Inflation, consumer prices

165 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 165 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
31Rwanda5.9Africa
32Azerbaijan5.6Asia
33Tonga5.6Oceania
34Tunisia5.2Africa
35Colombia5.1South America
36Brazil5.0South America
37Estonia4.8Europe
38Uruguay4.7South America
39Honduras4.6North America
40Bulgaria4.6Europe
41Papua New Guinea4.4Oceania
42Hungary4.4Europe
43Mozambique4.4Africa
44Lesotho4.3Africa
45Chile4.2South America
46Iceland4.1Europe
47North Macedonia4.1Europe
48Kenya4.1Africa
49Paraguay4.0South America
50Maldives4.0Asia
51Jamaica4.0North America
52Slovakia4.0Europe
53Montenegro3.9Europe
54Serbia3.9Europe
55United Kingdom3.9Europe
56Dominican Republic3.9North America
57Georgia3.9Asia
58Kosovo3.9Europe
59Poland3.8Europe
60Mexico3.8North America
61Lithuania3.8Europe
62Latvia3.7Europe
63Croatia3.7Europe
64Mauritius3.7Africa
65Uganda3.6Africa
66Bhutan3.6Asia
67Guinea3.5Africa
68Pakistan3.5Asia
69Austria3.5Europe
70Namibia3.5Africa
71Cameroon3.4Africa
72Solomon Islands3.4Oceania
73Guyana3.3South America
74Tanzania3.3Africa
75Vietnam3.3Asia
76Armenia3.3Asia
77Mali3.3Africa
78Netherlands3.3Europe
79Comoros3.2Africa
80South Africa3.2Africa
81Japan3.2Asia
82Norway3.1Europe
83Israel3.0Asia
84Australia2.9Oceania
85New Zealand2.8Oceania
86Spain2.7Europe
87Botswana2.7Africa
88Nepal2.7Asia
89Dominica2.5North America
90Greece2.5Europe
91Belgium2.5Europe
92Czechia2.5Europe
93Republic of the Congo2.4Africa
94India2.4Asia
95Slovenia2.4Europe
96Malta2.4Europe
97Kuwait2.4Asia
98Cambodia2.4Asia
99Cabo Verde2.3Africa
100Portugal2.3Europe
101San Marino2.3Europe
102Luxembourg2.3Europe
103Samoa2.2Oceania
104Ireland2.2Europe
105Germany2.2Europe
106Albania2.1Europe
107South Korea2.1Asia
108Saudi Arabia2.1Asia
109Nicaragua2.1North America
110Canada2.1North America
111Saint Lucia2.0North America
112Indonesia1.9Asia
113Denmark1.9Europe
114Libya1.8Africa
115Gabon1.8Africa
116Jordan1.8Asia
117Philippines1.7Asia
118Mauritania1.5Africa
119Italy1.5Europe
120Peru1.5South America
121Guatemala1.5North America
122Senegal1.5Africa
123Hong Kong1.4Asia
124Algeria1.4Africa
125Malaysia1.4Asia
126Antigua and Barbuda1.4North America
127United Arab Emirates1.3Asia
128Benin1.1Africa
129Belize1.1North America
130Central African Republic1.0Africa
131Trinidad and Tobago1.0North America
132Oman1.0Asia
133France0.9Europe
134Singapore0.9Asia
135Guinea-Bissau0.9Africa
136Barbados0.8North America
137Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.8North America
138Ecuador0.7South America
139Morocco0.7Africa
140Sweden0.7Europe
141Vanuatu0.7Oceania
142Grenada0.6North America
143Togo0.4Africa
144Timor-Leste0.4Asia
145Finland0.3Europe
146Macao0.3Asia
147Iraq0.3Asia
148Seychelles0.3Africa
149El Salvador0.3North America
150Switzerland0.2Europe
151Cyprus0.1Asia
152Côte d'Ivoire0.1Africa
153China0.1Asia
154Costa Rica-0.1North America
155Thailand-0.1Asia
156Bahrain-0.1Asia
157Panama-0.2North America
158Brunei-0.3Asia
159Djibouti-0.3Africa
160Palau-0.4Oceania
161Burkina Faso-0.6Africa
162Fiji-1.4Oceania
163Chad-3.9Africa
164Niger-4.5Africa
165Sri 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 · 165 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 → 3.5 −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: 11.99 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: 3.38 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: 2.42 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: 0.34 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: 2.13 Europe: 0.32 North America: 0.7 South America: 4.09 Oceania: 1.06 2017 Africa: 5.21 Asia: 2.84 Europe: 1.76 North America: 1.88 South America: 3.22 Oceania: 1.85 2018 Africa: 4.27 Asia: 2.43 Europe: 1.95 North America: 2.3 South America: 2.84 Oceania: 2.33 2019 Africa: 2.87 Asia: 2.35 Europe: 1.74 North America: 1.81 South America: 2.66 Oceania: 1.62 2020 Africa: 3.3 Asia: 2.25 Europe: 0.74 North America: 0.72 South America: 2.53 Oceania: 0.85 2021 Africa: 4.44 Asia: 3.24 Europe: 2.77 North America: 3.24 South America: 4.52 Oceania: 2.86 2022 Africa: 8.79 Asia: 5.73 Europe: 9.65 North America: 7.2 South America: 9.28 Oceania: 6.59 2023 Africa: 6.7 Asia: 3.66 Europe: 6.3 North America: 4.48 South America: 5.87 Oceania: 6.12 2024 Africa: 4.21 Asia: 2.27 Europe: 2.75 North America: 2.87 South America: 4.37 Oceania: 2.69 2025 Africa: 3.33 Asia: 2.38 Europe: 3.39 North America: 1.49 South America: 4.43 Oceania: 2.84 1976 1992 2000 2008 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 3.3 %
Asia 2.4 %
Europe 3.4 %
North America 1.5 %
South America 4.4 %
Oceania 2.8 %

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