Eswatini CPI inflation (year-on-year)
Eswatini CPI inflation (year-on-year) is 2.7 percent, in force since 1 May 2026. It was 2 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 14 Sep 2026.
Headline annual inflation — the year-on-year percentage change in the all-items Consumer Price Index compiled monthly by the Central Statistical Office (CSO) in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, and released on the 15th of the following month. Index reference period June 2020 = 100; weights from the 2016/17 Household Income and Expenditure Survey; COICOP classification; geometric Lowe upper-level index.
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| Current value | 2.7 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-05-01 |
| Official source | Official CSO May 2026 CPI report (release 15 Jun 2026) — The headline inflation rate in May 2026 (i.e. the annual percentage change in the CPI in May 2026 compared with that of May 2025) for the country is 2.7%. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-14 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Official CSO May 2026 CPI report (release 15 Jun 2026). July 2026 PDF URL 404; August due 15 Sep. Prior stored 2.0% was from a May MPCC statement, not this CSO print.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | 2 | Central Bank of Eswatini — Monetary Policy Statement dated… |
| 2026-03-01 | 1.6 | Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Economic Planning… |
| 2026-02-01 | 1.9 | CSO — CPI Report March 2026, Table 1 (February 2026: index… |
| 2026-01-01 | 2.1 | CSO — CPI Report March 2026, Table 1 (January 2026: index… |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.3 | CSO — CPI Report March 2026, Table 1 (December 2025: index… |
| 2025-11-01 | 2.4 | CSO — CPI Report March 2026, Table 1 (November 2025: index… |
Get it programmatically
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