Ethiopia’s annual inflation reached 14.9% in September 2026
The Ethiopian Statistical Service reported food inflation of 14.8% and non-food inflation of 15.1%.
Event / data period: 2026-09
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An infographic in the Statistical Service’s 15 October release puts general consumer price inflation at 14.9% year on year in September 2026, up from 13.2% in September 2025. Food and non-alcoholic beverages rose 14.8%, while non-food inflation was 15.1%.
Within food, sugar, jam, honey and chocolate rose 39.8%, meat 22.0% and processed food products 19.1%. These are annual price changes, not month-on-month movements. The source headline uses the Ethiopian calendar year, while its graphic explicitly identifies September 2026.
Data
September 2026 annual price changes
Rates from the Ethiopian Statistical Service’s official infographic.
| General inflation | 14.9 |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 14.8 |
| Non-food | 15.1 |
| Sugar, jam, honey and chocolate | 39.8 |
| Meat | 22 |
| Processed food products | 19.1 |
Methodology
The infographic gives year-on-year price changes for September 2026. The headline’s 2019 E.C. and the graphic’s Gregorian month/year are both noted.
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