November 19, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – According to Sudan’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the inflation rate kept decreasing, dropping to 77.40% in October from 83.47% in September.
The yearly inflation rate is determined by the variation in the overall price level for the present month in relation to the corresponding month in the previous year, indicating price fluctuations throughout a complete year.
The CBS, in a press release, stated that “the rate of change in overall price levels—inflation—increased by 77.40% in October 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year.”
It showed that the inflation rate in urban regions in October was 83.37%, a decrease from 87.64% in the previous month. At the same time, the inflation rate in rural areas in October was 74.76%, a drop from 81.91% in September.
The Bureau stated that inflation rates were determined using price information gathered individually from 16 states. Because of the worsening security conditions in North Darfur, data from this region could not be collected, so its prices were approximated. It also mentioned that it still estimates commodity price data for Central Darfur, as data collection has been suspended since the war began.
The Central Bureau of Statistics uses 663 items to track inflation, representing the consumption habits of society across economic, social, and geographic dimensions in both rural and urban regions, categorized into 12 groups. The largest share of the Sudanese population’s income is allocated to the Food and Beverages category (52.89%), followed by Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Fuel (14.17%), and Transport (8.34%).
CBS noted a reduction in the inflation rate across 10 categories in October. The biggest drop occurred in the Communications sector, with a 16.93% decrease, followed by a 13.39% decline in the Health category.
Nevertheless, the inflation rate for the Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, Fuel category in October climbed to 72.80%, up by 1.55% compared to the prior month. Likewise, inflation within the Restaurants, Hotels category increased by 0.69%, totaling 47.69%.
The report stated that the inflation rate rose in eight states during October, with the highest increase observed in Northern State at 13.38%, while the smallest rise was noted in South Kordofan at 0.65%. The rate stayed steady in four states but fell in six others. The biggest decline was recorded in River Nile State, decreasing by 70.36%, followed by Al-Gezira State (30.64%), White Nile State (20.75%), Kassala State (1.43%), North Kordofan State (1.22%), and a 0.58% reduction in Red Sea State.
Inflation started to slowly decrease following its peak of 422% in July 2021. Although there is a current reduction, numerous Sudanese people, who have lost their means of living because of the ongoing war, express concerns over the unsustainable increase in the cost of goods, worsened by the persistent devaluation of the local currency and the absence of employment opportunities.
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