Sub-Saharan Africa Inflation Rate

Sub-Saharan Africa inflation rate for 2023 was 6.34%, a 3.05% decline from 2022.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa inflation rate for 2022 was 9.39%, a 4.78% increase from 2021.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa inflation rate for 2021 was 4.62%, a 1.13% increase from 2020.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa inflation rate for 2020 was 3.48%, a 0.65% increase from 2019.
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects 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. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.