Rwanda Inflation Rate

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

4.1

Units In

5.1

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 09, 2026

Time to Release

28 Days 6 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 decelerated for the fourth month to 4.1% in October 2025, the lowest since February, compared to October's 5.1%. The heavyweight food & non-alcoholic beverages index fell by 1.1%, marking the first decrease in a year, after a 1% rise in October, with vegetable prices dropping more sharply (-10.2% vs -7%). In the meantime, price-growth slowed a bit for some categories, including alcoholic beverages & tobacco (14.4% vs 15%); clothing & footwear (5.3% vs 5.4%) and housing & utilities (4.5% vs 4.8%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged down by 0.1% in November, after rising by 1% in the prior month.