Economy · Headline inflation · Togo
Togo’s headline inflation rose to 2.4% y/y in Sep 2026.
2.4% y/y
Sep 2026
Up 1.6 pp from Aug 2026.
Updated 15 Oct 2026
In plain words
2.4% y/y
What it is. Headline inflation tracks the average change in prices of the goods and services households buy, compared with the same month a year earlier. It rolls many individual prices into one index, so it describes the typical household and can differ from what any one family pays for food, transport or rent. Because each reading is set against the same month a year before, it moves slowly and reflects price changes accumulated over twelve months.
Lower is better. Lower inflation keeps the cost of living steadier and protects what wages and savings can buy, so a smaller figure is better. Togo's latest reading is 2.4% y/y for Sep 2026, up 2.9 percentage points from −0.58% y/y in Sep 2025. It is also the highest figure since Oct 2024. The low over that span was −1.1% y/y in Jul 2025, so prices have moved from falling to rising across the window.
Why it matters. At 2.4% y/y, prices in Togo are rising at a modest pace after a year earlier when they were slightly lower on average. Households find that the same income buys a little less each month than it did in 2025. Firms face gradually higher costs for inputs and have more reason to adjust their own prices. The state has to allow for this rise when it plans wages and spending.
| Period | Headline inflation · Togo |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 1.7% y/y |
| Nov 2024 | 1.3% y/y |
| Dec 2024 | 1.2% y/y |
| Jan 2025 | 2.2% y/y |
| Feb 2025 | 2.1% y/y |
| Mar 2025 | 1.8% y/y |
| Apr 2025 | 0.83% y/y |
| May 2025 | 0% y/y |
| Jun 2025 | 0.44% y/y |
| Jul 2025 | −1.1% y/y |
| Aug 2025 | −0.23% y/y |
| Sep 2025 | −0.58% y/y |
| Oct 2025 | −0.38% y/y |
| Nov 2025 | 0.21% y/y |
| Dec 2025 | 0.02% y/y |
| Jan 2026 | 0.03% y/y |
| Feb 2026 | 0.37% y/y |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6% y/y |
| Apr 2026 | 0.76% y/y |
| May 2026 | 0.36% y/y |
| Jun 2026 | 0.11% y/y |
| Jul 2026 | 1.7% y/y |
| Aug 2026 | 0.73% y/y |
| Sep 2026 | 2.4% y/y |
Source: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) · Licence: IMF Terms of Use
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Strata-AF™ Data, Headline inflation, Togo, Sep 2026; source International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI), retrieved 15 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/inflation/togo
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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.