Somalia vs Uganda

Somalia vs Uganda: Inflation

Inflation: 5.5% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 3.6% a year in Uganda in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.66 times that in Uganda.

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% a year · IMF

Somalia vs Uganda: InflationInflation: 5.5% a year in Somalia in 2024 and 3.6% a year in Uganda in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Somalia, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.66 times that in Uganda.
SomaliaUgandaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Uganda.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Somalia at 4% a year and Uganda at 5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSomaliaUganda
20253.73.6
20245.53.3
20236.25.4
20226.87.2
20214.62.2
20204.12.8
20194.72.1
20184.32.5
201745.6
201605.2
20150.93.7
20141.34.3
20132.85.5
2012–14
2011–18.7
2010–4
2009–13
2008–12
2007–6.1
2006–7.2
2005–8.6
2004–3.7
2003–8.7
2002–-0.3
2001–1.9
2000–3.4
1999–5.8
1998–5.8
1997–7.7
1996–7.5
1995–6.8
1994–5.9
1993–30
1992–42.3
1991–20.8
1990–45.4
1989–130.8
1988–166.7
1987–215.4
1986–143.8
1985–100
1984–16.7
1983–150
1982–100
1981–100
1980–99.2
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSomaliaUganda
20266.34.2
20275.55.3
202854.6
20294.55
203045
203145

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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