Russia vs South Africa

Russia vs South Africa: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 8.7% a year in Russia and 3.2% a year in South Africa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 5.5 percentage points, or 2.69 times that in South Africa.

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% a year · IMF

Russia vs South Africa: InflationInflation in 2025: 8.7% a year in Russia and 3.2% a year in South Africa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 5.5 percentage points, or 2.69 times that in South Africa.
RussiaSouth AfricaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook South Africa.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 22 and South Africa ranked 79 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 4% a year and South Africa at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearRussiaSouth Africa
20258.73.2
20248.44.4
20235.95.9
202213.86.9
20216.74.6
20203.43.3
20194.54.1
20182.94.6
20173.75.3
201676.3
201515.54.6
20147.86.1
20136.85.7
20125.15.7
20118.45
20106.84.2
200911.77.2
200814.110.9
200797.1
20069.74.7
200512.73.4
200410.91.4
200313.75.9
200215.89.1
200121.55.7
200020.85.3
199985.85.1
199827.77
199714.88.6
199647.87.4
1995197.38.8
1994307.58.9
1993874.39.6
19921,56914
1991135.615.1
1990–14.4
1989–14.8
1988–12.6
1987–16.4
1986–18.2
1985–16.5
1984–11.3
1983–12.7
1982–14
1981–15.9
1980–14.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRussiaSouth Africa
20266.14.4
20274.83.9
202843.3
202943
203043
203143

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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