Inflation, consumer prices

169 countries, 2025. Unit: % per year.

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

How to read it

Across 169 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Iran (42.2 %) and the lowest in Sri Lanka (-4.8 %).

The median country is at 3.0 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 6.5 % in 1996 to 3.0 % in 2025.

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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Iran42.2Asia
2Türkiye34.9Asia
3Burundi34.1Africa
4Haiti28.6North America
5Malawi28.4Africa
6Nigeria23.0Africa
7Angola20.2Africa
8Bolivia19.5South America
9Lebanon14.6Asia
10Ghana14.2Africa
11Egypt14.1Africa
12Zambia13.9Africa
13Ethiopia13.2Africa
14Ukraine12.7Europe
15Kazakhstan11.4Asia
16São Tomé and Principe11.0Africa
17Palestine9.8Asia
18Suriname9.2South America
19Uzbekistan8.8Asia
20Bangladesh8.8Asia
21Russia8.7Europe
22Mongolia8.6Asia
23Liberia8.3Africa
24Kyrgyzstan8.2Asia
25Madagascar8.1Africa
26Moldova7.8Europe
27Laos7.7Asia
28Sierra Leone7.5Africa
29Romania7.2Europe
30Belarus6.6Europe
31Kiribati6.5Oceania
32Rwanda5.9Africa
33Azerbaijan5.6Asia
34Tonga5.6Oceania
35Tunisia5.2Africa
36Colombia5.1South America
37Brazil5.0South America
38Estonia4.8Europe
39Uruguay4.7South America
40Honduras4.6North America
41Bulgaria4.6Europe
42Papua New Guinea4.4Oceania
43Hungary4.4Europe
44Mozambique4.4Africa
45Lesotho4.3Africa
46Chile4.2South America
47Iceland4.1Europe
48North Macedonia4.1Europe
49Kenya4.1Africa
50Paraguay4.0South America
51Maldives4.0Asia
52Jamaica4.0North America
53Slovakia4.0Europe
54Bosnia and Herzegovina4.0Europe
55Montenegro3.9Europe
56Serbia3.9Europe
57United Kingdom3.9Europe
58Dominican Republic3.9North America
59Georgia3.9Asia
60Kosovo3.9Europe
61Poland3.8Europe
62Mexico3.8North America
63Lithuania3.8Europe
64Latvia3.7Europe
65Croatia3.7Europe
66Mauritius3.7Africa
67Uganda3.6Africa
68Guinea3.6Africa
69Bhutan3.6Asia
70Pakistan3.5Asia
71Austria3.5Europe
72Namibia3.5Africa
73Cameroon3.4Africa
74Tajikistan3.4Asia
75Solomon Islands3.4Oceania
76Guyana3.3South America
77Tanzania3.3Africa
78Vietnam3.3Asia
79Armenia3.3Asia
80Mali3.3Africa
81Comoros3.2Africa
82South Africa3.2Africa
83Netherlands3.2Europe
84Japan3.2Asia
85Israel3.0Asia
86Norway3.0Europe
87Australia2.9Oceania
88New Zealand2.8Oceania
89Spain2.7Europe
90Botswana2.7Africa
91Nepal2.7Asia
92Dominica2.5North America
93Greece2.5Europe
94Belgium2.5Europe
95Czechia2.5Europe
96Republic of the Congo2.4Africa
97India2.4Asia
98Slovenia2.4Europe
99Malta2.4Europe
100Kuwait2.4Asia
101Cambodia2.4Asia
102Cabo Verde2.3Africa
103Portugal2.3Europe
104San Marino2.3Europe
105Luxembourg2.3Europe
106Samoa2.2Oceania
107Ireland2.2Europe
108Germany2.2Europe
109Albania2.1Europe
110South Korea2.1Asia
111Nicaragua2.1North America
112Canada2.1North America
113Saudi Arabia2.0Asia
114Saint Lucia2.0North America
115Indonesia1.9Asia
116Denmark1.9Europe
117Libya1.8Africa
118Gabon1.8Africa
119Jordan1.8Asia
120Philippines1.7Asia
121Mauritania1.5Africa
122Italy1.5Europe
123Peru1.5South America
124Guatemala1.5North America
125Senegal1.5Africa
126Hong Kong1.4Asia
127Algeria1.4Africa
128Malaysia1.4Asia
129Antigua and Barbuda1.4North America
130United Arab Emirates1.3Asia
131Bahamas1.1North America
132Benin1.1Africa
133Belize1.1North America
134Central African Republic1.0Africa
135Trinidad and Tobago1.0North America
136Oman1.0Asia
137France0.9Europe
138Singapore0.9Asia
139Guinea-Bissau0.9Africa
140Barbados0.8North America
141Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.8North America
142Ecuador0.7South America
143Morocco0.7Africa
144Sweden0.7Europe
145Vanuatu0.7Oceania
146Grenada0.6North America
147Togo0.4Africa
148Timor-Leste0.4Asia
149Macao0.3Asia
150Finland0.3Europe
151Iraq0.3Asia
152Seychelles0.3Africa
153El Salvador0.3North America
154Switzerland0.2Europe
155Cyprus0.1Asia
156Côte d'Ivoire0.1Africa
157China0.1Asia
158Costa Rica-0.1North America
159Thailand-0.1Asia
160Bahrain-0.1Asia
161Panama-0.2North America
162Brunei-0.3Asia
163Djibouti-0.3Africa
164Palau-0.4Oceania
165Burkina Faso-0.6Africa
166Fiji-1.4Oceania
167Chad-3.9Africa
168Niger-4.5Africa
169Sri Lanka-4.8Asia
World Bank, WDI · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

