CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate in Kenya
Kenya: CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate was 2.55 % change on previous year in 2026. ◆ Volatile
CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate in Kenya, 1988–2026
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate in Kenya is 2.55 % change on previous year, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate in Kenya peaked at 46.05 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.6 % change on previous year, in 1995.
Kenya ranks 46th of 158 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.
CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 12.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 13.43 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 15.61 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 1991 | 18.99 % change on previous year | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 27.35 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1993 | 46.05 % change on previous year | +68.4% |
| 1994 | 28.67 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 1995 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 1996 | 8.86 % change on previous year | +452.9% |
| 1997 | 11.3 % change on previous year | +27.4% |
| 1998 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 1999 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 9.99 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 2001 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 2003 | 9.78 % change on previous year | +396.3% |
| 2004 | 11.85 % change on previous year | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 9.86 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 6.05 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 2007 | 4.28 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 2008 | 15.11 % change on previous year | +252.9% |
| 2009 | 10.53 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2011 | 14.05 % change on previous year | +243.6% |
| 2012 | 9.34 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 5.73 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2014 | 6.88 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 6.58 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.32 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.96 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 5.36 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 6.11 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 7.66 % change on previous year | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 7.67 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.49 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 2025 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 2026 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +452.9% | 1.6 % change on previous year | 8.86 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +396.3% | 1.97 % change on previous year | 9.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9 % change on previous year | 12.38 % change on previous year | 13.43 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.97 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 46.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.51 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 15.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | 14.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 7.67 % change on previous year | 7 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 43 Georgia 2.76 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Guyana 2.76 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Lithuania 2.61 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Slovakia 2.53 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Botswana 2.52 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.52 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate in Kenya?
- Cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate in Kenya was 2.55 % change on previous year in 2026, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 46.05 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 % change on previous year in 1995.
- How does Kenya rank for cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 46th out of 158 countries with data for 2026.
- Is cpi price, nominal, annual growth rate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in CPI Price, nominal. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- CPI Price, nominal World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in CPI Price, nominal. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.