Côte d’Ivoire’s headline inflation rose to 1.6% y/y in Sep 2026.

Lower is better. Slower price rises protect what wages and savings can buy and let households and firms plan with more certainty, which is why a lower figure is better. The latest figure is 1.6% y/y for Sep 2026, up 1.8 percentage points on a year earlier, when prices were 0.21 per cent lower than twelve months before. Since Oct 2024 the series has ranged from a low of −0.85% y/y in Jul 2025 to a high of 2.6% y/y in Oct 2024. The current reading therefore sits in the upper part of that range and remains below the Oct 2024 peak.

Why it matters. At 1.6% y/y, prices in Côte d'Ivoire are rising gently after a spell of falling prices in 2025. Households face slightly higher bills for food, transport and rent each month, and wage deals have to cover that gap to hold purchasing power. Firms can set prices and contracts with a fairly steady outlook, and the state faces modest rather than heavy pressure to cushion living costs.