change in percentage points · 169 countries

Largest increase

  1. Iran 12.5 → 42.2 +29.7 pp
  2. Burundi 5.5 → 34.1 +28.6 pp
  3. Türkiye 7.7 → 34.9 +27.2 pp
  4. Haiti 6.7 → 28.6 +21.9 pp
  5. Lebanon -3.7 → 14.6 +18.4 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Ukraine 48.7 → 12.7 −36.0 pp
  2. Libya 10.4 → 1.8 −8.6 pp
  3. Sri Lanka 3.8 → -4.8 −8.5 pp
  4. Chad 4.4 → -3.9 −8.3 pp
  5. Guinea 11.8 → 3.6 −8.2 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Inflation - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

0 20 40 60 1976 Africa: 11.22 Asia: 10.32 Europe: 9.63 North America: 7.54 South America: 15 Oceania: 7.66 1977 Africa: 14.28 Asia: 9.9 Europe: 10.04 North America: 9.18 South America: 23.37 Oceania: 10.46 1978 Africa: 11.46 Asia: 7.34 Europe: 8.1 North America: 8.36 South America: 15.43 Oceania: 6.34 1979 Africa: 12.71 Asia: 8.27 Europe: 7.47 North America: 12.14 South America: 26.15 Oceania: 7.93 1980 Africa: 12.34 Asia: 12.73 Europe: 12.31 North America: 17.42 South America: 30.85 Oceania: 13.79 1981 Africa: 12.17 Asia: 11.24 Europe: 11.98 North America: 12.6 South America: 27.45 Oceania: 15.13 1982 Africa: 11.64 Asia: 7.78 Europe: 9.85 North America: 7.29 South America: 18.99 Oceania: 11.09 1983 Africa: 10.67 Asia: 5.65 Europe: 8.57 North America: 5.54 South America: 48.42 Oceania: 7.62 1984 Africa: 11.12 Asia: 4.85 Europe: 7.37 North America: 4.5 South America: 31.22 Oceania: 5.84 1985 Africa: 8.82 Asia: 2.99 Europe: 5.77 North America: 4.03 South America: 30.7 Oceania: 7.91 1986 Africa: 7.6 Asia: 3.07 Europe: 3.75 North America: 3.28 South America: 31.74 Oceania: 7.39 1987 Africa: 7.28 Asia: 5.17 Europe: 4.13 North America: 4.02 South America: 29.5 Oceania: 7.1 1988 Africa: 7.14 Asia: 7.65 Europe: 4.69 North America: 4.11 South America: 28.11 Oceania: 8.63 1989 Africa: 7.82 Asia: 7.51 Europe: 6.01 North America: 6.19 South America: 26.42 Oceania: 6.33 1990 Africa: 7.73 Asia: 8.1 Europe: 6.3 North America: 5.84 South America: 37.26 Oceania: 7.76 1991 Africa: 8.97 Asia: 9.49 Europe: 5.93 North America: 6.15 South America: 30.39 Oceania: 6.48 1992 Africa: 9.42 Asia: 7.71 Europe: 5.27 North America: 5.47 South America: 43.67 Oceania: 4.6 1993 Africa: 9.68 Asia: 7.11 Europe: 6.78 North America: 4.29 South America: 44.96 Oceania: 2.66 1994 Africa: 25.18 Asia: 8.4 Europe: 7.73 North America: 3.77 South America: 23.74 Oceania: 2.14 1995 Africa: 10.56 Asia: 8.27 Europe: 5.24 North America: 3.36 South America: 17.16 Oceania: 2.99 1996 Africa: 7 Asia: 7.72 Europe: 4.01 North America: 3.4 South America: 11.98 Oceania: 3.02 1997 Africa: 5.73 Asia: 5.63 Europe: 3.11 North America: 3.63 South America: 7.05 Oceania: 3.1 1998 Africa: 5.75 Asia: 6.23 Europe: 2.57 North America: 2.55 South America: 9.24 Oceania: 3.28 