Cost of food in Benin increased 4.90 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Benin averaged 1.77 percent from 2010 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 15.50 percent in January of 2022 and a record low of -9.00 percent in June of 2022. source: Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Economique, Benin

Food Inflation in Benin is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Benin Food Inflation is projected to trend around 6.00 percent in 2027 and 5.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 101.80 101.70 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 105.30 105.10 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 103.20 103.30 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 4.90 4.50 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate 1.40 1.10 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 0.10 -0.30 percent Dec 2025
Rent Inflation -1.00 -1.00 percent Dec 2025


Benin Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.90 4.50 15.50 -9.00 2010 - 2025 percent Monthly
2014=100, NSA