Senegal Inflation Rate

Last Release

May 31, 2025

Actual

0.3

Units In

-0.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jul 11, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
14.1 Nov 2022	-4.7 Aug 2009	2.21 %	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

Consumer prices in Senegal rose by 0.3% year-on-year in May 2025, rebounding from a 0.2% fall in the previous month. The increase was driven by higher costs of alcoholic beverages and tobacco (8.8% vs 8.6% in April), clothing and footwear (0.3% vs -0.1%), and health (2.3% vs 1.6%). Additionally, prices declined at a slower pace for food products and non-alcoholic beverages (-0.3% vs -1.2%) and information and communication (-6.8% vs -8.8%). Conversely, inflation moderated for housing and utilities (0.5% vs 0.6%) and transport (0.3% vs 0.4%), while it decreased further for leisure, sport and culture (-0.4% vs -0.2%). Excluding energy and fresh products, the core index went up by 2.1% year-on-year, following a 1.8% gain in April. On a monthly basis, consumer prices advanced by 0.3% in May, recovering from a 0.5% drop in the preceding period.