Inflation (CPI) during each president's tenure
Every president 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.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APC Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | +13.6 pp Apr 2015 → Apr 2023 | +1.7 pp/yr | |
| 2 | PDP Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | 29 May 2007 – 9 Feb 2010 | +10.2 pp Apr 2007 → Jan 2010 | +3.7 pp/yr | |
| 3 | PDP Goodluck Jonathan | 9 Feb 2010 – 29 May 2015 | −5.7 pp Jan 2010 → Apr 2015 | −1.1 pp/yr | |
| 4 | APC Bola Tinubu | 29 May 2023 – now | −6.8 pp Apr 2023 → Aug 2026 | −2.0 pp/yr | |
| 5 | PDP Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | −7.4 pp Apr 1999 → Apr 2007 | −0.9 pp/yr | |
| 6 | N Sani Abacha | 17 Nov 1993 – 9 Jun 1998 | −51.5 pp Oct 1993 → May 1998 | −11.2 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 · National Bureau of Statistics consumer price index via the IMF (CPI, all items, spliced across NBS's base years by the IMF), national, change on the same month a year earlier · Nigeria data · as of Aug 2026.