Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Oct 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
31.50% on May 31, 2008
Lowest
2.70% on Oct 31, 2024
About Kenya inflation rate YoY
In Kenya, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is based on expenditures of both urban and rural households. The most important category in the CPI is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (33 percent of total weight). Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels account for 15 percent; Transport for 10 percent; Restaurants and Accommodation Services for 8 percent; Communication for 8 percent; and Education for 6 percent. Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco and Narcotics; Clothing and Footwear; Furnishings, Household Equipment and Maintenance; Health; Recreation, Sport and Culture; Insurance and Financial Services; and Personal Care, Social Protection and Miscellaneous Goods and Services account for the remaining 21 percent of total weight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The highest figure Kenya inflation rate YoY has ever reached is 31.50%.
The lowest ever Kenya inflation rate YoY is 2.70%.
Last month Kenya inflation rate YoY was 2.70%, and the month before that it amounted to 3.60%.