Senegal Inflation Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

0.6

Units In

1.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 09, 2025

Time to Release

23 Days 4 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
14.1 Nov 2022	-4.7 Aug 2009	2.24 %	2006-2025	N/A

In Senegal, the three main components of the consumer price index are: Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (49.6 percent of total weight); Housing and Utilities (12 percent) and Clothing and Footwear (7.3 percent). Others include: Transport (5.6 percent); Household Contents, Equipment and Maintenance (5 percent); Miscellaneous Goods and Services (3.8 percent) and Restaurants and Hotels (3.8 percent). Recreation and Culture, Health, Communication, Education and Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco account for the remaining 12.7 percent of total weight. .

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Senegal eased to 0.6% in February 2025 from January’s eight-month high of 1.8%. The slowdown was mainly due to softer price increases for food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.6% vs 3% in January), housing and utilities (0.8% vs 1.1%), health (0.8% vs 1.2%), and restaurants and hotels (2% vs 2.2%). Meanwhile, prices rose for transport (1% vs 0.9%) and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (10.2% vs 6.1%), while rebounded for personal care, social security, and miscellaneous goods (0.1% vs -0.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices decreased by 0.6% in February, reversing a 1.1% rise in the previous month.