Ghana

Inflation in Ghana

Inflation in Ghana: 50% a year in 1980 and 14.2% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
14.2% a year
Since 1980
−35.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
16 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
8% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in GhanaInflation in Ghana: 50% a year in 1980 and 14.2% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 8% 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 8% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 122.2% a year in 1983, the lowest 6.7% a year in 2010.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGhana
202514.2
202422.9
202339.2
202231.9
202110
20209.9
20197.2
20189.8
201712.4
201617.5
201517.2
201415.5
201311.7
20127.1
20117.7
20106.7
200913.1
200816.5
200710.7
200611.7
200515.1
200412.7
200326.6
200214.9
200132.9
200025.1
199912.5
199819.2
199724.8
199644.5
199559.3
199424.9
199324.9
199210.1
199118.1
199037.2
198925.2
198831.4
198739.8
198624.5
198510.3
198440
1983122.2
198222.5
1981116.5
198050
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGhana
20264.8
20277.8
20288
20298
20308
20318

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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