# South Africa GDP implicit price deflator (ZA.GDP.Q.NOM / ZA.GDP.Q.REAL x 100; SARB, SAAR, 2015=100)

South Africa GDP implicit price deflator (ZA.GDP.Q.NOM / ZA.GDP.Q.REAL x 100; SARB, SAAR, 2015=100) was up 3.6% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 6.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 166.0 (index (real-series reference year = 100)).
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.9% (Q2 2025) to 8.4% (Q2 2021), averaging 4.9%.

- Source agency: Makrognosis (computed from agency-direct inputs)
- Makrognosis code: `ZA.GDPDEFL.Q.NSA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: index (real-series reference year = 100)
- Coverage: 1996-03-31 to 2026-06-30 (122 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-africa/gdp-implicit-price-deflator-za-gdp-q-nom-za-gdp-q-real-x-100-sarb-saar

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 166.0 | 3.6 |
| Q1 2026 | 168.7 | 6.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 165.7 | 3.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 163.2 | 3.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 160.2 | 1.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 158.9 | 2.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 159.7 | 3.5 |
| Q3 2024 | 158.2 | 3.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 157.1 | 4.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 155.5 | 3.9 |
| Q4 2023 | 154.3 | 4.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 152.6 | 4.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 150.2 | 3.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 149.7 | 6.4 |
| Q4 2022 | 147.1 | 5.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 145.9 | 5.2 |
| Q2 2022 | 145.7 | 5.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 140.7 | 4.3 |
| Q4 2021 | 139.2 | 4.2 |
| Q3 2021 | 138.7 | 6.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 137.7 | 8.4 |
| Q1 2021 | 134.9 | 6.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 133.6 | 6.7 |
| Q3 2020 | 129.7 | 4.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.GDPDEFL.Q.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/ZA.GDPDEFL.Q.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```