Consumer prices (CPI) during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how consumer prices (CPI) changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jerry Rawlings | 7 Jan 1993 – 7 Jan 2001 | +810% Dec 1992 → Dec 2000 | +31.8%/yr | |
| 2 |  Nana Akufo-Addo | 7 Jan 2017 – 7 Jan 2025 | +268% Dec 2016 → Dec 2024 | +17.7%/yr | |
| 3 | John Kufuor | 7 Jan 2001 – 7 Jan 2009 | +249% Dec 2000 → Dec 2008 | +16.9%/yr | |
| 4 | John Mahama | 24 Jul 2012 – 7 Jan 2017 | +84.3% Jun 2012 → Dec 2016 | +14.6%/yr | |
| 5 | John Atta Mills | 7 Jan 2009 – 24 Jul 2012 | +50.5% Dec 2008 → Jun 2012 | +12.4%/yr | |
| 6 | John Mahama | 7 Jan 2025 – now | +9.3% Dec 2024 → Sep 2026 | +5.2%/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 %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. index, 2010 = 100 · Ghana Statistical Service consumer price index via the IMF (CPI, all items, GSS's base years spliced into one index by the IMF, 2010 = 100), national · Ghana data · as of Sep 2026.