1999 Africa: 3.94 Asia: 4.12 Europe: 2.34 North America: 2.45 South America: 6.21 Oceania: 1.98 2000 Africa: 3.9 Asia: 1.81 Europe: 3.15 North America: 3.38 South America: 6.6 Oceania: 2.62 2001 Africa: 4.49 Asia: 2.01 Europe: 3.78 North America: 3.4 South America: 5.6 Oceania: 4.27 2002 Africa: 3.42 Asia: 2.76 Europe: 2.43 North America: 2.33 South America: 7.4 Oceania: 2.83 2003 Africa: 4.51 Asia: 2.94 Europe: 2.08 North America: 2.54 South America: 7.53 Oceania: 2.87 2004 Africa: 3.96 Asia: 4.11 Europe: 2.28 North America: 2.82 South America: 4.55 Oceania: 2.59 2005 Africa: 5.63 Asia: 5.31 Europe: 2.46 North America: 3.94 South America: 5.22 Oceania: 2.86 2006 Africa: 6.07 Asia: 5.55 Europe: 2.92 North America: 3.63 South America: 4.29 Oceania: 3.63 2007 Africa: 6.21 Asia: 5.57 Europe: 2.79 North America: 4.43 South America: 5.99 Oceania: 3.59 2008 Africa: 10.33 Asia: 10.11 Europe: 4.49 North America: 8.03 South America: 8.25 Oceania: 10.45 2009 Africa: 4.69 Asia: 2.92 Europe: 1.21 North America: 1.75 South America: 3.35 Oceania: 4.3 2010 Africa: 3.96 Asia: 4.85 Europe: 2 North America: 3.31 South America: 4.3 Oceania: 2.76 2011 Africa: 5.06 Asia: 5.71 Europe: 3.45 North America: 4.45 South America: 6.64 Oceania: 4.23 2012 Africa: 6.45 Asia: 4.27 Europe: 2.77 North America: 3.54 South America: 4.52 Oceania: 1.76 2013 Africa: 4.75 Asia: 4.82 Europe: 1.5 North America: 1.64 South America: 2.72 Oceania: 1.61 2014 Africa: 4.36 Asia: 3.26 Europe: 0.35 North America: 1.83 South America: 4.72 Oceania: 1.67 2015 Africa: 3.8 Asia: 2.1 Europe: 0.15 North America: 0.4 South America: 4.35 Oceania: 0.65 2016 Africa: 5.3 Asia: 2.37 Europe: 0.32 North America: 0.7 South America: 4.09 Oceania: 1.06 2017 Africa: 5.21 Asia: 2.85 Europe: 1.76 North America: 1.88 South America: 3.22 Oceania: 1.85 2018 Africa: 4.27 Asia: 2.46 Europe: 1.95 North America: 2.3 South America: 2.84 Oceania: 2.33 2019 Africa: 2.87 Asia: 2.39 Europe: 1.74 North America: 1.81 South America: 2.66 Oceania: 1.62 2020 Africa: 3.3 Asia: 2.39 Europe: 0.74 North America: 0.72 South America: 2.53 Oceania: 0.85 2021 Africa: 4.44 Asia: 3.42 Europe: 2.77 North America: 3.24 South America: 4.52 Oceania: 2.86 2022 Africa: 8.79 Asia: 5.82 Europe: 9.64 North America: 7.2 South America: 9.28 Oceania: 6.59 2023 Africa: 6.7 Asia: 3.64 Europe: 6.3 North America: 4.48 South America: 5.87 Oceania: 6.12 2024 Africa: 4.21 Asia: 2.32 Europe: 2.76 North America: 2.87 South America: 4.37 Oceania: 2.69 2025 Africa: 3.33 Asia: 2.4 Europe: 3.53 North America: 1.43 South America: 4.43 Oceania: 2.86 1976 1992 2000 2008 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 3.3 %
Asia 2.4 %
Europe 3.5 %
North America 1.4 %
South America 4.4 %
Oceania 2.9 %

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