Ghanaian Cedi Inflation Calculator
₵100 in 1964 has the same buying power as ₵79,405,467 in 2026.
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Inflation in Ghana
Ghana inflation is 5.80% in 2026, following 14.20% in 2025. 63 years of data are available, from 1964.
This page covers 63 years of Ghana consumer price data, from 1964 to 2026. The steepest single year on record was 1983, when consumer prices in Ghana rose 122.9%. Prices more than doubled within that single year.
Prices fell in 1 of those 62 years — about 2% of the time — most sharply in 1967, when they dropped 8.4%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 1980s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 48.3% a year, while the 1960s were the calmest at 9.3%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 15.9% a year, markedly calmer than the 26.6% average across the whole record.
Cumulative Ghana inflation over common spans
How much prices have risen in total over the last few years and decades, and what ₵100 at the start of each span is worth in 2026 money.
| Range | Years | Cumulative inflation | Average per year | ₵100 becomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 to 2026 | 1 | 5.80% | 5.80% | ₵105.80 |
| 2023 to 2026 | 3 | 48.44% | 14.07% | ₵148.44 |
| 2021 to 2026 | 5 | 169.07% | 21.89% | ₵269.07 |
| 2016 to 2026 | 10 | 322.06% | 15.49% | ₵422.06 |
| 2011 to 2026 | 15 | 732.73% | 15.18% | ₵832.73 |
| 2006 to 2026 | 20 | 1,442.28% | 14.66% | ₵1,542 |
| 2001 to 2026 | 25 | 3,230.99% | 15.05% | ₵3,331 |
| 1996 to 2026 | 30 | 10,061.61% | 16.65% | ₵10,162 |
| 1986 to 2026 | 40 | 151,856.98% | 20.10% | ₵151,957 |
| 1976 to 2026 | 50 | 14,942,692.29% | 26.91% | ₵14,942,792 |
Ghana CPI and inflation rate by year
The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1964 to 2026. The final column shows what ₵100 in that year is worth in 2026 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | ₵100 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 495.73 | 5.80% | ₵100 |
| 2025 | 468.56 | 14.20% | ₵105.80 |
| 2024 | 410.28 | 22.85% | ₵120.83 |
| 2023 | 333.97 | 38.11% | ₵148.44 |
| 2022 | 241.82 | 31.26% | ₵205.00 |
| 2021 | 184.24 | 9.97% | ₵269.07 |
| 2020 | 167.53 | 9.89% | ₵295.90 |
| 2019 | 152.46 | 7.14% | ₵325.16 |
| 2018 | 142.29 | 7.81% | ₵348.39 |
| 2017 | 131.99 | 12.37% | ₵375.59 |
| 2016 | 117.45 | 17.45% | ₵422.06 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 17.15% | ₵495.73 |
| 2014 | 85.36 | 15.49% | ₵580.75 |
| 2013 | 73.91 | 11.67% | ₵670.71 |
| 2012 | 66.19 | 11.19% | ₵748.95 |
| 2011 | 59.53 | 8.73% | ₵832.73 |
| 2010 | 54.75 | 10.73% | ₵905.42 |
| 2009 | 49.44 | 19.25% | ₵1,003 |
| 2008 | 41.46 | 16.49% | ₵1,196 |
| 2007 | 35.59 | 10.73% | ₵1,393 |
| 2006 | 32.14 | 11.68% | ₵1,542 |
| 2005 | 28.78 | 15.44% | ₵1,722 |
| 2004 | 24.93 | 18.04% | ₵1,988 |
| 2003 | 21.12 | 29.77% | ₵2,347 |
| 2002 | 16.28 | 9.36% | ₵3,046 |
| 2001 | 14.88 | 41.51% | ₵3,331 |
| 2000 | 10.52 | 40.24% | ₵4,714 |
| 1999 | 7.50 | 4.87% | ₵6,610 |
| 1998 | 7.15 | 14.62% | ₵6,932 |
| 1997 | 6.24 | 27.89% | ₵7,946 |
| 1996 | 4.88 | 46.56% | ₵10,162 |
| 1995 | 3.33 | 59.46% | ₵14,893 |
| 1994 | 2.09 | 24.87% | ₵23,749 |
| 1993 | 1.67 | 24.96% | ₵29,655 |
| 1992 | 1.34 | 10.06% | ₵37,057 |
| 1991 | 1.22 | 18.03% | ₵40,783 |
| 1990 | 1.03 | 37.26% | ₵48,137 |
| 1989 | 0.75 | 25.22% | ₵66,072 |
| 1988 | 0.60 | 31.36% | ₵82,738 |
| 1987 | 0.46 | 39.82% | ₵108,684 |
| 1986 | 0.33 | 24.57% | ₵151,957 |
| 1985 | 0.26 | 10.31% | ₵189,286 |
| 1984 | 0.24 | 39.67% | ₵208,793 |
| 1983 | 0.17 | 122.87% | ₵291,611 |
| 1982 | 0.08 | 22.30% | ₵649,926 |
| 1981 | 0.06 | 116.50% | ₵794,831 |
| 1980 | 0.03 | 50.07% | ₵1,720,838 |
| 1979 | 0.02 | 54.44% | ₵2,582,463 |
| 1978 | 0.01 | 73.09% | ₵3,988,390 |
| 1977 | 0.00718 | 116.45% | ₵6,903,570 |
| 1976 | 0.00332 | 56.08% | ₵14,942,792 |
| 1975 | 0.00213 | 29.82% | ₵23,322,872 |
| 1974 | 0.00164 | 18.13% | ₵30,278,816 |
| 1973 | 0.00139 | 17.68% | ₵35,769,793 |
| 1972 | 0.00118 | 10.07% | ₵42,094,939 |
| 1971 | 0.00107 | 9.56% | ₵46,332,685 |
| 1970 | 0.000977 | 3.03% | ₵50,761,544 |
| 1969 | 0.000948 | 7.32% | ₵52,299,773 |
| 1968 | 0.000883 | 7.89% | ₵56,126,586 |
| 1967 | 0.000819 | -8.42% | ₵60,557,632 |
| 1966 | 0.000894 | 13.24% | ₵55,457,174 |
| 1965 | 0.000789 | 26.44% | ₵62,798,531 |
| 1964 | 0.000624 | — | ₵79,405,467 |
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Ghana inflation FAQ
- What is the current inflation rate in Ghana?
- Ghana inflation was 5.80% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
- How much has Ghanaian Cedi lost in value since 1964?
- ₵100 in 1964 has the same purchasing power as ₵79,405,467 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 79,405,367.50% over 62 years, an average of 24.50% per year.
- What years does this Ghana inflation calculator cover?
- This calculator covers 63 years, from 1964 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
- Can Ghanaian Cedi inflation be negative?
- Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Ghanaian Cedi gained purchasing power over that year. Ghana recorded deflation in 1 of the 62 years measured here, most recently in 1967. The steepest fall was -8.42% in 1967.
- What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
- The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.
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