Rwanda’s consumer price inflation picked up in September, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 17.20% year-over-year, up from 15.70% in the previous reading. Both the current and previous figures compare price levels in their respective months to the same month a year earlier, highlighting a renewed strengthening of inflationary pressures in the economy.
The September 2026 data, updated on 12 October 2026, indicate that price growth has accelerated rather than eased, suggesting that cost pressures remain elevated across the basket of goods and services measured by the CPI. The shift from 15.70% to 17.20% year-over-year underscores a worsening inflation backdrop that may influence future policy considerations and household purchasing power in Rwanda.
