Consumer price index in Benin
Benin: Consumer price index was 123.58 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Consumer price index in Benin, 1992–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Benin recorded 123.58 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Benin peaked at 123.58 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.9 2010 = 100, in 1992.
Benin ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Consumer price index in Benin, year by year
| Year | 2010 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 38.9 2010 = 100 | — |
| 1993 | 39.07 2010 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 54.13 2010 = 100 | +38.5% |
| 1995 | 61.96 2010 = 100 | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 65 2010 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 67.26 2010 = 100 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 71.13 2010 = 100 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 71.36 2010 = 100 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.33 2010 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 77.29 2010 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 79.22 2010 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 80.4 2010 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 81.1 2010 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 85.45 2010 = 100 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 88.68 2010 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 89.83 2010 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 96.97 2010 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 97.84 2010 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 100 2010 = 100 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 102.7 2010 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 109.63 2010 = 100 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 110.1 2010 = 100 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 109.5 2010 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 109.74 2010 = 100 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 108.87 2010 = 100 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 108.91 2010 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 109.92 2010 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 110.72 2010 = 100 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 114.07 2010 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 116.04 2010 = 100 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 117.61 2010 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 120.83 2010 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 122.24 2010 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 123.58 2010 = 100 | +1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 123.58 2010 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 221.03 2010 = 100, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 123.58 2010 = 100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 206.33 2010 = 100, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumer price index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +38.5% | 39.07 2010 = 100 | 54.13 2010 = 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6 2010 = 100 | 38.9 2010 = 100 | 71.36 2010 = 100 | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.11 2010 = 100 | 74.33 2010 = 100 | 97.84 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.01 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 110.72 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.06 2010 = 100 | 114.07 2010 = 100 | 123.58 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More financial sector data for Benin
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Benin?
- Consumer price index in Benin was 123.58 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 123.58 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9 2010 = 100 in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for consumer price index?
- Benin ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).