Inflation (CPI) during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the inflation (CPI) changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PP Abiy Ahmed | 2 Apr 2018 – now | −0.4 pp Mar 2018 → Aug 2026 | 0.0 pp/yr | |
| 2 | EPRDF Hailemariam Desalegn | 20 Aug 2012 – 2 Apr 2018 | −5.8 pp Jul 2012 → Mar 2018 | −1.0 pp/yr | |
| 3 | EPRDF Meles Zenawi | 28 May 1991 – 20 Aug 2012 | −20.4 pp Apr 1991 → Jul 2012 | −1.0 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % change on a year earlier · Ethiopian Statistics Service consumer price index via the IMF (CPI, all items, spliced across base years by the IMF), national, change on the same month a year earlier · Ethiopia data · as of Oct 2026.