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Kenya Inflation Rate

Kenya's inflation rate increased to 4.6% in September 2025. This is the highest rate since June 2024. The August 2025 inflation rate was 4.5%. Higher prices for food, non-alcoholic drinks, transport and housing drove the September increase. Kenya's record low inflation rate was 2.7% in October 2024 and record high was 11.7% in May 2017.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in %)
Month Inflation Rate
Sep 2025 4.6%
Aug 2025 4.5%
Jul 2025 4.1%
Jun 2025 3.8%
May 2025 3.8%
Apr 2025 4.1%
Mar 2025 3.6%
Feb 2025 3.5%
Jan 2025 3.3%
Dec 2024 3%
Nov 2024 2.8%
Oct 2024 2.7%
Sep 2024 3.6%
Aug 2024 4.4%
Jul 2024 4.3%
Jun 2024 4.6%
May 2024 5.1%
Apr 2024 5%
Mar 2024 5.7%
Feb 2024 6.3%
Jan 2024 6.9%
Dec 2023 6.6%
Nov 2023 6.8%
Oct 2023 6.9%
Sep 2023 6.8%
Aug 2023 6.7%
Jul 2023 7.3%
Jun 2023 7.9%
May 2023 8%
Apr 2023 7.9%
Mar 2023 9.2%
Feb 2023 9.2%
Jan 2023 9%
Dec 2022 9.1%
Nov 2022 9.5%
Oct 2022 9.6%
Sep 2022 9.2%
Aug 2022 8.5%
Jul 2022 8.3%
Jun 2022 7.9%
May 2022 7.1%
Apr 2022 6.5%
Mar 2022 5.6%
Feb 2022 5.1%
Jan 2022 5.4%
Dec 2021 5.7%
Nov 2021 5.8%
Oct 2021 6.4%
Sep 2021 6.9%
Aug 2021 6.6%
Jul 2021 6.6%
Jun 2021 6.3%
May 2021 5.9%
Apr 2021 5.8%
Mar 2021 5.9%
Feb 2021 5.8%
Jan 2021 5.7%
Dec 2020 5.6%
Nov 2020 5.3%
Oct 2020 4.8%
Sep 2020 4.2%
Aug 2020 4.4%
Jul 2020 4.4%
Jun 2020 4.6%
May 2020 5.3%
Apr 2020 6%
Mar 2020 5.8%
Feb 2020 7.2%
Jan 2020 5.8%
Dec 2019 5.8%
Nov 2019 5.6%
Oct 2019 5%
Sep 2019 3.8%
Aug 2019 5%
Jul 2019 6.3%
Jun 2019 5.7%
May 2019 5.5%
Apr 2019 6.6%
Mar 2019 4.3%
Feb 2019 4.1%
Jan 2019 4.7%
Dec 2018 5.7%
Nov 2018 5.6%
Oct 2018 5.5%
Sep 2018 5.7%
Aug 2018 4%
Jul 2018 4.3%
Jun 2018 4.3%
May 2018 4%
Apr 2018 3.7%
Mar 2018 4.2%
Feb 2018 4.5%
Jan 2018 4.8%
Dec 2017 4.5%
Nov 2017 4.7%
Oct 2017 5.7%
Sep 2017 7.1%
Aug 2017 8%
Jul 2017 7.5%
Jun 2017 9.2%
May 2017 11.7%
Apr 2017 11.5%
Mar 2017 10.3%
Feb 2017 9%
Jan 2017 7%
Dec 2016 6.3%
Nov 2016 6.7%
Oct 2016 6.5%
Sep 2016 6.3%
Aug 2016 6.3%
Jul 2016 6.4%
Jun 2016 5.8%
May 2016 5%
Apr 2016 5.3%
Mar 2016 6.4%
Feb 2016 6.8%
Jan 2016 7.8%
Dec 2015 8%
Nov 2015 7.3%
Oct 2015 6.7%
Sep 2015 6%
Aug 2015 5.8%
Jul 2015 6.6%
Jun 2015 7%
May 2015 6.9%
Apr 2015 7.1%
Mar 2015 6.3%

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-09-30 11:30 AM Inflation Rate YoY (Sep) 4.6% 4.5% -
2025-08-29 08:00 AM Inflation Rate YoY (Aug) 4.5% 4.1% -

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Kenya Inflation Rate : Definition
Kenya's inflation rate measures the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), compiled by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Key categories are food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing, transport, and clothing.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Annual Inflation Rate 4.49% 7.67% 2024
Inflation Rate MoM 0.2% 0.3% Sep'25
Producer Price Index (PPI) 0.1% -5.7% Jun'25