Core consumer prices in Rwanda increased 8.70 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year, marking the fastest increase since January 2024. Core Inflation Rate in Rwanda averaged 5.65 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.10 percent in March of 2009 and a record low of 1.30 percent in January of 2011. source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda
Core Inflation Rate in Rwanda is expected to be 9.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Rwanda Urban Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 5.00 percent in 2027 and 6.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.