Core consumer prices in Nigeria increased 23.01 percent in February of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Nigeria averaged 12.23 percent from 2007 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 29.28 percent in December of 2024 and a record low of 0.49 percent in March of 2008. source: National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria

Core Inflation Rate in Nigeria is expected to be 22.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Nigeria Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 15.00 percent in 2026 and 14.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 112.90 110.70 points Feb 2025
Core Consumer Prices 113.70 110.90 points Feb 2025
Core Inflation Rate 23.01 22.59 percent Feb 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 110.50 107.60 points Feb 2025
CPI Transportation 115.20 112.80 points Feb 2025
Food Inflation YoY 23.51 26.08 percent Feb 2025
GDP Deflator 353.61 333.22 points Sep 2024
Inflation Rate YoY 23.18 24.48 percent Feb 2025
Inflation Rate MoM 2.00 10.70 percent Feb 2025

Nigeria Core Inflation Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
23.01 22.59 29.28 0.49 2007 - 2025 percent Monthly
2024=100