Price level index in South Africa
South Africa: Price level index was 41.48 GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Price level index in South Africa, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 41.48 GDP for price level index in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in South Africa peaked at 65.78 GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.57 GDP, in 2002.
South Africa ranks 116th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in South Africa, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.64 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 50.98 GDP | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 55.36 GDP | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 53.33 GDP | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 52.77 GDP | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 56.08 GDP | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 50.19 GDP | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 49.78 GDP | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 44.34 GDP | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 42.29 GDP | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 39.75 GDP | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 33.78 GDP | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 30.57 GDP | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 44.45 GDP | +45.4% |
| 2004 | 53.75 GDP | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 55.91 GDP | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 54.02 GDP | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 54.72 GDP | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.38 GDP | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 51.99 GDP | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 63.09 GDP | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 65.78 GDP | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 62.19 GDP | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 54.84 GDP | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 51.33 GDP | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 45.62 GDP | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 41.8 GDP | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 48.17 GDP | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 51.8 GDP | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 48.9 GDP | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 44.04 GDP | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 49.91 GDP | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 44.31 GDP | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 39.67 GDP | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 40.49 GDP | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 41.48 GDP | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.38 GDP | 42.29 GDP | 56.08 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.83 GDP | 30.57 GDP | 55.91 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.35 GDP | 41.8 GDP | 65.78 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.32 GDP | 39.67 GDP | 49.91 GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 113 Morocco 42.05 GDP compare
- 114 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 42.02 GDP compare
- 115 Montenegro 41.83 GDP compare
- 117 Türkiye 41.07 GDP compare
- 118 Kosovo 41.01 GDP compare
- 119 Equatorial Guinea 41 GDP compare
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8659 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 11.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 72,846 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in South Africa?
- Price level index in South Africa was 41.48 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.78 GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.57 GDP in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for price level index?
- South Africa ranks 116th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.