On a monthly basis, consumer prices in Botswana went up by 6.7% in April 2026, the sharpest rise on record and up from a 0.4% gain in the preceding period. Inflation Rate MoM in Botswana averaged 0.54 percent from 1997 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 6.70 percent in April of 2026 and a record low of -1.20 percent in June of 2020. source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana
Inflation Rate MoM in Botswana is expected to be 5.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Botswana Inflation Rate MoM is projected to trend around 1.80 percent in 2027 and 1.20 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.