Central African Republic’s headline inflation was 5.1% y/y in Apr 2026.

Lower is better. Lower inflation is better because rising prices erode what wages and savings can buy, and households on fixed incomes feel that most. The latest figure, for December 2025, is −0.5% y/y, which means prices are slightly below their level a year earlier. A year earlier, in December 2024, the rate was 4.2% y/y, so it has fallen by 4.7 percentage points over the year. Since Jan 2024 the range runs from a low of −1.2% y/y in November 2025 to a high of 4.4% y/y in November 2024. The latest reading sits close to the bottom of that range, just above the November 2025 low.

Why it matters. For households in the Central African Republic, a rate below zero means the typical basket costs a little less than it did a year ago, so the same income stretches slightly further. Traders and producers face selling prices that are flat to falling, which limits their room to raise margins. The state sees less pressure to adjust wages and pensions for rising prices, and the next monthly readings will show whether prices keep falling after the November 2025 low.