Cost of food in Somalia increased 8 percent in May of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Somalia averaged 4.26 percent from 2017 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 17.50 percent in July of 2022 and a record low of -5.19 percent in October of 2023. source: Somali National Bureau Of Statistics
Food Inflation in Somalia is expected to be 9.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Somalia Food Inflation is projected to trend around 6.00 percent in 2027 and 4.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.