South Africa vs Thailand

South Africa vs Thailand: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in South Africa and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 3.4 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

South Africa vs Thailand: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in South Africa and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 3.4 percentage points.
South AfricaThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, South Africa ranked 79 and Thailand ranked 171 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts South Africa at 3% a year and Thailand at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSouth AfricaThailand
20253.2-0.1
20244.40.4
20235.91.2
20226.96.1
20214.61.2
20203.3-0.8
20194.10.7
20184.61.1
20175.30.7
20166.30.2
20154.6-0.9
20146.11.9
20135.72.2
20125.73
201153.8
20104.23.3
20097.2-0.9
200810.95.5
20077.12.2
20064.74.7
20053.44.5
20041.42.8
20035.91.8
20029.10.7
20015.71.6
20005.31.7
19995.10.2
199878
19978.65.6
19967.45.8
19958.85.8
19948.95.1
19939.63.4
1992144
199115.15.8
199014.45.8
198914.85.5
198812.63.8
198716.42.6
198618.21.8
198516.52.3
198411.30.9
198312.73.9
1982145.3
198115.912.7
198014.219.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSouth AfricaThailand
20264.42.1
20273.91.7
20283.31.5
202931.7
203031.8
203132

Each country on its own

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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