Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio in South Africa
South Africa: Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio was 77.42 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio in South Africa, 1962–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in South Africa is 77.42, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in South Africa peaked at 108.27 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34.46, in 1998.
South Africa ranks 77th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 45.9 | — |
| 1963 | 45.19 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 44.92 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 44.66 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 44.28 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 43.14 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 42.56 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 43.41 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 42.37 | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 40.13 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 40.61 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 48.99 | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 72.61 | +48.2% |
| 1975 | 59.11 | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 64.36 | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 67.82 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 63.39 | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 82.66 | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 82.12 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 73.35 | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 67.04 | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 66.92 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 65.35 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 60.19 | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 41.71 | -30.7% |
| 1987 | 44.58 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 40.88 | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 43.12 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 45.86 | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 39.87 | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 39.78 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 37.64 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 39.02 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 40.96 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 42.94 | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 42.08 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 34.46 | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 37.45 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 45.54 | +21.6% |
| 2001 | 42.39 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 45.54 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 49.93 | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 57.16 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 66.15 | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 76.51 | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 83.25 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 99.77 | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 74.11 | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 91.08 | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 108.27 | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 100 | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 100.19 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.43 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 67.5 | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 65.32 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 73.42 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 81.06 | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 73.82 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 64.58 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 87.54 | +35.5% |
| 2022 | 97.9 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 86.42 | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 85.27 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 77.42 | -9.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 77.42 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.77, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 77.42 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.38, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.26 | 42.56 | 45.9 | 8 |
| 1970s | 58.21 | 40.13 | 82.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.53 | 40.88 | 82.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.01 | 34.46 | 45.86 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.03 | 42.39 | 99.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.51 | 65.32 | 108.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.19 | 64.58 | 97.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in South Africa?
- Commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio in South Africa was 77.42 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 108.27 in 2011.
- What is the lowest commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.46 in 1998.
- How does South Africa rank for commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio?
- South Africa ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commodity import price index, individual commodites weighted by ratio rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio of Imports to Total Commodity Imports (Historical, Fixed Weights, Index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
CTOT is a comprehensive database of country-specific commodity price indices for 182 economies covering the period from 1962 onwards. For each country, the change in the international price of up to 45 individual commodities is weighted using commodity-level trade data. The database includes a commodity terms-of-trade index—which proxies the windfall gains and losses of income associated with changes in world prices—as well as additional country-specific series, including commodity export and import price indices. It includes indices that are constructed using, alternatively, fixed weights (based on average trade flows over several decades) and time-varying weights (which can account for time variation in the mix of commodities traded and the overall importance of commodities in economic activity)