Kenya - Inflation Rate 2006
14.45%
+4.54pp from 2005
Kenya's inflation rate was 14.45% in 2006, increased +4.54pp from 10.31% in 2005. This was the 189th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2006▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Belize | -7.11% | -294.8% |
| 2nd | Gabon | -1.41% | -220.4% |
| 3rd | Kiribati | -1.00% | -184.0% |
| 4th | Seychelles | -0.35% | -141.2% |
| 5th | Niger | 0.04% | -99.5% |
| 6th | Brunei Darussalam | 0.16% | -87.1% |
| 7th | Japan | 0.25% | 186.6% |
| 8th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.30% | - |
| 9th | Kosovo | 0.62% | 144.9% |
| 10th | Singapore | 0.97% | 104.2% |
| 11th | Switzerland | 1.06% | -9.7% |
| 12th | Liechtenstein | 1.06% | -9.3% |
| 13th | Netherlands | 1.10% | -26.2% |
| 14th | Poland | 1.28% | -41.9% |
| 15th | Sweden | 1.36% | 62.9% |
| 16th | Austria | 1.44% | -31.4% |
| 17th | Libya | 1.46% | -45.1% |
| 18th | Mali | 1.54% | -75.8% |
| 19th | Finland | 1.57% | 102.4% |
| 20th | Germany | 1.58% | -18.2% |
| 21st | China | 1.65% | -9.1% |
| 22nd | France | 1.68% | -11.3% |
| 23rd | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.79% | -14.8% |
| 24th | Belgium | 1.79% | -29.5% |
| 25th | Denmark | 1.92% | 11.5% |
| 26th | Guinea-Bissau | 1.95% | -41.8% |
| 27th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.00% | 118.8% |
| 28th | Canada | 2.00% | -9.6% |
| 29th | Peru | 2.00% | 23.7% |
| 30th | Bahrain | 2.01% | -23.3% |
| 31st | Vanuatu | 2.04% | 70.2% |
| 32nd | Israel | 2.05% | 54.6% |
| 33rd | Gambia, The | 2.06% | -58.5% |
| 34th | Italy | 2.09% | -5.3% |
| 35th | San Marino | 2.10% | 24.2% |
| 36th | Senegal | 2.11% | 23.7% |
| 37th | Dominica | 2.20% | 30.9% |
| 38th | Saudi Arabia | 2.21% | 285.5% |
| 39th | Togo | 2.23% | -67.1% |
| 40th | Korea | 2.24% | -18.6% |
| 41st | Cyprus | 2.30% | 13.8% |
| 42nd | Algeria | 2.31% | 67.3% |
| 43rd | Norway | 2.33% | 52.0% |
| 44th | Burkina Faso | 2.33% | -63.6% |
| 45th | Papua New Guinea | 2.37% | 33.0% |
| 46th | Albania | 2.37% | 0.3% |
| 47th | Bahamas, The | 2.39% | 31.4% |
| 48th | St. Lucia | 2.40% | -38.7% |
| 49th | United Kingdom | 2.46% | 19.4% |
| 50th | Panama | 2.46% | -14.1% |
| 51st | Slovenia | 2.46% | 0.2% |
| 52nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.47% | -36.5% |
| 53rd | Fiji | 2.49% | 8.2% |
| 54th | Czechia | 2.53% | 36.5% |
| 55th | Luxembourg | 2.67% | -29.1% |
| 56th | European Union | 2.67% | 7.2% |
| 57th | Maldives | 2.74% | 11.3% |
| 58th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.74% | -20.5% |
| 59th | Burundi | 2.75% | -79.3% |
| 60th | Malta | 2.77% | 10.0% |
| 61st | Armenia | 2.89% | 408.3% |
| 62nd | Montenegro | 2.92% | -15.1% |
| 63rd | Kuwait | 3.06% | -26.2% |
| 64th | Portugal | 3.11% | 45.9% |
| 65th | Curaçao | 3.11% | -24.3% |
| 66th | Croatia | 3.19% | 6.5% |
| 67th | Greece | 3.20% | -8.3% |
| 68th | North Macedonia | 3.21% | 513.3% |
| 69th | Tunisia | 3.23% | 64.4% |
| 70th | United States | 3.23% | -4.2% |
