Kenya

Inflation in Kenya

Inflation in Kenya: 13.9% a year in 1980 and 4.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
4.1% a year
Since 1980
−9.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
51 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in KenyaInflation in Kenya: 13.9% a year in 1980 and 4.1% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 46% a year in 1993, the lowest 1.6% a year in 1995.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearKenya
20254.1
20244.5
20237.7
20227.6
20216.1
20205.3
20195.2
20184.7
20178
20166.3
20156.6
20146.9
20135.7
20129.4
201114
20104.1
200910.5
200815.1
20074.3
20066
20059.9
200411.8
20039.8
20022
20015.7
200010
19995.8
19985.4
199711.3
19966.8
19951.6
199428.8
199346
199227.3
199120.1
199017.8
198913.8
198812.3
19878.6
19862.5
198513
198410.3
198311.4
198220.7
198111.6
198013.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKenya
20266
20275
20285.3
20295.2
20305
20315

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.

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