Kenya Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

3.3

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 28, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
31.5 May 2008	2.7 Oct 2024	8.58 %	2005-2025	Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

In Kenya, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is based on expenditures of both urban and rural households. The most important categories in the CPI are Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (36 percent of total weight); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels (18.3 percent) and Transport (8.7 percent). Clothing and Footwear account for 7.4 percent of total index and Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance for 6.2 percent. Restaurants and Hotels represent 4.5 percent as well as Miscellaneous Goods and Services (4.5 percent). Communication accounts for 3.8 percent of total weight, Health for 3.1 percent and Education for 3.1 percent. Recreation and Culture represent 2.3 percent and Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics the remaining 2.1 percent.

Latest Updates

Kenya's annual inflation rate rose for the third straight month in January 2025, reaching a four-month high of 3.3%, up from 3% in December. Still, inflation remained below the 5% midpoint of the central bank’s target range for an eighth straight month. Prices of food (+6.1% vs +4.8% in December) and transport (+0.7% vs +0.1%) were the key factors behind the acceleration of inflation. Core inflation, reflecting underlying price pressures and published for the first time, was 2% in January, compared with 2.2% in December, while non-core inflation rose to 7.1%, from 5.2% in the prior month.