Tanzania's annual inflation holds at 4.3 per cent, with food prices up and non-food steady

10 October 2026

Tanzania's national inflation rate for the twelve months to September 2026 stayed at 4.3 per cent, the same as the year to August, the National Bureau of Statistics reported. Inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages rose to 3.9 per cent from 3.7 per cent, as some food prices climbed over the period. Inflation for everything outside food and non-alcoholic beverages held at 4.6 per cent. The figure measures how fast the prices of goods and services changed over those twelve months. The Bureau is Tanzania's official statistics agency and publishes the national inflation rate every month from its consumer price survey. Tanzania is a member of the East African Community, the regional bloc that also includes Kenya and Uganda.