Inflation Drops to 5.4%

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has reported a drop in figures for the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

It pegged the rate at 5.4% for December 2025.

Compared to the rate in December 2024, the Government Statistician, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, said prices are rising much more slowly than a year ago, giving households and businesses greater stability to plan, spend and invest with confidence.

“This means that Ghana has moved from a period of intense price pressure to one of growing price stability.”

Food inflation fell to 4.9% in December 2025, down from 6.6% in November 2025, while Non-food inflation eased to 5.8% from 6.1%. Meanwhile, inflation for locally produced goods declined to 5.9%, with imported goods dipping to 4.3%.

Regionally, the Eastern Region recorded 11.7% inflation rate, the highest, while the Savannah Region recorded -1.2%, the lowest.

Items including charcoal, green plantain, smoked herrings, cinema and cultural services and ginger pushed the inflation for December 2025.

According to Dr Iddrisu, they contributed over 40% of overall inflation.

Meanwhile, he said items including garden eggs, fried fish, pawpaw, kontomire and cabbage recorded sharp declines as they collectively pulled down inflation by 8%.

The Government statistician urged the government to take advantage of the price drop to invest in food storage.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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