Rwanda: Market prices rise by 17.2%

Elias Hakizimana Oct 10, 2026 0 Comments

Market prices in Rwanda rose by 17.2% in September 2026 compared with the same month in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). The annual inflation rate stood at 15.7% in August 2026.

The increase in September was mainly driven by a 20.9% rise in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, while housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels rose by 18.3%.

Transport prices increased by 22.4%, while those of restaurants and accommodation services rose by 18.9%.

Compared with August 2026, market prices increased by 2.7% in September, largely due to a 5.3% rise in food and non-alcoholic beverage prices.

Meanwhile, prices excluding food and energy products rose by 11.4% in September 2026 compared with the same month in 2025.

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Elias Hakizimana

Elias Hakizimana, CEO&Founder of The Inspirer Ltd,(www.rwandainspirer.com) is a professional Rwandan Journalist with Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Communication, received from University of Rwanda’s College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) in 2014. He served various media houses in Rwanda including Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) in 2013 and became passionate with English Online and Print Media Publications where he exercised his talent as a Freelance News Reporter for The New Times, The Independent, The Rwanda Focus, Panorama and more before he became a Self-Entrepreneur as the CEO and Founder of The Inspirer Limited in early 2017.