Eswatini: Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2019, Eswatini's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 4.22 on 2018 (from 162.6 to 166.82).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +4.86 and a typical year strayed about 2.65 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.63 in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2010 to 2019 the straight-line trend is upward, about 7.71 a year. A straight line explains 100% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 189.66 for 2022. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2017 to 2019 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 3.7, against 15.47 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

Closest to Eswatini in the 2019 ranking

• Syrian Arab Republic — 1st of 5: 614.95
• Myanmar — 2nd of 5: 168.18
• Curaçao — 4th of 5: 115.53
• Aruba — 5th of 5: 109.53

What this measures

Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

Limitations: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

All 55 values

Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Angola — 1,240 (2025)
• Benin — 123.58 (2025)
• Botswana — 202.64 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 136.48 (2025)
• Burundi — 515.21 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 131.11 (2025)
• Cameroon — 153.29 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 179.37 (2025)
• Chad — 149.69 (2025)
• Comoros — 157.9 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 133.85 (2016)

More financial sector data for Eswatini

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$17.89 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$17.89 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 22.97% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 122.59 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -0.45% (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.6% (2019)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 23.08% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 23.08% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 24.73 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Eswatini's consumer price index (2010 = 100)?

166.82 in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1965?

It is up 10,607% from 1.56 in 1965 (9.04% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 166.82 in 2019 and the lowest 1.56 in 1965.

Is the latest change in consumer price index (2010 = 100) unusual for Eswatini?

In 2019, Eswatini's consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 4.22 on 2018 (from 162.6 to 166.82). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2018), the average change was +4.86 and a typical year strayed about 2.65 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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