Kenya - Inflation Rate 2019
5.24%
+0.55pp from 2018
Kenya's inflation rate was 5.24% in 2019, increased +0.55pp from 4.69% in 2018. This was the 162nd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2019▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burkina Faso | -3.23% | -265.3% |
| 2nd | Niger | -2.49% | -190.3% |
| 3rd | Libya | -2.16% | -116.4% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | -1.93% | -162.9% |
| 5th | Kiribati | -1.81% | -421.5% |
| 6th | Mali | -1.66% | -186.7% |
| 7th | Saudi Arabia | -1.19% | -148.5% |
| 8th | Chad | -0.97% | -124.1% |
| 9th | Burundi | -0.69% | 75.4% |
| 10th | Qatar | -0.67% | -766.6% |
| 11th | Brunei Darussalam | -0.39% | -138.1% |
| 12th | Panama | -0.36% | -146.6% |
| 13th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -0.33% | 68.2% |
| 14th | Iraq | -0.20% | -156.7% |
| 15th | Marshall Islands | -0.11% | -113.7% |
| 16th | El Salvador | 0.08% | -93.1% |
| 17th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.08% | -93.4% |
| 18th | Belize | 0.19% | -30.7% |
| 19th | Maldives | 0.22% | -83.9% |
| 20th | Guinea-Bissau | 0.25% | -35.3% |
| 21st | Cyprus | 0.25% | -68.4% |
| 22nd | Greece | 0.25% | -67.3% |
| 23rd | Ecuador | 0.27% | 218.8% |
| 24th | Palau | 0.27% | -89.0% |
| 25th | Morocco | 0.30% | -81.0% |
| 26th | Portugal | 0.34% | -71.0% |
| 27th | Montenegro | 0.36% | -86.1% |
| 28th | Switzerland | 0.36% | -61.2% |
| 29th | Liechtenstein | 0.36% | -61.2% |
| 30th | Korea | 0.38% | -74.1% |
| 31st | Mauritius | 0.41% | -87.4% |
| 32nd | Japan | 0.47% | -52.6% |
| 33rd | San Marino | 0.47% | -59.4% |
| 34th | Oman | 0.49% | -30.3% |
| 35th | Andorra | 0.53% | -46.8% |
| 36th | St. Lucia | 0.54% | -78.9% |
| 37th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.56% | -60.3% |
| 38th | Singapore | 0.57% | 29.3% |
| 39th | Grenada | 0.60% | -25.8% |
| 40th | Italy | 0.61% | -50.8% |
| 41st | Malaysia | 0.66% | -31.6% |
| 42nd | Togo | 0.67% | -27.3% |
| 43rd | Spain | 0.70% | -59.7% |
| 44th | Thailand | 0.71% | -33.8% |
| 45th | Benin | 0.73% | -13.7% |
| 46th | Denmark | 0.76% | 6.9% |
| 47th | Jordan | 0.76% | -82.9% |
| 48th | North Macedonia | 0.77% | -47.4% |
| 49th | Croatia | 0.77% | -50.4% |
| 50th | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.79% | 28.6% |
| 51st | Israel | 0.82% | 1.3% |
| 52nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.91% | -60.7% |
| 53rd | Ireland | 0.94% | 34.0% |
| 54th | Timor-Leste | 0.96% | -58.2% |
| 55th | Samoa | 0.98% | -73.3% |
| 56th | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.00% | -1.8% |
| 57th | Bahrain | 1.01% | -51.9% |
| 58th | Finland | 1.02% | -12.4% |
| 59th | Kuwait | 1.09% | 96.4% |
| 60th | Cabo Verde | 1.11% | -13.2% |
| 61st | France | 1.11% | -47.2% |
| 62nd | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.13% | -26.5% |
| 63rd | Tonga | 1.18% | -80.6% |
| 64th | Eritrea | 1.30% | 109.0% |
| 65th | Albania | 1.41% | -30.5% |
