Kenya CPI inflation (year-on-year)
Kenya CPI inflation (year-on-year) is 6.6 percent, in force since 1 Aug 2026. It was 6.49 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 1 Sep 2026.
Headline consumer price inflation, year-on-year percent, latest published month, from the official statistics office.
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| Current value | 6.6 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-01 |
| Official source | KNBS — Consumer Price Indices and Inflation Rates, August 2026, released 31 August 2026: headline year-on-year inflation 6.6% |
| Last verified | 2026-09-01 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Reference month August 2026. KNBS headline year-on-year inflation 6.6% (overall index 155.85, month-on-month +0.4%). Official source is the KNBS August 2026 CPI/inflation report (released 31 August 2026); the CBK inflation-rates table still showed July 6.49 at confirmation and is not the cite for this print. Report page: https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/consumer-price-indices-and-inflation-rates-august-2026/. Base period: February 2019.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | 6.49 | Central Bank of Kenya, Inflation Rates table (republishing… |
| 2026-06-01 | 6.41 | Central Bank of Kenya — Inflation Rates (re-publication of… |
| 2026-05-01 | 6.7 | KNBS — Consumer Price Indices and Inflation Rates, May… |
| 2026-04-01 | 5.59 | Central Bank of Kenya — Inflation Rates (KNBS-attributed… |
| 2026-03-01 | 4.4 | KNBS — Consumer Price Indices and Inflation Rates, March… |
| 2026-02-01 | 4.3 | KNBS — Consumer Price Indices and Inflation Rates, February… |
| 2026-01-01 | 4.4 | Central Bank of Kenya — Inflation Rates (KNBS-attributed… |
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