Uganda — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Uganda, 1994–2025.
Inflation for Uganda was 3.58% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1994 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 16.56% in 2011. The lowest was -0.29% in 2002 (about -12.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.27% per year.
Uganda ranks 76 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Uganda sits above it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 78% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 36%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 21 of 46 economies; Guinea (3.57%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8297% in 1999. That is 16% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 78th of 151 in 1994 → 83rd of 163 in 2000 → 77th of 186 in 2010 → 57th of 178 in 2020 → 67th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1994 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.58% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 3.32% | -2.0 pp |
| 2023 | 5.35% | -1.8 pp |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +5.0 pp |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 3.31% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.87% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 2.62% | -2.6 pp |
| 2017 | 5.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 5.71% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 5.59% | +2.5 pp |
| 2014 | 3.08% | -1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 4.91% | -7.8 pp |
| 2012 | 12.68% | -3.9 pp |
| 2011 | 16.56% | +12.6 pp |
| 2010 | 3.98% | -9.0 pp |
| 2009 | 13.02% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 12.05% | +5.9 pp |
| 2007 | 6.14% | -1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 7.31% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 8.45% | +4.7 pp |
| 2004 | 3.72% | -5.0 pp |
| 2003 | 8.68% | +9.0 pp |
| 2002 | -0.29% | -2.2 pp |
| 2001 | 1.87% | -1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 3.39% | -2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 5.78% | +5.7 pp |
| 1998 | 0.07% | -8.1 pp |
| 1997 | 8.17% | +1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 7.19% | +0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 6.55% | -3.5 pp |
| 1994 | 10.04% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uganda’s Inflation in 1995?
6.55% (1995). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uganda’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1994 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -64.3% in total — about 3.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.58%; 2024: 3.32%; 2023: 5.35%; 2022: 7.2%; 2021: 2.2%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.