| 66th | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.43% | 18.2% |
| 67th | Belgium | 1.44% | -37.7% |
| 68th | Armenia | 1.44% | -42.6% |
| 69th | Germany | 1.45% | -25.3% |
| 70th | Dominica | 1.50% | 52.1% |
| 71st | Equatorial Guinea | 1.53% | 13.7% |
| 72nd | Austria | 1.53% | -27.9% |
| 73rd | West Bank and Gaza | 1.58% | 910.4% |
| 74th | Australia | 1.61% | -16.7% |
| 75th | New Zealand | 1.62% | 1.4% |
| 76th | Slovenia | 1.63% | -6.2% |
| 77th | European Union | 1.63% | -6.2% |
| 78th | Solomon Islands | 1.63% | -54.6% |
| 79th | Malta | 1.64% | -5.7% |
| 80th | United Kingdom | 1.74% | -29.9% |
| 81st | Luxembourg | 1.74% | -13.6% |
| 82nd | Senegal | 1.76% | 286.8% |
| 83rd | Fiji | 1.77% | -56.6% |
| 84th | Sweden | 1.78% | -12.3% |
| 85th | Seychelles | 1.81% | -51.6% |
| 86th | Dominican Republic | 1.81% | -49.2% |
| 87th | United States | 1.81% | -25.7% |
| 88th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.84% | -19.0% |
| 89th | Serbia | 1.85% | -5.7% |
| 90th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.92% | 85.0% |
| 91st | Cambodia | 1.94% | -20.6% |
| 92nd | Canada | 1.95% | -14.1% |
| 93rd | Algeria | 1.95% | -54.3% |
| 94th | Guyana | 2.09% | 64.1% |
| 95th | Costa Rica | 2.10% | -5.6% |
| 96th | Norway | 2.17% | -21.6% |
| 97th | Congo, Republic of | 2.21% | 91.3% |
| 98th | Poland | 2.23% | 26.1% |
| 99th | Peru | 2.25% | 71.0% |
| 100th | Estonia | 2.28% | -33.3% |
| 101st | Mauritania | 2.30% | -24.7% |
| 102nd | Afghanistan | 2.30% | 267.8% |
| 103rd | Lithuania | 2.33% | -7.8% |
| 104th | Philippines | 2.39% | -55.0% |
| 105th | Cameroon | 2.45% | 130.5% |
| 106th | Gabon | 2.46% | -48.4% |
| 107th | Bahamas, The | 2.49% | 9.8% |
| 108th | Chile | 2.56% | 10.3% |
| 109th | Eswatini | 2.60% | -46.0% |
| 110th | Azerbaijan | 2.61% | 15.4% |
| 111th | Curaçao | 2.62% | 1.5% |
| 112th | Netherlands | 2.63% | 64.8% |
| 113th | Slovak Republic | 2.66% | 5.3% |
| 114th | Kosovo | 2.68% | 153.9% |
| 115th | Central African Republic | 2.69% | 66.6% |
| 116th | Bhutan | 2.73% | -24.7% |
| 117th | Macao SAR, China | 2.75% | -8.5% |
| 118th | Paraguay | 2.76% | -30.6% |
| 119th | Vanuatu | 2.76% | 16.0% |
| 120th | Botswana | 2.77% | -14.4% |
| 121st | Viet Nam | 2.80% | -21.0% |
| 122nd | Mozambique | 2.80% | -11.5% |
| 123rd | Latvia | 2.81% | 10.1% |
| 124th | Czechia | 2.85% | 32.5% |
| 125th | Uganda | 2.87% | 12.5% |
| 126th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.88% | 19.8% |
| 127th | China | 2.90% | 38.7% |
| 128th | Lebanon | 3.01% | -50.4% |
| 129th | Iceland | 3.01% | 12.6% |
| 130th | Indonesia | 3.03% | -7.9% |
| 131st | Bulgaria | 3.10% | 18.0% |
| 132nd | Djibouti | 3.32% | 2,288.0% |
| 133rd | Lao PDR | 3.32% | 62.9% |
| 134th | Hungary | 3.34% | 17.6% |
| 135th | Rwanda | 3.35% | 147.1% |
| 136th | Tanzania | 3.46% | -1.3% |
| 137th | Tuvalu | 3.49% | 61.7% |
| 138th | Colombia | 3.52% | 8.7% |
| 139th | Sri Lanka | 3.53% | -17.4% |
| 140th | Comoros | 3.58% | 110.5% |
| 141st | Mexico | 3.64% | -25.8% |
