Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2021
Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2021, Sudan had the highest annual inflation rate (382.82%) as measured by the consumer prices index, followed by Zimbabwe (98.55%), and then Ethiopia (26.84%). Chad had the lowest annual inflation rate (-0.77%) in Africa in 2021.

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 2021 (%)
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Table of Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2021
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Country Inflation(%)
Algeria 7.23
Angola 25.75
Benin 1.73
Botswana 7.24
Burkina Faso 3.65
Burundi 8.40
Cape Verde 1.86
Cameroon 2.27
Republic of Congo 1.72
Ivory Coast 4.09
Central African Republic 4.26
Chad -0.77
Egypt 5.21
Ethiopia 26.84
Gabon 1.09
Gambia 7.37
Ghana 9.97
Guinea 12.60
Guinea-Bissau 2.24
Kenya 6.11
Lesotho 6.05
Madagascar 5.81
Mali 3.93
Mauritania 3.57
Mauritius 4.03
Morocco 1.40
Mozambique 5.69
Zambia 22.02
Zimbabwe 98.55
Tanzania 3.69
Uganda 2.21
Tunisia 5.71
Sudan 382.82
South Africa 4.61
South Sudan 10.52
Sierra Leone 11.87
Rwanda -0.39
Niger 3.84
Nigeria 16.95
Namibia 3.62

Inflation of African Countries

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