Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2001
Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2001, Democratic Republic of the Congo had the highest annual inflation rate (359.94%) as measured by the consumer prices index, followed by Angola (152.56%), and then Ghana (41.51%). Lesotho had the lowest annual inflation rate (-9.62%) in Africa in 2001.

The World Bank defines inflation measured by the consumer price index as "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".

Data Source: World Bank.
Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2001 (%)
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Table of Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2001
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Country Inflation(%)
Algeria 4.23
Angola 152.56
Benin 3.98
Botswana 6.56
Burkina Faso 5.01
Burundi 9.30
Cape Verde 3.35
Cameroon 4.42
Republic of Congo 0.06
Ivory Coast 4.36
Democratic Republic of the Congo 359.94
Djibouti 1.75
Central African Republic 3.84
Chad 12.43
Egypt 2.27
Equatorial Guinea 8.82
Eswatini 5.94
Ethiopia -8.24
Gabon 2.14
Gambia 4.49
Ghana 41.51
Guinea-Bissau 3.35
Kenya 5.74
Lesotho -9.62
Libya -8.81
Madagascar 7.92
Malawi 22.70
Mali 5.19
Mauritania 4.72
Mauritius 5.39
Morocco 0.62
Zambia 21.39
Tanzania 5.15
Uganda 1.87
Tunisia 1.98
Togo 3.92
Sudan 1.94
South Africa 5.70
Senegal 2.98
Rwanda 3.34
Niger 4.01
Nigeria 18.87
Comoros 5.56
Sao Tome and Principe 9.22
Seychelles 5.97

Inflation of African Countries

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