Benin

Inflation in Benin

Inflation in Benin: 9.6% a year in 1980 and 1.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.1% a year
Since 1980
−8.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
139 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in BeninInflation in Benin: 9.6% a year in 1980 and 1.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 38.5% a year in 1994, the lowest -6.1% a year in 1983.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBenin
20251.1
20241.2
20232.7
20221.4
20211.7
20203
2019-0.9
20180.8
20171.8
2016-0.8
20150.2
2014-0.6
20130.4
20126.7
20112.7
20102.1
20090.9
20087.4
20071.3
20063.8
20055.4
20040.9
20031.5
20022.4
20014
20004.2
19990.3
19985.8
19973.8
19964.9
199514.5
199438.5
19930.4
19925.9
19912.1
19901.1
1989-0.2
19883.4
1987-1.3
19860.4
19851.2
198410.3
1983-6.1
19824.1
19810.8
19809.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBenin
20260.8
20272
20282
20292
20302
20312

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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