South Sudan vs Uganda

South Sudan vs Uganda: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 97.6% a year in South Sudan and 3.6% a year in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 94 percentage points, or 27 times that in Uganda.

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% a year · IMF

South Sudan vs Uganda: InflationInflation in 2025: 97.6% a year in South Sudan and 3.6% a year in Uganda, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Sudan, by 94 percentage points, or 27 times that in Uganda.
South SudanUgandaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • South Sudan has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Uganda.
  • In 2025, South Sudan ranked 3 and Uganda ranked 67 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts South Sudan at 5% a year and Uganda at 5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSouth SudanUganda
202597.63.6
202499.83.3
202339.75.4
2022-3.27.2
202130.22.2
2020242.8
201949.32.1
201883.42.5
20172135.6
2016346.15.2
2015533.7
20144.34.3
2013-2.75.5
201242.414
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
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSouth SudanUganda
202627.64.2
202728.35.3
20287.84.6
20296.35
20305.65
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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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