Kenya Inflation Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

4.6

Units In

4.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 31, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
31.5 May 2008	2.7 Oct 2024	8.43 %	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 accelerated for the third month to 4.6% in September 2025, a new high since June last year, from August's 4.5%. Still, inflation remained below the 5% midpoint of the central bank’s target range for a 16th straight month. The food and non-alcoholic drinks index, which represents a third of the inflation basket, climbed further to 8.4%, up from 8.3% in the prior month. Additional upward pressure came from transportation (4% vs 4.4%) and housing & utilities (1.4% vs 0.8%). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.2% in September, after a 0.3% increase in the previous month.