Tomatoes, rent and ginger drive Ghana’s 5.2% inflation in September

Fresh tomatoes, rent payments and ginger were the biggest contributors to Ghana’s 5.2% inflation rate in September 2026, highlighting the uneven price pressures facing households despite the sharp decline in inflation over the past year.

According to the data from the Ghana Statistical Service, fresh tomatoes alone accounted for 20.3% of the September inflation rate, followed by rent payments at 13.9% and ginger at 9.9%.

Cooked rice contributed 7%, while bus and trotro fares and yam each contributed 5.4%.

Presenting the detailed inflation figures, the Government Statistician, Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu said the headline rate masks significant differences in price movements across individual items.

“We are talking about one national rate of 5.2% at the end of September 2026, which contains very different experiences in the market.”

Fresh tomatoes recorded the highest inflation rate among the items tracked in September, with prices rising by 153.4% compared with September 2025.

The Government Statistician explained that this means tomatoes cost roughly two and a half times what they did a year earlier.

Ginger followed with inflation of 100.4%, meaning its price approximately doubled over the same period.

Other items recording some of the highest inflation rates were shrimps at 62.8%, mangoes at 46.6%, and packing space and related services at 40%.

The figures have raised concerns about the impact of fresh food supply on overall inflation, with tomatoes and ginger alone accounting for about 30% of the national inflation rate.