CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in Benin
Benin: CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change was 1.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Benin, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Benin stood at 1.1.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Benin peaked at 6.74 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.79, in 2016.
Benin ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9 | — |
| 2010 | 2.21 | +145.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7 | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 6.74 | +149.6% |
| 2013 | 0.43 | -93.6% |
| 2014 | -0.55 | -227.9% |
| 2015 | 0.22 | -140.0% |
| 2016 | -0.79 | -459.1% |
| 2017 | 0.04 | -105.1% |
| 2018 | 0.92 | +2200.0% |
| 2019 | 0.73 | -20.7% |
| 2020 | 3.02 | +313.7% |
| 2021 | 1.73 | -42.7% |
| 2022 | 1.35 | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 2.74 | +103.0% |
| 2024 | 1.16 | -57.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1 | -5.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.56, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.1 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.54, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change 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 | +2200.0% | 0.04 | 0.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | -0.79 | 6.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 | 1.1 | 3.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 145 Qatar 1.27 compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 1.25 compare
- 147 Bahamas 1.11 compare
- 149 Belize 1.06 compare
- 150 Central African Republic 1 compare
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 0.99 compare
More work & labour data for Benin
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4203 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.395 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3247 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 15,661 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,269 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,967 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,620 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 39,588 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Benin?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in Benin was 1.1 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 in 2012.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.79 in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous year (General - Individual consumption expenditure of households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the percentage change of the CPI between a period and the same period of the previous year. Data are disaggregated by the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.