Eswatini - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Eswatini was 2.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 53 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 20.81 in 1977 and a minimum value of 1.82 in 1967.

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
1966 3.18
1967 1.82
1968 3.45
1969 3.21
1970 1.85
1971 2.32
1972 2.37
1973 11.54
1974 19.29
1975 12.05
1976 6.53
1977 20.81
1978 8.52
1979 16.45
1980 18.68
1981 20.06
1982 10.81
1983 11.57
1984 12.94
1985 20.46
1986 13.74
1987 13.38
1988 20.39
1989 7.55
1990 13.09
1991 8.93
1992 7.56
1993 12.02
1994 13.77
1995 12.29
1996 6.43
1997 7.13
1998 8.11
1999 6.09
2000 12.21
2001 5.94
2002 12.02
2003 7.29
2004 3.45
2005 4.77
2006 5.30
2007 8.08
2008 12.66
2009 7.45
2010 4.51
2011 6.11
2012 8.94
2013 5.62
2014 5.68
2015 4.95
2016 7.85
2017 6.22
2018 4.82
2019 2.60

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Eswatini was 2.62 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.38 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1.11 in 1987.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1971 7.12
1972 9.63
1973 25.23
1974 10.29
1975 4.21
1976 13.57
1977 10.45
1978 10.56
1979 13.59
1980 8.21
1981 3.51
1982 15.18
1983 4.74
1984 11.06
1985 5.99
1986 13.92
1987 1.11
1988 24.13
1989 2.89
1990 30.38
1991 8.78
1992 11.19
1993 17.39
1994 10.97
1995 16.65
1996 7.68
1997 11.34
1998 7.41
1999 5.37
2000 25.34
2001 8.94
2002 8.91
2003 6.01
2004 3.87
2005 6.56
2006 4.04
2007 5.01
2008 10.43
2009 9.77
2010 3.20
2011 5.34
2012 8.75
2013 6.53
2014 7.15
2015 5.55
2016 7.24
2017 2.48
2018 2.81
2019 2.49
2020 2.62

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Eswatini was 2.62 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 25.34 in 2000 and 2.48 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 12.58
1991 8.78
1992 11.19
1993 17.39
1994 10.97
1995 16.65
1996 7.68
1997 11.34
1998 7.41
1999 5.37
2000 25.34
2001 8.94
2002 8.91
2003 6.01
2004 3.87
2005 6.56
2006 4.04
2007 5.01
2008 10.43
2009 9.77
2010 3.20
2011 5.34
2012 8.75
2013 6.53
2014 7.15
2015 5.55
2016 7.24
2017 2.48
2018 2.81
2019 2.49
2020 2.62

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices