Rwanda Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

7.2

Units In

8.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 10, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
33.8 Nov 2022	-15.8 Feb 1999	6.56 %	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 eased for the first time in five months to 7.2% in July 2025, down from 8.3% in June, which was the highest level since November 2023. This also marked the lowest inflation rate since April, largely driven by a sharp deceleration in food and non-alcoholic beverage prices, which rose at the slowest pace in four months (6.5% vs 10.7% in June), mainly due to a drop in vegetable prices (-2.0% vs 4.3%). Inflation also moderated in housing (2.3% vs 2.6%) and clothing and footwear (6.2% vs 6.6%). Meanwhile, inflation accelerated in several categories: transport (5.6% vs 3.6%), restaurants and hotels (17.6% vs 15.9%), communications (17.6% vs 17.2%), and alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and narcotics (11.0% vs 8.8%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.6% in July — the first monthly decline in six months — after remaining flat in June.