During the brief regime of Tito Okello Lutwa in 1985, the economy slipped out of control.
Lutwa’s reign saw GDP fall by 5.5% (that is, instead of growing, Uganda’s GDP declined by 5.5%).
The period beginning mid-1984 and January 1986 marked a steep deterioration in Uganda’s economic performance.
The looting and general insecurity that accompanied the fall of Obote led to shortages of consumer goods and fuel.
The rural economy was devastated and the whole economy went into a free fall.
Inflation had reached 240% by the time NRM took power in January 1986, GDP growth had declined to 0.3%, itself being driven by the subsistence sector.
