Key data points
Last release
—
Observation period
Oct 2024
Next release
—
Forecast
—
Highest
63.10 % on Mar 31, 2001
Lowest
0.40 % on Jun 30, 1999
About Ghana inflation rate YoY
In Ghana, the most important components in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) are food and non-alcoholic beverages (43 percent of total weight); housing and utilities (10 percent); transport (10 percent) and clothing and footwear (8 percent). The index also includes: education (7 percent); restaurants and accommodations (5 percent); alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (4 percent); and information and communication (4 percent). Recreation, sports and culture; furniture, household equipment and maintenance; personal care, social protection and miscellaneous goods and services; health; and insurance and financial services account for the remaining 9 percent of total weight.
Related indicators
Frequently Asked Questions
The highest figure Ghana inflation rate YoY has ever reached is 63.10%.
The lowest ever Ghana inflation rate YoY is 0.40%.
Last month Ghana inflation rate YoY was 22.10%, and the month before that it amounted to 21.50%.