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Compiled By: Prince Henry Danquah, Bora Capital Advisors Ltd.
Ghana’s inflation rate fell sharply to 3.8 percent in January 2026, marking the 13th consecutive decline and the lowest rate since the rebasing of prices in 2021, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
Inflation in December 2025 was at 5.4 percent. Figures released show the CPI rose to 262.3 in January 2026, from 252.6 recorded in January 2025, translating into a year-on-year inflation rate of 3.8 percent.
This represents a 19.7 percentage-point drop from the 23.5 percent recorded in January 2025, and a 1.6 percentage-point decline from the 5.4 percent inflation recorded in December 2025.
On a month-on-month basis, inflation stood at 0.2 percent, indicating that the general price level increased marginally between December 2025 and January 2026.
Source: newsthemegh.com