Rwanda Inflation Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

5.2

Units In

4.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 10, 2026

Time to Release

28 Days 19 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
33.8 Nov 2022	-15.8 Feb 1999	6.55 %	1997-2025	National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda

In Rwanda, the two main components of the consumer price index are: Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (39 percent of total weight) and Housing and Utilities (18.3 percent). Others include: Transport (7.7 percent); Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (6.8 percent); Restaurants and Hotels (6.4 percent); Clothing and Footwear (5.3 percent) and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (5.2 percent). Household Contents, Equipment and Maintenance, Communication, Recreation and Culture, Education and Health account for the remaining 11.3 percent of total weight. .

Latest Updates

Rwanda's overall inflation rate accelerated for the first time in six months to 5.2% in December 2025, up from November’s nine-month low of 5.1%. It marked the highest inflation rate since September, due to a rebound in food prices (1.0% vs -1.1% in November), which had marked the first deflation in a year, with a sharp increase in bread & cereals (10.8%) and meat (17.2%). At the same time, faster price growth was seen in some categories, including alcoholic beverages & tobacco (15.1% vs 14.4%), housing & utilities (4.9% vs 4.5%), transport (7.8% vs 7.6%), and healthcare (63.6% vs 62.9%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.6% in December, after edging down 0.1% in the prior month, marking the steepest monthly decline in five months.