Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in South Africa
The GDP deflator for South Africa changed by 2.8% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1964.
South Africa, 2025
2.8%
Change from 2024
−1.1percentage points
World, 2025
3.3%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
2.8%
Position in 2025
113th of 186
Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in South Africa over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 5.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | 7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | 4.6% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | 3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | 2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | 2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | 2.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | 6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | 5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | 4.0% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 3.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.5%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, South Africa has the 113th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 3.3%.