Sudan inflation slows to 68% amid war-driven price pressures

January 19, 2026 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s annual inflation rate eased for a fifth consecutive month to 68.15% in December, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Monday, as price pressures cooled in most states despite a deepening currency slide and renewed conflict in parts of the country.

The reading, the lowest since early 2021, compares with 74.02% in November and a record peak of more than 400% in July 2021.

Urban inflation slowed to 74.70% from 80.61% the previous month, while rural inflation dropped to 65.20% from 71.16%, the bureau said.

Price data were collected in 16 of Sudan’s 18 states; estimates were used for North Darfur because of insecurity and for Central Darfur, where surveys have been suspended since war broke out in April 2023.

Inflation fell in 11 states last month, led by White Nile (-39.5%), Sennar (-29.6%) and North Darfur (-17.3%). Six states, including the capital, Khartoum , posted modest increases, while the Northern State was unchanged.

The bureau compiles the index from 663 goods and services that account for typical household spending patterns. Food and non-alcoholic drinks carry the largest weighting at 52.9%, followed by housing and utilities (14.2%) and transport (8.3%).

Sudan’s pound has lost more than two-thirds of its value on the parallel market since the war began, eroding purchasing power in a country where the United Nations says nearly 26 million people face acute hunger.