LEBANON - Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded a marginal monthly increase of 0.01% in December 2025 compared with November 2025, according to figures released by the Central Administration of Statistics (CAS).

On an annual basis, the CPI rose by 12.23% in December 2025 compared with the same month in 2024, reflecting a continued, though significantly slower, pace of inflation relative to previous years marked by severe economic instability.

Monthly CPI changes in December showed mixed trends across Lebanon’s governorates. Prices increased by 0.40%  in Beirut and by 0.41% in Mount Lebanon. A more modest rise of 0.06 percent was recorded in the North.

In contrast, prices declined in several regions, with the Bekaa registering a decrease of 0.29%, the South seeing a sharper drop of 1.62%, and Nabatieh recording a decline of 1.19%.

The CAS also announced that Lebanon’s average annual inflation rate for 2025 stood at 14.80%, marking a slowdown compared with recent years.

Annual inflation reached 45.24% in 2024, 221.3% in 2023, and 171.21% in 2022, during the height of the country’s economic and financial crisis.

Earlier years also saw elevated inflation rates, including 154.8% in 2021 and 84.9% in 2020, following the onset of Lebanon’s currency collapse.

By contrast, inflation levels before the crisis remained relatively moderate, standing at 2.90% in 2019, 6.07% in 2018, and below 5% between 2013 and 2017. In 2016 and 2015, Lebanon even recorded slight deflation.

The CAS noted that detailed CPI data broken down by governorate are available on its official website. Despite the marked easing in inflation, price levels continue to weigh on household purchasing power amid ongoing economic challenges.