Consumer price index reflects changes 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.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 51.8 | 69.3 | 97.2 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 111.4 | 116.8 | 123.1 | 127.0 | 135.4 | 141.5 | 148.2 | 155.9 | 163.6 | 173.5 | 187.9 | 199.8 | 212.0 | |
| South Africa | 2.4 | 25.5 | 60.0 | 74.4 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 111.0 | 117.4 | 124.6 | 130.3 | 138.9 | 146.1 | 152.7 | 158.9 | 164.1 | 171.7 | 183.7 | 194.9 | 203.4 |
| Botswana | 16.3 | 44.0 | 64.3 | 100.0 | 108.5 | 116.6 | 123.5 | 128.9 | 132.9 | 136.6 | 141.1 | 145.7 | 149.8 | 152.6 | 163.6 | 182.7 | 192.0 | 197.4 | |
| Namibia | 71.4 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 112.1 | 118.3 | 124.7 | 128.9 | 137.6 | 146.0 | 152.3 | 158.0 | 161.5 | 167.3 | 177.5 | 187.9 | 195.9 | |||
| Eswatini | 1.8 | 20.5 | 50.3 | 69.5 | 100.0 | 106.1 | 115.6 | 122.1 | 129.0 | 135.4 | 146.0 | 155.1 | 162.6 | 166.8 |