Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2022
Updated on May 15, 2023.

In 2022, Zimbabwe had the highest annual inflation rate (104.71%) as measured by the consumer prices index, followed by Sierra Leone (27.21%), and then Burundi (18.8%). Republic of Congo had the lowest annual inflation rate (3.04%) in Africa in 2022.

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 2022 (%)
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Table of Annual Inflation Rate of African Countries in 2022
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Country Inflation(%)
Algeria 9.27
Botswana 11.67
Burkina Faso 14.29
Burundi 18.80
Cameroon 6.25
Republic of Congo 3.04
Ivory Coast 5.28
Egypt 13.90
Gabon 4.23
Gambia 11.51
Guinea 10.49
Guinea-Bissau 9.39
Lesotho 8.27
Mauritania 9.53
Mauritius 10.77
Morocco 6.66
Zambia 10.99
Zimbabwe 104.71
Tanzania 4.35
Uganda 7.20
Tunisia 8.31
South Africa 7.04
Sierra Leone 27.21
Rwanda 17.69
Niger 4.23
Namibia 6.08

Inflation of African Countries

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