Cost of food in Nigeria increased 40.01 percent in March of 2024 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Nigeria averaged 13.26 percent from 1996 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 40.01 percent in March of 2024 and a record low of -17.50 percent in January of 2000. source: National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria

Food Inflation in Nigeria is expected to be 34.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Nigeria Food Inflation is projected to trend around 20.00 percent in 2025 and 17.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-03-15 11:30 AM
Food Inflation YoY
Feb 37.92% 35.41% 36.7%
2024-04-15 09:15 AM
Food Inflation YoY
Mar 40.01% 37.92% 39.2%
2024-05-15 11:30 AM
Food Inflation YoY
Apr 40.01%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 701.90 681.40 points Mar 2024
Core Consumer Prices 554.18 541.04 points Mar 2024
Core Inflation Rate 25.39 24.67 percent Mar 2024
CPI Housing Utilities 558.80 543.90 points Mar 2024
CPI Transportation 579.80 570.00 points Mar 2024
Food Inflation YoY 40.01 37.92 percent Mar 2024
GDP Deflator 302.70 311.99 points Dec 2023
Inflation Rate YoY 33.20 31.70 percent Mar 2024
Inflation Rate MoM 3.00 3.10 percent Mar 2024

Nigeria Food Inflation
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
40.01 37.92 40.01 -17.50 1996 - 2024 percent Monthly
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