| 142nd | Guatemala | 3.70% | -1.4% |
| 143rd | Namibia | 3.72% | -13.3% |
| 144th | India | 3.73% | 9.2% |
| 145th | Brazil | 3.73% | 1.9% |
| 146th | Romania | 3.83% | -17.3% |
| 147th | Jamaica | 3.91% | 4.4% |
| 148th | Papua New Guinea | 3.93% | -11.0% |
| 149th | Nauru | 4.09% | 282.6% |
| 150th | Barbados | 4.10% | 37.4% |
| 151st | South Africa | 4.10% | -10.7% |
| 152nd | Aruba | 4.26% | 17.4% |
| 153rd | Honduras | 4.37% | 0.4% |
| 154th | Suriname | 4.39% | -36.7% |
| 155th | Russian Federation | 4.47% | 55.4% |
| 156th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.71% | -83.9% |
| 157th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 4.71% | 10.4% |
| 158th | Moldova | 4.84% | 34.8% |
| 159th | Georgia | 4.85% | 85.6% |
| 160th | Turkmenistan | 5.09% | -61.7% |
| 161st | Lesotho | 5.19% | 9.3% |
| 162nd | Kenya | 5.24% | 11.7% |
| 163rd | Kazakhstan | 5.33% | -11.2% |
| 164th | Nicaragua | 5.38% | 8.7% |
| 165th | Nepal | 5.57% | 34.8% |
| 166th | Bangladesh | 5.59% | -3.3% |
| 167th | Belarus | 5.60% | 15.0% |
| 168th | Madagascar | 5.61% | -34.7% |
| 169th | Tunisia | 6.72% | -8.0% |
| 170th | Gambia, The | 7.12% | 9.1% |
| 171st | Ghana | 7.14% | -27.4% |
| 172nd | Mongolia | 7.30% | 7.8% |
| 173rd | São Tomé and Principe | 7.72% | -1.9% |
| 174th | Tajikistan | 7.79% | 102.7% |
| 175th | Uruguay | 7.88% | 3.6% |
| 176th | Ukraine | 7.89% | -28.0% |
| 177th | Myanmar | 8.83% | 21.2% |
| 178th | Zambia | 9.15% | 22.1% |
| 179th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 9.15% | -56.1% |
| 180th | Malawi | 9.37% | 1.7% |
| 181st | Guinea | 9.47% | -3.6% |
| 182nd | Pakistan | 10.58% | 125.1% |
| 183rd | Nigeria | 11.40% | -5.8% |
| 184th | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.42% | 1,325.9% |
| 185th | Uzbekistan | 14.53% | -17.1% |
| 186th | Sierra Leone | 14.80% | -7.6% |
| 187th | Türkiye | 15.18% | -7.1% |
| 188th | Yemen, Republic of | 15.69% | -53.4% |
| 189th | Angola | 17.08% | -13.0% |
| 190th | Haiti | 18.70% | 63.8% |
| 191st | Liberia | 26.97% | 14.5% |
| 192nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 39.91% | 48.3% |
| 193rd | Sudan | 50.99% | -19.4% |
| 194th | Argentina | 53.55% | 56.2% |
| 195th | South Sudan | 87.24% | 4.6% |
| 196th | Zimbabwe | 255.30% | 2,306.9% |
FAQ
What was Kenya's inflation rate in 2019?▾
Kenya's inflation rate in 2019 was 5.24%. This ranked 162nd globally.
How did Kenya's inflation rate change in 2019?▾
Kenya's inflation rate increased by 11.7% in 2019 compared to 2018.
Which country had the highest inflation rate in 2019?▾
Zimbabwe had the highest inflation rate in 2019 at 255.30%.
What is the inflation rate of Kenya in 2019?▾
The inflation rate of Kenya in 2019 was 5.24%. This ranked 162nd globally.
How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Kenya's inflation rate?▾
Kenya's inflation rate went from 4.69% in 2018 to 5.24% in 2019, a 11.7% increase.
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