Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Nov 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
15.06 % on Nov 30, 2008
Lowest
0.90 % on Jul 31, 2020
About Botswana inflation rate YoY
In Botswana the most important category in the Consumer Price Index is transport (23 percent of total weight). Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels account for 17 percent; food and non-alcoholic beverages account for 14 percent; and miscellaneous goods and services for 9 percent. Consumer Price Index in Botswana also includes communication (7 percent); clothing and footwear (6 percent) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (4 percent). Furnishings, household equipment and maintenance; education; restaurants and hotels; recreation and culture and health account for the remaining 19 percent of total weight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The highest figure Botswana inflation rate YoY has ever reached is 15.06%.
The lowest ever Botswana inflation rate YoY is 0.90%.
Last month Botswana inflation rate YoY was 1.70%, and the month before that it amounted to 1.60%.