| 71st | South Africa | 3.24% | -4.4% |
| 72nd | Morocco | 3.28% | 201.4% |
| 73rd | Ecuador | 3.30% | 52.0% |
| 74th | New Zealand | 3.37% | 10.8% |
| 75th | Comoros | 3.37% | 12.2% |
| 76th | Chile | 3.39% | 11.1% |
| 77th | Djibouti | 3.48% | 6.2% |
| 78th | Spain | 3.52% | 3.9% |
| 79th | Oman | 3.54% | 90.5% |
| 80th | Australia | 3.56% | 33.7% |
| 81st | Aruba | 3.61% | 6.2% |
| 82nd | Malaysia | 3.61% | 18.8% |
| 83rd | Mexico | 3.63% | -9.0% |
| 84th | Andorra | 3.68% | 4.4% |
| 85th | Samoa | 3.70% | -52.7% |
| 86th | Lithuania | 3.74% | 39.9% |
| 87th | Benin | 3.78% | -29.5% |
| 88th | West Bank and Gaza | 3.84% | -27.5% |
| 89th | Hungary | 3.93% | 10.3% |
| 90th | Ireland | 3.94% | 78.8% |
| 91st | Timor-Leste | 3.94% | 144.2% |
| 92nd | El Salvador | 4.04% | -13.9% |
| 93rd | Lebanon | 4.09% | 387.0% |
| 94th | Brazil | 4.18% | -39.1% |
| 95th | Tuvalu | 4.19% | 30.1% |
| 96th | Grenada | 4.25% | 22.3% |
| 97th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 4.28% | -20.7% |
| 98th | Colombia | 4.29% | -14.9% |
| 99th | Equatorial Guinea | 4.42% | -21.7% |
| 100th | Palau | 4.43% | 24.5% |
| 101st | Estonia | 4.44% | 7.8% |
| 102nd | Slovak Republic | 4.48% | 61.3% |
| 103rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.64% | 13.5% |
| 104th | Thailand | 4.64% | 3.8% |
| 105th | Namibia | 4.96% | 117.4% |
| 106th | Bhutan | 5.00% | 3.7% |
| 107th | Mongolia | 5.10% | -59.5% |
| 108th | Cameroon | 5.12% | 156.8% |
| 109th | Macao SAR, China | 5.15% | 17.1% |
| 110th | Puerto Rico (US) | 5.18% | -7.6% |
| 111th | Marshall Islands | 5.26% | 50.8% |
| 112th | Eswatini | 5.30% | 8.4% |
| 113th | Cabo Verde | 5.37% | 1,137.1% |
| 114th | Philippines | 5.49% | -17.4% |
| 115th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.55% | 28.0% |
| 116th | Honduras | 5.58% | -36.7% |
| 117th | India | 5.80% | 57.6% |
| 118th | Cambodia | 5.81% | -8.5% |
| 119th | Lesotho | 6.07% | 66.6% |
| 120th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.13% | 71.0% |
| 121st | Tonga | 6.15% | -38.4% |
| 122nd | Mauritania | 6.24% | -48.5% |
| 123rd | Jordan | 6.25% | 79.1% |
| 124th | Uruguay | 6.40% | 36.1% |
| 125th | Latvia | 6.54% | -5.1% |
| 126th | Congo, Republic of | 6.54% | 165.1% |
| 127th | Lao PDR | 6.55% | -8.7% |
| 128th | Romania | 6.56% | -27.1% |
| 129th | Guatemala | 6.56% | -28.0% |
| 130th | Guyana | 6.68% | -3.6% |
| 131st | Iceland | 6.69% | 67.2% |
| 132nd | Central African Republic | 6.70% | 132.6% |
| 133rd | Bangladesh | 6.77% | 4.3% |
| 134th | Afghanistan | 6.78% | -35.8% |
| 135th | Nepal | 6.92% | 52.5% |
| 136th | Belarus | 7.00% | -32.3% |
| 137th | Sudan | 7.20% | -15.4% |
| 138th | Tanzania | 7.25% | 66.3% |
| 139th | Bulgaria | 7.26% | 20.3% |
| 140th | Barbados | 7.31% | 20.6% |
| 141st | Uganda | 7.31% | -15.0% |
| 142nd | Liberia | 7.34% | 5.7% |
| 143rd | Viet Nam | 7.42% | -10.6% |
| 144th | Dominican Republic | 7.57% | 80.7% |
| 145th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 7.64% | -12.2% |
| 146th | Eritrea | 7.71% | -38.4% |
