Core consumer prices in Botswana increased 3.50 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Botswana averaged 4.75 percent from 2011 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 9.10 percent in January of 2023 and a record low of 1.50 percent in August of 2018. source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana

Core Inflation Rate in Botswana is expected to be 2.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Botswana Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2026 and 4.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core Consumer Prices 135.90 136.00 points Jul 2025
Core Inflation Rate 3.50 3.90 percent Jul 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 120.00 124.90 points Jul 2025
CPI Transportation 151.30 151.20 points Jul 2025
Food Inflation 4.30 5.40 percent Jul 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 1.10 2.00 percent Jul 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.70 0.20 percent Jul 2025



Botswana Core Inflation Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.50 3.90 9.10 1.50 2011 - 2025 percent Monthly
2018=100, NSA