Cost of food in Uganda increased 3 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Uganda averaged 5.54 percent from 1998 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 40.65 percent in July of 2011 and a record low of -11.22 percent in July of 2005. source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Food Inflation in Uganda is expected to be 3.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uganda Food Inflation is projected to trend around 2.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.