Cayman Islands Average 2025 Inflation Rate 1.3 Percent

Cayman Islands Government News

Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

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The Cayman Islands Government announced that the average annual inflation rate for 2025 was 1.3 percent. The second quarter recorded the highest quarterly increase at 2.0 percent, driven by rises in education, communication, and hospitality costs. The full Consumer Price Index Report for Q4 2025 is available for download.

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The Cayman Islands Government has released a press release detailing the average annual inflation rate for 2025, which stood at 1.3 percent. The report highlights that the second quarter of 2025 saw the highest quarterly increase at 2.0 percent, primarily due to increased prices in education, communication, restaurants and hotels, and food. The fourth quarter inflation rate was 1.2 percent, with communication costs, particularly telephone and telefax services, being a significant driver.

This information is presented as a notice of economic data and does not impose new compliance obligations. Regulated entities and interested parties can access the full Consumer Price Index Report for October to December 2025 from www.eso.ky for detailed analysis. No specific actions or deadlines are mandated by this announcement.

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The Average Annual Inflation Rate is 1.3% for 2025

24 March 2026 | Press Release | By: Andrelene Royal The average inflation rate for 2025 is 1.3 per cent, with the second quarter recording the highest quarterly increase of 2.0 per cent. This reflects a rise in the overall index, mainly driven by higher prices for education, communication, restaurants and hotels, food and non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages and tobacco, household furnishings and equipment, and miscellaneous goods and services.

The fourth-quarter inflation rate was 1.2 percent, with the main contributor being an 8.0 percent rise in the communication index. The 10.5 percent rise in the cost of telephone and telefax services was the main contributor.

Education recorded a 4.6 percent increase, with pre-primary and primary education rising by 5.3 percent, secondary education by 5.9 percent, and tertiary education by 4.6 percent. There was also a 4.0 percent upward movement in the restaurant and hotels index, a 3.8 percent rise in food and non-alcoholic beverages, a similar 2.2 percent rise in alcoholic beverages and tobacco, as well as miscellaneous goods and services and household equipment.

A comparison of the fourth quarter of 2025 with the third quarter of 2025 indicates that the CPI rose by 1.3 percent, while the index for communication rose by 4.2 percent, housing and utilities by 3.1 percent, miscellaneous goods and services by 1.6 percent, and education by 1.0 percent.

More information from the Cayman Islands’ Consumer Price Index Report: October to December 2025 may be downloaded from www.eso.ky

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