Economy · Headline inflation · Mali
Mali’s headline inflation rose to 3.4% y/y in Sep 2026.
3.4% y/y
Sep 2026
Up 1.4 pp from Aug 2026.
Updated 15 Oct 2026
In plain words
3.4% y/y
What it is. Headline inflation tracks the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services bought by households, and the figure is the change in that basket's price against the same month a year earlier. Comparing with the same month removes seasonal swings, so the reading depends heavily on what prices did a year before. The measure covers average consumer prices and leaves out asset prices and the experience of any single household, whose own spending mix may differ from the basket.
Lower is better. Lower inflation is better because slower price rises protect what wages and savings can buy. The latest figure is 3.4% y/y for Sep 2026, up from −1.8% y/y a year earlier, a rise of 5.2 percentage points. Since Oct 2024 the series has ranged from a low of −2.5% y/y in Apr 2026 to a high of 8.3% y/y in Mar 2025. The current reading sits near the middle of that range, well below the early peak and well above the recent trough.
Why it matters. Households in Mali are facing rising prices again after a period when prices were falling against the previous year, though the pace is far below the 8.3% y/y reached in Mar 2025. Firms setting prices and wages, and the state planning its budget, now work with inflation at 3.4% y/y rather than the negative readings of late 2025 and early 2026. The next monthly releases will show whether the rise continues.
| Period | Headline inflation · Mali |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 6.6% y/y |
| Nov 2024 | 4.9% y/y |
| Dec 2024 | 4.9% y/y |
| Jan 2025 | 6.6% y/y |
| Feb 2025 | 7.4% y/y |
| Mar 2025 | 8.3% y/y |
| Apr 2025 | 7.8% y/y |
| May 2025 | 7.2% y/y |
| Jun 2025 | 4.5% y/y |
| Jul 2025 | 4% y/y |
| Aug 2025 | −0.63% y/y |
| Sep 2025 | −1.8% y/y |
| Oct 2025 | −2% y/y |
| Nov 2025 | −0.2% y/y |
| Dec 2025 | −0.48% y/y |
| Jan 2026 | −1.9% y/y |
| Feb 2026 | −1.1% y/y |
| Mar 2026 | −2.2% y/y |
| Apr 2026 | −2.5% y/y |
| May 2026 | −2.2% y/y |
| Jun 2026 | −1.4% y/y |
| Jul 2026 | −1.3% y/y |
| Aug 2026 | 2% y/y |
| Sep 2026 | 3.4% y/y |
Source: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) · Licence: IMF Terms of Use
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Strata-AF™ Data, Headline inflation, Mali, Sep 2026; source International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI), retrieved 15 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/inflation/mali
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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.