Uganda Inflation Rate 1994-2023

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. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
  • Uganda inflation rate for 2021 was 2.20%, a 1.11% decline from 2020.
  • Uganda inflation rate for 2020 was 3.31%, a 0.45% increase from 2019.
  • Uganda inflation rate for 2019 was 2.87%, a 0.25% increase from 2018.
  • Uganda inflation rate for 2018 was 2.62%, a 2.59% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflation Rate (%)
Zimbabwe 98.55%
Ethiopia 26.84%
Haiti 16.84%
Guinea 12.60%
Sierra Leone 11.87%
South Sudan 10.52%
Burundi 8.40%
Gambia 7.37%
Madagascar 5.81%
Mozambique 5.69%
Central African Republic 4.26%
Nepal 4.09%
Mali 3.93%
Niger 3.84%
Tanzania 3.69%
Burkina Faso 3.65%
Guinea-Bissau 2.24%
Uganda 2.20%
Benin 1.73%
Rwanda -0.39%
Chad -0.77%
Uganda Inflation Rate - Historical Data
Year Inflation Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 2.20% -1.11%
2020 3.31% 0.45%
2019 2.87% 0.25%
2018 2.62% -2.59%
2017 5.21% -0.50%
2016 5.71% 0.12%
2015 5.59% 2.51%
2014 3.08% -1.83%
2013 4.91% -7.77%
2012 12.68% -3.89%
2011 16.56% 12.59%
2010 3.98% -9.04%
2009 13.02% 0.97%
2008 12.05% 5.91%
2007 6.14% -1.17%
2006 7.31% -1.14%
2005 8.45% 4.73%
2004 3.72% -4.96%
2003 8.68% 8.97%
2002 -0.29% -2.15%
2001 1.87% -1.53%
2000 3.39% -2.39%
1999 5.78% 5.71%
1998 0.07% -8.10%
1997 8.17% 0.98%
1996 7.19% 0.64%
1995 6.55% -3.49%
1994 10.04% -3.49%