Benin Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (2007 est.)

Year	Inflation rate (consumer prices)	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	3.30 %	107		2002 est.
2004	1.50 %	173	-54.55 %	2003 est.
2005	2.80 %	84	86.67 %	2004 est.
2006	3.50 %	106	25.00 %	2005 est.
2007	3.00 %	87	-14.29 %	2006 est.
2008	2.50 %	54	-16.67 %	2007 est.

Definition: This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer prices compared with the previous year's consumer prices.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Inflation, average consumer prices

Note: Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Units: Annual percent change

Country-specific Note: See notes for: Inflation, average consumer prices (Index, 2000=100).

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2008 World Economic Outlook

Year	Inflation, average consumer prices	Percent Change
1980	9.596
1981	0.795	-91.72 %
1982	4.059	410.57 %
1983	-6.067	-249.47 %
1984	10.265	-269.19 %
1985	1.151	-88.79 %
1986	0.414	-64.03 %
1987	-1.339	-423.43 %
1988	3.445	-357.28 %
1989	-0.202	-105.86 %
1990	1.112	-650.50 %
1991	2.1	88.85 %
1992	5.9	180.95 %
1993	0.445	-92.46 %
1994	38.535	8,559.55 %
1995	14.458	-62.48 %
1996	4.917	-65.99 %
1997	3.803	-22.66 %
1998	5.755	51.33 %
1999	0.35	-93.92 %
2000	4.202	1,100.57 %
2001	3.985	-5.16 %
2002	2.432	-38.97 %
2003	1.502	-38.24 %
2004	0.879	-41.48 %
2005	5.371	511.04 %
2006	3.801	-29.23 %
2007	1.963	-48.36 %
2008	2.359	20.17 %