Inflation Rate (CPI): Kenya
Kenya's inflation rate (cpi) is currently 5.2% as of 2026. # Kenya Inflation Rate (CPI) Kenya's inflation rate stands at 5.
Current (2026)
5.2%
+30.0% y/y
Peak (1993)
46.0%
Low (1995)
1.6%
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook
1980–2026 · 51 pts
Inflation Rate (CPI) — Kenya
1980 — 2026
Inflation Rate (CPI) — Kenya
Analysis# Kenya Inflation Rate (CPI)
Kenya's inflation rate stands at 5.2% in 2026, reflecting a substantial decline from the country's all-time peak of 46% in 1993. The current level sits well above the historical low of 1.6% recorded in 1995, yet represents significant macroeconomic stabilization over four decades. Since 1980, Kenya's inflation has contracted 62.6% overall, demonstrating a long-term shift toward price stability despite periodic volatility.
Recent years reveal two distinct phases: a spike from 2021 to 2023, when inflation climbed to 7.7%, followed by a sharp correction to 4% in 2025. This 2024-2025 deceleration suggests successful monetary policy intervention. The projected 5.2% rate for 2026 indicates inflation may stabilize in the mid-range, neither returning to the extreme highs of the early 1990s nor approaching the lows of the mid-1990s.
Historical Data
51 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 5.0% | +0.00% |
| 2029 | 5.0% | +0.00% |
| 2028 | 5.0% | +2.04% |
| 2027 | 4.9% | -5.77% |
| 2026 | 5.2% | +30.00% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | -11.11% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -41.56% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +1.32% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +24.59% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +15.09% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +1.92% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +10.64% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -41.25% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +26.98% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -4.55% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -4.35% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +21.05% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -39.36% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -32.86% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +241.46% |
Show all 51 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.1% | -60.95% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | -30.46% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +251.16% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -28.33% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -39.39% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -16.10% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +20.41% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +390.00% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -64.91% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -43.00% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +72.41% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +7.41% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | -52.21% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +66.18% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | +325.00% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -94.44% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | -37.39% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +68.50% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +35.82% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | +12.92% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | +28.99% |
| 1989 | 13.8% | +12.20% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +43.02% |
| 1987 | 8.6% | +244.00% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -80.77% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +26.21% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | -9.65% |
| 1983 | 11.4% | -44.93% |
| 1982 | 20.7% | +78.45% |
| 1981 | 11.6% | -16.55% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | — |
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