Benin’s annual inflation rate edged up to 1.4% in December 2025 from 1.1% in the previous month. Inflation Rate in Benin averaged 2.06 percent from 2001 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 15.20 percent in August of 2008 and a record low of -3.80 percent in April of 2017. source: Institut National de la Statistique et de l’Analyse Economique, Benin

Inflation Rate in Benin decreased to 1.80 percent in October from 2.30 percent in September of 2025.

Inflation Rate in Benin decreased to 1.80 percent in October from 2.30 percent in September of 2025. Inflation Rate in Benin is expected to be 1.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Benin Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 1.40 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.


Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Rent Inflation -1.00 -1.00 percent Dec 2025

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


Benin Inflation Rate
In Benin, the main components of the consumer price index are: Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (38 percent of total weight); Restaurants and Hotels (12 percent); Transports (11 percent) and Housing and Utilities (11 percent). Others include: Education (6 percent); Clothing and Footwear (5 percent); Miscellaneous Goods and Services (5 percent) and Health (5 percent). Communication, Household Contents, Equipment and Maintenance, Recreation and Culture and Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco account for the remaining 9 percent of total weight.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.40 1.10 15.20 -3.80 2001 - 2025 percent Monthly
2014=100, NSA