Annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya
Kenya: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 4.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya is 4.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya peaked at 26.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2002.
Kenya ranks 68th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.7% | -42.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -65.8% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +400.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | +40.2% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -32.5% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +168.9% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -64.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -57.1% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +254.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -33.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -39.0% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -41.5% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 4.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 91% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 4.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.5%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +400.5% | 2.0% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 2.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Kenya was 4.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Kenya ranks 68th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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