Jamaica vs Kenya: Inflation, consumer prices
Jamaica
4.0%
in 2025
Kenya
4.1%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
64th
Kenya rank
61st
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 61st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 10.9% | 6.3% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 3.8% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 17.4% | 10.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.9% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 7.1% | 0.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Jamaica ranks 64th and Kenya ranks 61st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.