most recent World Bank data for the country (2019).
Definition
The consumer price index gauges inflation by indicating the yearly percentage shift in the expenses for an average consumer to procure a collection of goods and services, which could either remain constant or alter at specified periods like annually; typically employing the Laspeyres formula.- Eswatini's inflation, consumer prices (annual %) for 2019 was 2.598%, a -46.04% increase from 2018, with a -3 difference.
- In 2018 it was 4.815%, a -22.60% increase from 2017, with a -2 difference.
- In 2017 it was 6.221%, a -20.72% increase from 2016.
- In 2016 it was 7.847%, a 58.49% increase from 2015.
- In 2015 it was 4.951%, a -12.85% increase from 2014.
Measure: Percent
Average, Lowest, and Highest Recorded Values
The average inflation, consumer prices (annual %), value for Eswatini is currently 9.1634% (average of years with recorded data) with a lowest recorded value of 1.824% in 1967 and a highest value of 20.8051% in 1977.
Eswatini's Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Historical Data
| Year | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Average Growth Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 3.178% | |
| 1967 | 1.824% | -42.60% |
| 1968 | 3.449% | 89.11% |
| 1969 | 3.206% | -7.07% |
| 1970 | 1.85% | -42.30% |
| 1971 | 2.322% | 25.53% |
| 1972 | 2.366% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 11.544% | 387.82% |
| 1974 | 19.288% | 67.09% |
| 1975 | 12.046% | -37.55% |
| 1976 | 6.531% | -45.78% |
| 1977 | 20.805% | 218.56% |
| 1978 | 8.518% | -59.06% |
| 1979 | 16.454% | 93.17% |
| 1980 | 18.684% | 13.56% |
| 1981 | 20.056% | 7.34% |
| 1982 | 10.807% | -46.11% |
| 1983 | 11.568% | 7.03% |
| 1984 | 12.94% | 11.86% |
| 1985 | 20.463% | 58.14% |
| 1986 | 13.737% | -32.87% |
| 1987 | 13.377% | -2.62% |
| 1988 | 20.395% | 52.46% |
| 1989 | 7.546% | -63.00% |
| 1990 | 13.092% | 73.50% |
| 1991 | 8.934% | -31.76% |
| 1992 | 7.558% | -15.40% |
| 1993 | 12.023% | 59.08% |
| 1994 | 13.769% | 14.52% |
| 1995 | 12.289% | -10.75% |
| 1996 | 6.425% | -47.71% |
| 1997 | 7.125% | 10.90% |
| 1998 | 8.11% | 13.82% |
| 1999 | 6.089% | -24.92% |
| 2000 | 12.209% | 100.51% |
| 2001 | 5.942% | -51.33% |
| 2002 | 12.02% | 102.28% |
| 2003 | 7.29% | -39.35% |
| 2004 | 3.445% | -52.74% |
| 2005 | 4.774% | 38.56% |
| 2006 | 5.305% | 11.12% |
| 2007 | 8.076% | 52.25% |
| 2008 | 12.657% | 56.73% |
| 2009 | 7.448% | -41.16% |
| 2010 | 4.509% | -39.46% |
| 2011 | 6.107% | 35.44% |
| 2012 | 8.94% | 46.37% |
| 2013 | 5.621% | -37.12% |
| 2014 | 5.681% | 1.07% |
| 2015 | 4.951% | -12.85% |
| 2016 | 7.847% | 58.49% |
| 2017 | 6.221% | -20.72% |
| 2018 | 4.815% | -22.60% |
| 2019 | 2.598% | -46.04% |
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Comparison with Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
Among countries in the same World Bank Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region, Eswatini comes in 42nd with 2.598% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same region, Chad comes in 32nd with 5.788%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Central African Republic comes in 33rd with 5.583%.
- Cote d'Ivoire comes in 34th with 5.276%.
- Equatorial Guinea comes in 35th with 4.787%.
- Tanzania comes in 36th with 4.35%.
- Gabon comes in 37th with 4.231%.
- Niger comes in 38th with 4.226%.
- Mali comes in 39th with 3.926%.
- Congo, Rep. comes in 40th with 3.043%.
- Congo, Dem. Rep. comes in 41st with 2.886%.
- Cabo Verde comes in 43rd with 1.862%.
- Benin comes in 44th with 1.351%.
- Comoros comes in 45th with -4.295%.
- And South Sudan comes in 46th with -6.687%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 10 Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
Top 10 Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 138.81% | 2022 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 104.70% | 2022 |
| 3 | Ghana | 31.26% | 2022 |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 27.21% | 2022 |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 26.84% | 2021 |
| 6 | Angola | 25.75% | 2021 |
| 7 | Liberia | 23.56% | 2018 |
| 8 | Malawi | 20.95% | 2022 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 18.85% | 2022 |
| 10 | Burundi | 18.80% | 2022 |
Comparison with Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
Among countries in the same World Bank Lower middle income (LMI) group, Eswatini comes in 47th with 2.598% inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Within the same income group, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. comes in 37th with 5.409%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
- Cambodia comes in 38th with 5.344%.
- Cote d'Ivoire comes in 39th with 5.276%.
- Djibouti comes in 40th with 5.18%.
- Papua New Guinea comes in 41st with 4.484%.
- Tanzania comes in 42nd with 4.35%.
- Jordan comes in 43rd with 4.229%.
- Nepal comes in 44th with 4.088%.
- Vietnam comes in 45th with 3.157%.
- Congo, Rep. comes in 46th with 3.043%.
- Vanuatu comes in 48th with 2.343%.
- Cabo Verde comes in 49th with 1.862%.
- Bolivia comes in 50th with 1.746%.
- Benin comes in 51st with 1.351%.
- Timor-Leste comes in 52nd with 0.959%.
- Kiribati comes in 53rd with -1.813%.
- And Comoros comes in 54th with -4.295%, inflation, consumer prices (annual %).
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
Top 14 Countries in the Lower middle income Group.
| # | Country | Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 154.756% | 2021 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 104.705% | 2022 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 49.721% | 2022 |
| 4 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 43.389% | 2021 |
| 5 | Haiti | 33.984% | 2022 |
| 6 | Ghana | 31.256% | 2022 |
| 7 | Angola | 25.754% | 2021 |
| 8 | Lao PDR | 22.956% | 2022 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 20.184% | 2022 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 19.874% | 2022 |
| 11 | Nigeria | 18.847% | 2022 |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18.006% | 2022 |
| 13 | Mongolia | 15.148% | 2022 |
| 14 | Kyrgyz Republic | 13.923% | 2022 |