| 147th | Pakistan | 7.92% | -14.6% |
| 148th | Chad | 8.04% | 80.6% |
| 149th | Turkmenistan | 8.16% | -23.8% |
| 150th | Nigeria | 8.23% | -53.9% |
| 151st | Azerbaijan | 8.33% | -13.2% |
| 152nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.33% | 21.1% |
| 153rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 8.49% | 151.6% |
| 154th | Jamaica | 8.56% | -43.3% |
| 155th | Kazakhstan | 8.72% | 17.7% |
| 156th | Rwanda | 8.88% | -2.6% |
| 157th | Mauritius | 8.91% | 80.5% |
| 158th | Zambia | 9.02% | -50.8% |
| 159th | Ukraine | 9.05% | -33.0% |
| 160th | Nicaragua | 9.14% | -4.8% |
| 161st | Georgia | 9.16% | 11.1% |
| 162nd | United Arab Emirates | 9.29% | 49.9% |
| 163rd | Paraguay | 9.59% | 40.5% |
| 164th | Türkiye | 9.60% | 17.3% |
| 165th | Russian Federation | 9.67% | -23.8% |
| 166th | Tajikistan | 10.01% | 37.6% |
| 167th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10.02% | -2.3% |
| 168th | Sri Lanka | 10.02% | -9.0% |
| 169th | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.02% | 38.5% |
| 170th | Sierra Leone | 10.53% | -23.1% |
| 171st | Madagascar | 10.77% | -41.4% |
| 172nd | Yemen, Republic of | 10.84% | 9.9% |
| 173rd | Argentina | 10.90% | 13.0% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | 11.22% | 49.0% |
| 175th | Suriname | 11.28% | -19.3% |
| 176th | Haiti | 11.35% | -19.6% |
| 177th | Costa Rica | 11.47% | -16.9% |
| 178th | Botswana | 11.56% | 34.2% |
| 179th | Ghana | 11.68% | -22.6% |
| 180th | Serbia | 11.72% | -27.9% |
| 181st | Qatar | 11.84% | 32.0% |
| 182nd | Moldova | 12.78% | 7.8% |
| 183rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 13.05% | -39.4% |
| 184th | Indonesia | 13.11% | 25.3% |
| 185th | Uzbekistan | 13.11% | 22.5% |
| 186th | Mozambique | 13.25% | 106.1% |
| 187th | Angola | 13.31% | -42.1% |
| 188th | Malawi | 13.97% | -9.6% |
| 189th | Kenya | 14.45% | 45.8% |
| 190th | Nauru | 19.30% | 122.8% |
| 191st | Myanmar | 20.00% | 190.4% |
| 192nd | São Tomé and Principe | 23.08% | 34.5% |
| 193rd | Zimbabwe | 32.97% | 204.6% |
| 194th | Guinea | 34.70% | 10.6% |
| 195th | Iraq | 53.23% | 44.0% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's inflation rate in 2006?▾
Kenya's inflation rate in 2006 was 14.45%. This ranked 189th globally.
How did Kenya's inflation rate change in 2006?▾
Kenya's inflation rate increased by 45.8% in 2006 compared to 2005.
Which country had the highest inflation rate in 2006?▾
Iraq had the highest inflation rate in 2006 at 53.23%.
What is the inflation rate of Kenya in 2006?▾
The inflation rate of Kenya in 2006 was 14.45%. This ranked 189th globally.
How does 2006 compare to 2005 for Kenya's inflation rate?▾
Kenya's inflation rate went from 10.31% in 2005 to 14.45% in 2006, a 45.8% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Kenya matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2006. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 26.2%. View full analysis →
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