Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2012
Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2012, South Sudan had the highest annual inflation rate (45.53%) as measured by the consumer prices index, followed by Sudan (35.56%), and then Ethiopia (23.6%). Niger had the lowest annual inflation rate (0.46%) in Africa in 2012.

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 2012 (%)
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Table of Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2012
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Country Inflation(%)
Algeria 8.89
Angola 10.28
Benin 6.75
Botswana 7.54
Burkina Faso 3.82
Burundi 18.16
Cape Verde 2.54
Cameroon 2.74
Republic of Congo 5.01
Ivory Coast 1.31
Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.72
Djibouti 3.73
Central African Republic 5.48
Chad 7.52
Egypt 7.11
Equatorial Guinea 3.66
Eswatini 8.94
Ethiopia 23.60
Gabon 2.65
Gambia 4.25
Ghana 11.19
Guinea 15.23
Guinea-Bissau 2.13
Kenya 9.38
Lesotho 6.05
Liberia 6.83
Libya 6.06
Madagascar 5.71
Malawi 21.27
Mali 5.32
Mauritania 4.90
Mauritius 3.85
Morocco 1.29
Mozambique 2.60
Zambia 6.58
Zimbabwe 3.73
Tanzania 16.00
Uganda 12.68
Tunisia 4.61
Togo 2.58
Sudan 35.56
South Africa 5.73
South Sudan 45.53
Sierra Leone 6.59
Senegal 1.42
Rwanda 10.27
Niger 0.46
Nigeria 12.22
Namibia 6.72
Comoros 6.32
Sao Tome and Principe 10.64
Seychelles 7.11

Inflation of African Countries

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