15.04.202610:30:33UTC+00Botswana Inflation Edges Up to 4.2% in March, Marking Slight Year-on-Year Acceleration

Botswana’s consumer price inflation picked up modestly in March 2026, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 4.2% year-on-year, up from 4.0% in February 2026. The latest data, updated on 15 April 2026, indicate a slight acceleration in price growth compared with the same month a year earlier.

The figures are based on year-on-year comparisons, where the current reading reflects the change in prices in March 2026 relative to March 2025, while the previous figure compared February 2026 with February 2025. The move from 4.0% to 4.2% suggests that inflationary pressures in Botswana have increased only marginally between February and March, keeping overall price growth relatively contained on an annual basis.