Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value in South America
South America: Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value was 159.3 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value in South America, 2000–2026
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2026, consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value in South America stood at 159.3. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value in South America peaked at 159.3 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 46.04, in 2000.
South America ranks 12th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.04 | — |
| 2001 | 50.75 | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 52.96 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 56.32 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 59.43 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 63.23 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 67.9 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 71.04 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 76.84 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 79.22 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 83.37 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 87.68 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 90.7 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 93.36 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 97.52 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 101.79 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 105.33 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 109.14 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 111.72 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 114.88 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 117.82 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 126.06 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 139.21 | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 144.5 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 150.53 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 157.95 | +4.9% |
| 2026 | 159.3 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.37 | 46.04 | 79.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.55 | 83.37 | 114.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.2 | 117.82 | 159.3 | 7 |
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 110.42 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 753,486 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 682,399 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 17.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.51 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value in South America?
- Consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value in South America was 159.3 in 2026, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 159.3 in 2026.
- What is the lowest consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.04 in 2000.
- How does South America rank for consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value?
- South America ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2026.
- Is consumer prices, general indices (2015 = 100), median — value rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT monthly Food CPI and General CPI database was based on the ILO CPI data until December 2014. In 2014, IMF-ILO-FAO agreed to transfer global CPI data compilation from ILO to IMF. Upon agreement, CPIs for all items and its subcomponents originates from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) for countries not covered by the IMF. However, due to a limited time coverage from IMF and UNSD for a number of countries, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Central Bank of Western African States (BCEAO), Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), UNdata, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the national statistics offices websites databases are used for filling the missing data of Food and General CPI. The FAO CPI dataset for all items (or General CPI) and the Food CPI, consists of a complete and consistent set of time series from January 2000 onwards. Data gaps on monthly Food CPI and General CPI are filled using statistical estimation procedures to have full data coverage for all countries for Food CPI and for General CPI. These indices measure the price change between the current and reference periods of the average basket of goods and services purchased by households. The General CPI is typically used to measure and monitor inflation, set monetary policy targets, index social benefits such as pensions and unemployment benefits, and to escalate thresholds and credits in the income tax systems and wages in public and private wage contracts. The FAOSTAT monthly Food CPI inflation rates are annual year-over-year inflation or percentage change over corresponding month of the previous year. The regional and subregional Food and General CPI, and the aggregated Food and General CPI at the different income levels (High-income economies, Low-income economies, Lower-middle-income economies and Upper-middle-income economies) are calculated using two different statistical methods: 1- A weighted average of Food and General CPI values of countries and territories within each region using the weights of Household final consumption expenditure (including non-profit institutions serving households) in 2015 in USD at constant prices of 2015. Household final consumption expenditure is available at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama 2- Median of Food and General CPI values of countries and territories within each region. The Food CPI inflation rates for regional, subregional, and income groups are calculated by first computing, at the country level, the monthly percentage change between two consecutive years. These country-level inflation rates are then aggregated to the group level using two alternative methods: the median and the weighted average, whose weights are based on household final consumption expenditure at 2015 constant prices.