Economy · Headline inflation · Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde’s headline inflation rose to 0.84% y/y in Aug 2026.
0.84% y/y
Aug 2026
Up 0.46 pp from Jul 2026.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
0.84% y/y
What it is. Headline inflation tracks the average change in the prices of the goods and services households buy, set against the same month a year earlier. It covers all items in the consumer basket, so it gives one overall rate for the cost of living. Each reading carries a full year of price moves, and an average rate can differ from what any one household feels, because spending patterns differ.
Lower is better. Lower inflation means everyday prices rise more slowly, so wages and savings keep more of their buying power. The latest figure is 0.84% y/y for Aug 2026, down from 2.8% y/y a year earlier, a fall of 1.9 percentage points. Since Sep 2024 the range runs from a low of 0.34% y/y in Apr 2026 to a high of 3.3% y/y in Dec 2025. The latest reading sits close to the bottom of that range, a little above the April low.
Why it matters. Households in Cabo Verde face slower rises in the cost of daily purchases than a year ago, so a given income stretches further. Firms can plan input costs and price lists with less pressure from rising prices. For the state, subdued inflation eases the pressure to raise wages and benefits just to keep pace. The April 2026 low of 0.34% y/y is the level to compare with future readings.
| Period | Headline inflation · Cabo Verde |
|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 1% y/y |
| Oct 2024 | 1.7% y/y |
| Nov 2024 | 1.6% y/y |
| Dec 2024 | 1.4% y/y |
| Jan 2025 | 2.1% y/y |
| Feb 2025 | 2.6% y/y |
| Mar 2025 | 2.2% y/y |
| Apr 2025 | 2.5% y/y |
| May 2025 | 2.3% y/y |
| Jun 2025 | 1.8% y/y |
| Jul 2025 | 2.7% y/y |
| Aug 2025 | 2.8% y/y |
| Sep 2025 | 2.2% y/y |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6% y/y |
| Nov 2025 | 2.1% y/y |
| Dec 2025 | 3.3% y/y |
| Jan 2026 | 1.4% y/y |
| Feb 2026 | 0.6% y/y |
| Mar 2026 | 0.68% y/y |
| Apr 2026 | 0.34% y/y |
| May 2026 | 0.76% y/y |
| Jun 2026 | 1.1% y/y |
| Jul 2026 | 0.37% y/y |
| Aug 2026 | 0.84% y/y |
Source: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) · Licence: IMF Terms of Use
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Strata-AF™ Data, Headline inflation, Cabo Verde, Aug 2026; source International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/inflation/cabo-verde
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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.