Economy · Headline inflation · Tunisia
Tunisia’s headline inflation rose to 5.6% y/y in Sep 2026.
5.6% y/y
Sep 2026
Up 0.23 pp from Aug 2026.
Updated 21 Oct 2026
In plain words
5.6% y/y
What it is. Headline inflation tracks the average change in the prices of a basket of goods and services that households buy, with every item included. Each month it is compared with the same month a year earlier, so a price jump stays in the figure for a full year before dropping out. The result is an average across the basket, so a household's own experience depends on how much of its budget goes on food, rent, transport or other items.
Lower is better. Lower inflation means wages, pensions and savings keep more of their purchasing power, and firms can set prices and contracts with more confidence. The latest figure is 5.7% y/y for July 2026, up from 5.3% y/y in July 2025, a rise of 0.38 percentage points over the year. Since Aug 2024 the series has ranged from a low of 3.2% y/y in April 2025 to a high of 6.7% y/y in October 2024. The current reading sits in the upper part of that range, closer to the high than to the low.
Why it matters. At 5.7% y/y, Tunisian households need pay and pensions to rise at a similar pace to keep their weekly shopping affordable, and savers earning less than that lose value on their deposits. Firms face higher input costs and pressure to raise wages. The state faces a heavier bill for subsidies and for public sector pay settlements.
| Period | Headline inflation · Tunisia |
|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 6.7% y/y |
| Nov 2024 | 6.6% y/y |
| Dec 2024 | 6.1% y/y |
| Jan 2025 | 6% y/y |
| Feb 2025 | 5.6% y/y |
| Mar 2025 | 5.9% y/y |
| Apr 2025 | 3.2% y/y |
| May 2025 | 5.5% y/y |
| Jun 2025 | 5.4% y/y |
| Jul 2025 | 5.3% y/y |
| Aug 2025 | 5.2% y/y |
| Sep 2025 | 5% y/y |
| Oct 2025 | 4.9% y/y |
| Nov 2025 | 4.9% y/y |
| Dec 2025 | 5% y/y |
| Jan 2026 | 4.8% y/y |
| Feb 2026 | 5% y/y |
| Mar 2026 | 5% y/y |
| Apr 2026 | 5.5% y/y |
| May 2026 | 5.5% y/y |
| Jun 2026 | 5.2% y/y |
| Jul 2026 | 5.1% y/y |
| Aug 2026 | 5.4% y/y |
| Sep 2026 | 5.6% y/y |
Source: International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI) · Licence: IMF Terms of Use
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Strata-AF™ Data, Headline inflation, Tunisia, Sep 2026; source International Monetary Fund, Consumer Price Index (CPI), retrieved 21 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/inflation/tunisia
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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.