West Africa: consumer price index by country 2021

As of 2021, the consumer price index (CPI) in West Africa was highest in Ghana, and Guinea, at approximately 1,581 points and 1,349 points. The countries had registered lower consumer price indices of around 1,471 points and 1,269 points in the previous year, respectively. On the contrary, Senegal achieved the lowest CPI in the African sub-region, at around 135 points in 2021.

Consumer price index (CPI) in West Africa as of 2021, by country (compared to the previous year)

Characteristic	2020	2021
Ghana	1,470.66	1,581.02
Guinea	1,268.57	1,349.33
Nigeria	1,001.09	1,104.04
Liberia	827.12	971.01
Sierra Leone	620.38	691
Gambia	343.12	361.16
Cote d'Ivoire	160.09	162.69
Togo	154.41	157.46
Burkina Faso	152.52	155.52
Benin	152.47	155
Mali	150.53	153.34
Niger	149.84	152.7
Guinea-Bissau	145.99	149.32
Cape Verde	143.67	146.6
Senegal	133.03	134.88

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde

Survey time period

2021

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Figures have been rounded.

The source explains that: "Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly."

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