Botswana - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Botswana was 7.24 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.43 in 1981 and a minimum value of 1.89 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1975 11.97
1976 11.73
1977 13.17
1978 9.04
1979 11.74
1980 13.63
1981 16.43
1982 11.14
1983 10.48
1984 8.58
1985 8.09
1986 10.00
1987 9.80
1988 8.35
1989 11.58
1990 11.40
1991 11.77
1992 16.17
1993 14.33
1994 10.54
1995 10.51
1996 10.08
1997 8.72
1998 6.66
1999 7.75
2000 8.60
2001 6.56
2002 8.03
2003 9.19
2004 6.95
2005 8.61
2006 11.56
2007 7.08
2008 12.70
2009 8.03
2010 6.95
2011 8.46
2012 7.54
2013 5.88
2014 4.40
2015 3.06
2016 2.81
2017 3.31
2018 3.24
2019 2.77
2020 1.89
2021 7.24

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Botswana was 5.65 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.89 in 1985 and a minimum value of -2.65 in 2017.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 1.93
1962 1.36
1963 1.18
1964 2.55
1965 3.85
1966 5.79
1967 7.58
1968 2.17
1969 1.58
1970 5.98
1971 4.66
1972 10.78
1973 9.91
1974 12.80
1975 16.47
1976 11.32
1977 4.94
1978 12.47
1979 21.86
1980 10.19
1981 -0.09
1982 3.70
1983 8.75
1984 15.43
1985 22.89
1986 14.06
1987 12.69
1988 22.70
1989 13.65
1990 6.30
1991 5.18
1992 6.64
1993 13.06
1994 9.46
1995 7.16
1996 16.11
1997 4.99
1998 9.97
1999 14.24
2000 14.17
2001 8.31
2002 1.19
2003 3.26
2004 10.08
2005 15.47
2006 7.47
2007 4.93
2008 4.73
2009 6.46
2010 8.92
2011 13.96
2012 0.19
2013 2.31
2014 7.80
2015 3.82
2016 11.68
2017 -2.65
2018 -0.33
2019 0.45
2020 5.65

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Botswana was 5.65 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 16.11 in 1996 and -2.65 in 2017.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 6.30
1991 5.18
1992 6.64
1993 13.06
1994 9.46
1995 7.16
1996 16.11
1997 4.99
1998 9.97
1999 14.24
2000 14.17
2001 8.31
2002 1.19
2003 3.26
2004 10.08
2005 15.47
2006 7.47
2007 4.93
2008 4.73
2009 6.46
2010 8.92
2011 13.96
2012 0.19
2013 2.31
2014 11.90
2015 3.82
2016 11.68
2017 -2.65
2018 -0.33
2019 0.45
2020 5.65

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices