Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Kenya
Kenya: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was 3.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Kenya, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Kenya is 3.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Kenya peaked at 25.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2002.
That places Kenya 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Kenya, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.6% | — |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +50.8% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | -33.8% |
| 1995 | 11.2% | -34.1% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +25.4% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -39.4% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -39.5% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +45.0% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -74.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -40.7% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +564.1% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -31.3% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +58.9% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +86.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -23.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -85.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +514.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -36.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +60.6% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -41.5% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 4.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 1.6% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 7.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Kenya
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 129,188 current LCU per person (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 66.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 19,618 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.79 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 8.93 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 9.05 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 157.31 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Kenya?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Kenya was 3.5% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- How does Kenya rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Kenya ranks 97th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.