Countries in Africa by inflation
How much consumer prices rose over the year, from the consumer price index. Below zero, prices fell. 50 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
+3.5%
half above, half below| # | Country | % a year | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sudan | +138.8% | 2022 | Northern Africa |
| 2 |  Zimbabwe | +104.7% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 3 |  South Sudan | +91.4% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 4 |  Burundi | +34.1% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 5 |  Malawi | +28.4% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 6 |  Nigeria | +23.0% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 7 |  Angola | +20.2% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 8 |  Ghana | +14.2% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 9 |  Egypt | +14.1% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 10 |  Zambia | +13.9% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 11 |  Ethiopia | +13.2% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 12 |  Gambia | +11.6% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 13 |  São Tomé and Principe | +11.0% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 14 |  Liberia | +8.3% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 15 |  Madagascar | +8.1% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 16 |  Sierra Leone | +7.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 17 |  Rwanda | +5.9% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 18 |  Tunisia | +5.2% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 19 |  Mozambique | +4.4% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 20 |  Lesotho | +4.3% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 21 |  Kenya | +4.1% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 22 |  Mauritius | +3.7% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 23 |  Uganda | +3.6% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| =24 |  Guinea | +3.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =24 |  Namibia | +3.5% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 26 |  Cameroon | +3.4% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| =27 |  Mali | +3.3% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =27 |  Tanzania | +3.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| =29 |  Comoros | +3.2% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| =29 |  South Africa | +3.2% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 31 |  Equatorial Guinea | +2.9% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 32 |  Botswana | +2.7% | 2025 | Southern Africa |
| 33 |  Congo | +2.4% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 34 |  Cabo Verde | +2.3% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =35 |  Gabon | +1.8% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| =35 |  Libya | +1.8% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| =37 |  Mauritania | +1.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| =37 |  Senegal | +1.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 39 |  Algeria | +1.4% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 40 |  Benin | +1.1% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 41 |  Central African Republic | +1.0% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 42 |  Guinea-Bissau | +0.9% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 43 |  Morocco | +0.7% | 2025 | Northern Africa |
| 44 |  Togo | +0.4% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 45 |  Seychelles | +0.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 46 |  Côte d'Ivoire | +0.1% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 47 |  Djibouti | −0.3% | 2025 | Eastern Africa |
| 48 |  Burkina Faso | −0.6% | 2025 | Western Africa |
| 49 |  Chad | −3.9% | 2025 | Middle Africa |
| 50 |  Niger | −4.5% | 2025 | Western Africa |
No World Bank figure for 4 countries: DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Somalia.
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the highest inflation?
- The Sudan has the highest inflation in Africa: +138.8% a year (2022). Next come Zimbabwe (+104.7% a year) and the South Sudan (+91.4% a year).
- Which country in Africa has the lowest inflation?
- Niger, with −4.5% a year (2025).
- What is the typical inflation of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 50 countries in Africa is +3.5% a year: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- How much consumer prices rose over the year, from the consumer price index. Below zero, prices fell. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.