Cost of food in Ethiopia increased 13.50 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Ethiopia averaged 18.15 percent from 2013 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 43.90 percent in May of 2022 and a record low of 2.81 percent in March of 2014. source: Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS)
Food Inflation in Ethiopia is expected to be 12.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ethiopia Food Inflation is projected to trend around 13.00 percent in 2027 and 15.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.