Inflation, consumer prices in South America

10 countries in South America, 2025. Unit: % per year. World ranking →

First in the ranking
19.5 %
Bolivia
Median country
4.4 %
half above, half below
World
3.0 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
0.7 to 19.5
Ecuador - Bolivia

How to read it

Across 10 countries in South America, the highest value is in Bolivia (19.5 %) and the lowest in Ecuador (0.7 %).

The median country is at 4.4 %: 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
1Bolivia19.5
2Suriname9.2
3Colombia5.1
4Brazil5.0
5Uruguay4.7
6Chile4.2
7Paraguay4.0
8Guyana3.3
9Peru1.5
10Ecuador0.7
World Bank, WDI · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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