Benin — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Benin, 1993–2025.
Inflation for Benin was 1.10% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1993 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 38.53% in 1994. The lowest was -0.79% in 2016 (about -1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.90% per year.
Benin ranks 149 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 80%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Benin sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 403%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 38 of 46 economies; Central African Republic (1.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8645% in 1994.
Data highlights
From its 1993 level: doubled by 1994; grown tenfold by 1994. Doubling roughly every 24 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 139th of 148 in 1993 → 66th of 163 in 2000 → 125th of 186 in 2010 → 66th of 178 in 2020 → 132nd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.16% | -1.6 pp |
| 2023 | 2.74% | +1.4 pp |
| 2022 | 1.35% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 1.73% | -1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.02% | +2.3 pp |
| 2019 | 0.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 0.92% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 0.04% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | -0.79% | -1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.22% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | -0.55% | -1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.43% | -6.3 pp |
| 2012 | 6.74% | +4.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 2.21% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -7.1 pp |
| 2008 | 7.95% | +6.6 pp |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -2.5 pp |
| 2006 | 3.78% | -1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 5.36% | +4.5 pp |
| 2004 | 0.87% | -0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 1.49% | -1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 2.49% | -1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 3.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.17% | +3.8 pp |
| 1999 | 0.33% | -5.4 pp |
| 1998 | 5.75% | +2.3 pp |
| 1997 | 3.47% | -1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 4.91% | -9.5 pp |
| 1995 | 14.46% | -24.1 pp |
| 1994 | 38.53% | +38.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Benin’s Inflation in 1994?
38.53% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Benin’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +150.0% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.1%; 2024: 1.16%; 2023: 2.74%; 2022: 1.35%; 2021: 1.73%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.