Annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin
Benin: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 57.6% on the previous year and up 311.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin peaked at 7.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 174th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | -37.5% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -40.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +513.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -65.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +512.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -88.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +146.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +149.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -93.6% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -227.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -139.9% |
| 2016 | -0.8% | -462.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -105.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +2024.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -20.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +312.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -42.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +102.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -57.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 23% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +2024.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Benin was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Benin ranks 174th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 311.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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