São Tomé and Principe - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in São Tomé and Principe was 7.86 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.49 in 1998 and a minimum value of 5.25 in 2015.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.82 |
| 1998 | 50.49 |
| 1999 | 12.73 |
| 2000 | 12.21 |
| 2001 | 9.22 |
| 2002 | 10.13 |
| 2003 | 9.79 |
| 2004 | 13.29 |
| 2005 | 17.15 |
| 2006 | 23.08 |
| 2007 | 18.55 |
| 2008 | 31.99 |
| 2009 | 16.96 |
| 2010 | 13.34 |
| 2011 | 14.33 |
| 2012 | 10.64 |
| 2013 | 8.11 |
| 2014 | 7.00 |
| 2015 | 5.25 |
| 2016 | 5.43 |
| 2017 | 5.70 |
| 2018 | 7.86 |
Aggregation method: Median
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Financial Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices
