Kenya banks: average lending rate
14.40%
up +6 bpsvs Aug 2026
As of Sept 2026 · Source: Central Bank of Kenya
Kenya consumer price index
156.5
up +0.4%vs Aug 2026
As of Sept 2026 · Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
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- Kenya banks: average lending rate · left axis, % a year
- Kenya consumer price index · right axis, index, February 2019 = 100
Kenya banks: average lending rate against Kenya consumer price index, each from its own stored history. They are in different units (% a year; index, February 2019 = 100), so each has its own axis: Bank lending rate on the left, Consumer prices (CPI) on the right. Share this page and the same pair opens.
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Figures
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Newest first; a dash where one series has no print that day.
| Date | Bank lending rate | Consumer prices (CPI) |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 14.40% | 156.5 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.34% | 155.8 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.39% | 155.2 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.38% | 154.9 |
| May 2026 | 14.50% | 154.6 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.69% | 152.2 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.70% | 150.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.78% | 149.2 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.81% | 149.0 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.82% | 148.0 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.88% | 147.1 |
| Oct 2025 | 15.00% | 146.8 |
| Sept 2025 | 15.07% | 146.6 |
Sources: Kenya banks: average lending rate, Central Bank of Kenya (weighted average lending rate across commercial banks); Kenya consumer price index, Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS consumer price index, all items). Each line shows only the prints Afronomics has stored; a series with fewer than three in the window is drawn as points. Information, not advice.