CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. in Benin
Benin: CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. was 114.58 in 2021. ▲ Rising
CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. in Benin, 1991–2021
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpi price, nominal, seas. adj. in Benin is 114.58, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi price, nominal, seas. adj. in Benin peaked at 116.74 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.38, in 1991.
That places Benin 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.38 | — |
| 1992 | 40.65 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 40.81 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.56 | +38.6% |
| 1995 | 64.69 | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 67.87 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 70.22 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 74.27 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 74.53 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 77.65 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 80.74 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 82.76 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 84 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 84.73 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.26 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 92.62 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 93.83 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 99.1 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 99.99 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 102.34 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 105.32 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 112.23 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 113.33 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 112.06 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 112.37 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 111.43 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 111.59 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 114.26 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 113.32 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 116.74 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 114.58 | -1.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 114.58 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 220.09, 52% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Benin's 114.58 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 187.08, 61% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 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 | +38.6% | 40.81 | 56.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.78 | 39.38 | 74.53 | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.47 | 77.65 | 99.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.83 | 102.34 | 114.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.66 | 114.58 | 116.74 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi price, nominal, seas. adj. in Benin?
- Cpi price, nominal, seas. adj. in Benin was 114.58 in 2021, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest cpi price, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 116.74 in 2020.
- What is the lowest cpi price, nominal, seas. adj. recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.38 in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for cpi price, nominal, seas. adj.?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cpi price, nominal, seas. adj. rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The consumer price index reflects the change in prices for the average consumer of a constant basket of consumer goods. Data is in nominal terms and seasonally adjusted.