Eswatini — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Eswatini, 1966–2019.
Inflation for Eswatini was 2.60% in 2019, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 54 years, from 1966 to 2019. The highest recorded value was 20.81% in 1977. The lowest was 1.82% in 1967 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.38% per year.
Eswatini ranks 106 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Eswatini sits below it. It peaked in 1977 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2009–2019) the figure moved down 65%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 32 of 46 economies; Congo, Rep. (2.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 388% in 1973. That is 56% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1966 level: doubled by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 51st of 82 in 1966 → 75th of 92 in 1970 → 29th of 106 in 1980 → 45th of 131 in 1990 → 22nd of 163 in 2000 → 69th of 186 in 2010 → 80th of 183 in 2019.
Key figures
Full history — 1966 to 2019
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6% | -2.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.82% | -1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 6.22% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 7.85% | +2.9 pp |
| 2015 | 4.95% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 5.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 5.62% | -3.3 pp |
| 2012 | 8.94% | +2.8 pp |
| 2011 | 6.11% | +1.6 pp |
| 2010 | 4.51% | -2.9 pp |
| 2009 | 7.45% | -5.2 pp |
| 2008 | 12.66% | +4.6 pp |
| 2007 | 8.08% | +2.8 pp |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 4.77% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.45% | -3.8 pp |
| 2003 | 7.29% | -4.7 pp |
| 2002 | 12.02% | +6.1 pp |
| 2001 | 5.94% | -6.3 pp |
| 2000 | 12.21% | +6.1 pp |
| 1999 | 6.09% | -2.0 pp |
| 1998 | 8.11% | +1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 7.13% | +0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 6.43% | -5.9 pp |
| 1995 | 12.29% | -1.5 pp |
| 1994 | 13.77% | +1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 12.02% | +4.5 pp |
| 1992 | 7.56% | -1.4 pp |
| 1991 | 8.93% | -4.2 pp |
| 1990 | 13.09% | +5.5 pp |
| 1989 | 7.55% | -12.8 pp |
| 1988 | 20.39% | +7.0 pp |
| 1987 | 13.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 13.74% | -6.7 pp |
| 1985 | 20.46% | +7.5 pp |
| 1984 | 12.94% | +1.4 pp |
| 1983 | 11.57% | +0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 10.81% | -9.2 pp |
| 1981 | 20.06% | +1.4 pp |
| 1980 | 18.68% | +2.2 pp |
| 1979 | 16.45% | +7.9 pp |
| 1978 | 8.52% | -12.3 pp |
| 1977 | 20.81% | +14.3 pp |
| 1976 | 6.53% | -5.5 pp |
| 1975 | 12.05% | -7.2 pp |
| 1974 | 19.29% | +7.7 pp |
| 1973 | 11.54% | +9.2 pp |
| 1972 | 2.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.32% | +0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 1.85% | -1.4 pp |
| 1969 | 3.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 3.45% | +1.6 pp |
| 1967 | 1.82% | -1.4 pp |
| 1966 | 3.18% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Eswatini’s Inflation in 1967?
1.82% (1967). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Eswatini’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1966 and 2019 the series was shrinking overall: -18.2% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2019: 2.6%; 2018: 4.82%; 2017: 6.22%; 2016: 7.85%; 2015: 4.95%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.