Economy · Headline inflation · Benin
Benin’s headline inflation rose to 1.9% y/y in Sep 2026.
1.9% y/y
Sep 2026
Up 1.8 pp from Aug 2026.
Updated 14 Oct 2026
In plain words
1.9% y/y
What it is. Headline inflation tracks the price of a fixed basket of goods and services bought by households in Benin, and compares its cost with the same month a year earlier. Because it uses a year-on-year comparison, a month can move sharply when prices a year earlier were unusually high or low. It covers what consumers pay in shops and for services. It leaves out asset prices such as land and housing purchases.
Lower is better. Lower is better for this measure because slower price rises let wages, savings and pensions keep their buying power. The latest figure is 1.9% y/y for Sep 2026, down from 2.2% y/y in Sep 2025, a fall of 0.27 percentage points. Since Oct 2024 the range runs from a low of −0.65% y/y in May 2026 to a high of 2.2% y/y in Sep 2025. The latest reading therefore sits in the upper part of that range, and well above the May 2026 low.
Why it matters. At 1.9% y/y, everyday costs such as food, transport and rent are rising slowly in Benin. Households see their spending power eroded only gradually, and firms can plan wages and supplier contracts with fewer surprises. The state benefits from steadier costs for its own purchases, though the rise from the May 2026 low shows prices are climbing again.
| Period | Headline inflation · Benin |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 2% y/y |
| Nov 2024 | 0.54% y/y |
| Dec 2024 | −0.36% y/y |
| Jan 2025 | 0.54% y/y |
| Feb 2025 | 0.09% y/y |
| Mar 2025 | 0.72% y/y |
| Apr 2025 | 0.74% y/y |
| May 2025 | 0.58% y/y |
| Jun 2025 | 1.8% y/y |
| Jul 2025 | 1% y/y |
| Aug 2025 | 1.3% y/y |
| Sep 2025 | 2.2% y/y |
| Oct 2025 | 1.7% y/y |
| Nov 2025 | 1.1% y/y |
| Dec 2025 | 1.4% y/y |
| Jan 2026 | 0.93% y/y |
| Feb 2026 | −0.1% y/y |
| Mar 2026 | −0.49% y/y |
| Apr 2026 | −0.58% y/y |
| May 2026 | −0.65% y/y |
| Jun 2026 | −0.47% y/y |
| Jul 2026 | −0.08% y/y |
| Aug 2026 | 0.18% y/y |
| Sep 2026 | 1.9% y/y |
Source: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) · Licence: IMF Terms of Use
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Strata-AF™ Data, Headline inflation, Benin, Sep 2026; source International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI), retrieved 14 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/inflation/benin
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Consumer price index, all items, change on the same month a year earlier. Unit: % y/y.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) dataset, used under the IMF Terms of Use. Published monthly; the IMF's own source notes apply.