Uganda CPI inflation (year-on-year)
Uganda CPI inflation (year-on-year) is 4.1 percent, in force since 1 Aug 2026. It was 3.7 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 14 Sep 2026.
Headline consumer price inflation, year-on-year percent, latest published month, from the official statistics office.
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| Current value | 4.1 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-08-01 |
| Official source | Official UBOS August 2026 CPI release page, 31 Aug 2026 — The Annual Inflation for Uganda as measured by the Consumer Price Index for the 12 months to August 2026 was 4.1 percent compared to 4.0 percent registered in the year ended July 2 |
| Last verified | 2026-09-14 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Official UBOS August 2026 CPI release page, 31 Aug 2026. Press-release PDF also retrieved (image-heavy).
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | 3.7 | Uganda Bureau of Statistics — Consumer Price Index June… |
| 2026-05-01 | 3.2 | UBOS — Consumer Price Index May 2026 (released 29 May 2026) |
| 2026-04-01 | 3 | UBOS — Consumer Price Index April 2026 (released 30 April… |
| 2026-03-01 | 2.8 | UBOS — Consumer Price Index March 2026 (released 31 March… |
Get it programmatically
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