Rwanda’s inflation accelerated for the first time in six months in December 2025, rising to 5.2 percent from November’s nine-month low of 5.1 percent, driven largely by higher food and fuel prices, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). The December reading was the highest since September, marking a reversal after food prices posted their first deflation in a year. Price pressures were broad-based. Faster inflation was recorded in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (15.1 percent from 14.4 percent), hous
Rwanda’s inflation accelerated for the first time in six months in December 2025, rising to 5.2 percent from November’s nine-month low of 5.1 percent, driven largely by higher food and fuel prices, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). The December reading was the highest since September, marking a reversal after food prices posted their first deflation in a year. Price pressures were broad-based. Faster inflation was recorded in alcoholic beverages and tobacco (15.1 percent from 14.4 percent), hous