Inflation, consumer prices in Asia

42 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: % per year. World ranking →

First in the ranking
42.2 %
Iran
Median country
2.4 %
half above, half below
World
3.0 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
-4.8 to 42.2
Sri Lanka - Iran

How to read it

Across 42 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Iran (42.2 %) and the lowest in Sri Lanka (-4.8 %).

The median country is at 2.4 %: half are above, half below.

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

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Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) · via World Bank WDI (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG) · licence

Inflation over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Iran42.2
2Türkiye34.9
3Lebanon14.6
4Kazakhstan11.4
5Palestine9.8
6Uzbekistan8.8
7Bangladesh8.8
8Mongolia8.6
9Kyrgyzstan8.2
10Laos7.7
11Azerbaijan5.6
12Maldives4.0
13Georgia3.9
14Bhutan3.6
15Pakistan3.5
16Vietnam3.3
17Armenia3.3
18Japan3.2
19Israel3.0
20Nepal2.7
21India2.4
22Kuwait2.4
23Cambodia2.4
24South Korea2.1
25Saudi Arabia2.1
26Indonesia1.9
27Jordan1.8
28Philippines1.7
29Hong Kong1.4
30Malaysia1.4
31United Arab Emirates1.3
32Oman1.0
33Singapore0.9
34Timor-Leste0.4
35Macao0.3
36Iraq0.3
37Cyprus0.1
38China0.1
39Thailand-0.1
40Bahrain-0.1
41Brunei-0.3
42Sri Lanka-4.8
World Bank, WDI · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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