Kenya vs Somalia: Inflation
Inflation: 4.1% a year in Kenya in 2025 and 5.5% a year in Somalia in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 1 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Kenya.
KenyaSomalia
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4.1 2025 | 6.6 | 51 of 179 | 5 2031 |
| Somalia | 5.5 2024 | 1.3 | — | 4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Kenya.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kenya at 5% a year and Somalia at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Kenya | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6.6 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 9.4 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | – |
| 2010 | 4.1 | – |
| 2009 | 10.5 | – |
| 2008 | 15.1 | – |
| 2007 | 4.3 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | – |
| 2005 | 9.9 | – |
| 2004 | 11.8 | – |
| 2003 | 9.8 | – |
| 2002 | 2 | – |
| 2001 | 5.7 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | – |
| 1999 | 5.8 | – |
| 1998 | 5.4 | – |
| 1997 | 11.3 | – |
| 1996 | 6.8 | – |
| 1995 | 1.6 | – |
| 1994 | 28.8 | – |
| 1993 | 46 | – |
| 1992 | 27.3 | – |
| 1991 | 20.1 | – |
| 1990 | 17.8 | – |
| 1989 | 13.8 | – |
| 1988 | 12.3 | – |
| 1987 | 8.6 | – |
| 1986 | 2.5 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | – |
| 1984 | 10.3 | – |
| 1983 | 11.4 | – |
| 1982 | 20.7 | – |
| 1981 | 11.6 | – |
| 1980 | 13.9 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Kenya | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 2027 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 2028 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2029 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2030 | 5 | 4 |
| 2031 | 5 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time