Economy · Headline inflation · Mauritania
Mauritania’s headline inflation rose to 9% y/y in Aug 2026.
9% y/y
Aug 2026
Up 0.48 pp from Jul 2026.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
9% y/y
What it is. Headline inflation tracks the consumer price index for all items and compares each month with the same month a year earlier. Because it covers the whole basket, it includes food and energy prices, which can swing from month to month. It is an average across households, so the rise any one family feels depends on what it spends its money on.
Lower is better. Lower is better because rising prices shrink what wages and savings can buy, and a low rate makes it easier for households and firms to plan. The latest figure, 9% y/y for August 2026, compares with 1.4% y/y in August 2025, a rise of 7.6 percentage points over the year. Since Sep 2024 the lowest reading was 0.61% y/y in June 2025 and the highest was 9.2% y/y in June 2026. The current figure sits just below the top of that range.
Why it matters. With prices rising at 9% y/y, households in Mauritania find that the same income buys noticeably less than it did a year ago, and savings held in cash lose value. Firms face higher costs for inputs and have to decide how much to pass on to customers. The state faces pressure on the real value of public wages and transfers. The next monthly reading will show whether inflation moves back from the 9.2% y/y peak of June 2026.
| Period | Headline inflation · Mauritania |
|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 2.7% y/y |
| Oct 2024 | 2.5% y/y |
| Nov 2024 | 1.6% y/y |
| Dec 2024 | 1.5% y/y |
| Jan 2025 | 1% y/y |
| Feb 2025 | 0.84% y/y |
| Mar 2025 | 0.84% y/y |
| Apr 2025 | 0.9% y/y |
| May 2025 | 0.95% y/y |
| Jun 2025 | 0.61% y/y |
| Jul 2025 | 1.3% y/y |
| Aug 2025 | 1.4% y/y |
| Sep 2025 | 1.5% y/y |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8% y/y |
| Nov 2025 | 3.3% y/y |
| Dec 2025 | 4% y/y |
| Jan 2026 | 4.5% y/y |
| Feb 2026 | 4.8% y/y |
| Mar 2026 | 4.7% y/y |
| Apr 2026 | 7.6% y/y |
| May 2026 | 8.7% y/y |
| Jun 2026 | 9.2% y/y |
| Jul 2026 | 8.5% y/y |
| Aug 2026 | 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, Mauritania, Aug 2026; source International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/inflation/mauritania
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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.