Nigeria CPI inflation (year-on-year)
Nigeria CPI inflation (year-on-year) is 14.63 percent, in force since 1 Sep 2026, cited to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). It was 15.43 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 29 Oct 2026.
Official source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) · Last checked 2026-10-29 · source fingerprint
Headline consumer price inflation, year-on-year percent, latest published month, from the official statistics office.
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| Current value | 14.63 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-01 |
| Official source | National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) — CPI and Inflation Report, September 2026 (CPI_SEPTEMBER_2026.pdf inside the 15 October 2026 microdata zip). Headline All-Items YoY. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-29 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Newest published reference month is September 2026. Quote is the headline sentence in CPI_SEPTEMBER_2026.pdf (zip member dated 2026-10-15; catalog date 2026-10-15; HTTP 200). Homepage https://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/ shows the same All-Items figure: data-original-title="CPI (Sept-2026)" and "CPI 14.63%" with "Inflation Rate (Base Period 2024 = 100) (All-Items)". Release calendar lists "CPI and Inflation Report September 2026" on 2026-10-15 and "CPI and Inflation Report October 2026" on 2026-11-15, so October is not yet published. August headline in the same sentence is 15.39% and is not landed.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 15.43 | National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) — CPI and Inflation… |
| 2026-06-01 | 15.91 | National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) — CPI and Inflation… |
| 2026-05-01 | 15.9 | NBS — All-Items inflation indicator, nigerianstat.gov.ng… |
| 2026-04-01 | 15.69 | NBS — All-Items inflation indicator, nigerianstat.gov.ng… |
| 2026-03-01 | 15.38 | NBS — All-Items inflation indicator, nigerianstat.gov.ng… |
| 2026-02-01 | 15.06 | NBS — All-Items inflation indicator, nigerianstat.gov.ng… |
| 2026-01-01 | 15.1 | NBS — All-Items inflation indicator, nigerianstat.gov.ng… |
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