Annual inflation, consumer prices (%) by country
Countries reporting
203
Highest
254.9%
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Lowest
-12.3%
Iraq
Median
3.2%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,622
What the numbers show
Annual inflation, consumer prices (%) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 254.9% in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of); the lowest is -12.3% in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.2%, and the mean is 9.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 8,146.5%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 650.0%).
Annual inflation, consumer prices: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 254.9% | 2016 | up 841.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Argentina | 219.9% | 2024 | up 541.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Sudan | 138.8% | 2022 | up 290.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 104.7% | 2022 | up 2,710.6% | volatile |
| 5 | South Sudan | 91.4% | 2024 | up 5,361.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 58.5% | 2024 | up 560.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 58.5% | 2024 | up 560.7% | volatile |
| 8 | State of Palestine | 53.7% | 2024 | up 2,996.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Lebanon | 45.2% | 2024 | up 2,339.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Nigeria | 33.2% | 2024 | up 313.1% | rising |
| 11 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 32.5% | 2024 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Malawi | 32.2% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 28.6% | 2024 | up 517.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Egypt | 28.3% | 2024 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Angola | 28.2% | 2024 | up 287.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Haiti | 26.9% | 2024 | up 683.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Laos | 23.1% | 2024 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.1% | 2024 | up 460.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 22.8% | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 21.0% | 2024 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Burundi | 20.2% | 2024 | up 358.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Suriname | 16.2% | 2024 | up 379.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 15.0% | 2024 | up 92.0% | falling |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 14.4% | 2024 | up 105.1% | falling |
| 25 | Syria | 13.4% | 2019 | up 359.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.4% | 2019 | up 359.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Pakistan | 12.6% | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Gambia | 11.6% | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 11.2% | 2023 | up 666.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.8% | 2023 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 10.5% | 2024 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 32 | Madagascar | 9.9% | 2023 | up 69.5% | falling |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 9.6% | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 34 | Niger | 9.1% | 2024 | up 1,075.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Chad | 8.9% | 2024 | up 429.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 8.8% | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 8.8% | 2019 | up 499.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Russia | 8.4% | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 8.4% | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Liberia | 8.2% | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 41 | Guinea | 8.1% | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 8.1% | 2014 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 43 | Tunisia | 7.2% | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 6.6% | 2024 | up 128.0% | falling |
| 45 | Ukraine | 6.5% | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Mongolia | 6.2% | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.2% | 2024 | up 469.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Lesotho | 6.1% | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 6.0% | 2016 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 5.9% | 2024 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Belarus | 5.8% | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Romania | 5.7% | 2024 | up 435.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Jamaica | 5.4% | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 5.4% | 2022 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Comoros | 5.1% | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 5.0% | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 4.8% | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 59 | Mexico | 4.7% | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 60 | Nepal | 4.7% | 2024 | down 44.0% | rising |
| 61 | Moldova | 4.7% | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Republic of Moldova | 4.7% | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 4.6% | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Honduras | 4.6% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 66 | Cameroon | 4.5% | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Fiji | 4.5% | 2024 | up 768.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Kenya | 4.5% | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Brazil | 4.4% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 70 | South Africa | 4.4% | 2024 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 4.3% | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Melanesia | 4.3% | 2024 | up 441.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Chile | 4.3% | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Aruba | 4.3% | 2019 | up 299.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Namibia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 4.2% | 2024 | up 1,723.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | 4.1% | 2024 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Algeria | 4.0% | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Paraguay | 3.8% | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Poland | 3.8% | 2024 | up 6,931.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.8% | 2024 | up 349.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Hungary | 3.7% | 2024 | up 1,727.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.6% | 2024 | up 1,771.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Vietnam | 3.6% | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Viet Nam | 3.6% | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritius | 3.6% | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.6% | 2023 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Estonia | 3.5% | 2024 | up 3,415.8% | volatile |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 3.5% | 2024 | up 1,338.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.5% | 2024 | up 669.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.5% | 2024 | up 669.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.3% | 2024 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Montenegro | 3.3% | 2024 | up 569.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 3.3% | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 3.3% | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Belize | 3.3% | 2024 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 97 | United Kingdom | 3.3% | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 97 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3.3% | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Philippines | 3.2% | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 100 | Mali | 3.2% | 2024 | up 262.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Tonga | 3.2% | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Australia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 103 | Norway | 3.1% | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 3.1% | 2024 | up 824.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Congo | 3.1% | 2024 | up 238.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 3.1% | 2024 | up 557.6% | volatile |
| 107 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.1% | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2024 | up 1,481.1% | volatile |
| 109 | United States | 2.9% | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Austria | 2.9% | 2024 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 111 | New Zealand | 2.9% | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.9% | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Guyana | 2.9% | 2024 | up 240.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Kuwait | 2.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.9% | 2016 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Guatemala | 2.9% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 117 | Togo | 2.9% | 2024 | up 1,399.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | 2.8% | 2024 | up 1,678.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 2.8% | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 120 | Spain | 2.8% | 2024 | up 1,935.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Bhutan | 2.8% | 2024 | down 66.6% | rising |
| 122 | Slovakia | 2.8% | 2024 | up 3,720.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Greece | 2.7% | 2024 | up 308.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Japan | 2.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Curacao | 2.6% | 2019 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Curaçao | 2.6% | 2019 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 2.6% | 2019 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 128 | Dominica | 2.6% | 2024 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Caribbean | 2.6% | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritania | 2.5% | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Kiribati | 2.5% | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 2.4% | 2024 | up 272.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Czechia | 2.4% | 2024 | up 608.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Portugal | 2.4% | 2024 | up 968.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Singapore | 2.4% | 2024 | up 131.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Canada | 2.4% | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 137 | South Korea | 2.3% | 2024 | up 82.1% | falling |
| 137 | Republic of Korea | 2.3% | 2024 | up 82.1% | falling |
| 139 | Germany | 2.3% | 2024 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Palau | 2.2% | 2024 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Albania | 2.2% | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | 2.2% | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.2% | 2017 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Indonesia | 2.2% | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Samoa | 2.2% | 2024 | up 634.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Libya | 2.1% | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Ireland | 2.1% | 2024 | up 1,007.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | 2.1% | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 149 | East Timor | 2.1% | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 2.1% | 2024 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 2.1% | 2024 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Peru | 2.0% | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 153 | France | 2.0% | 2024 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Slovenia | 2.0% | 2024 | up 886.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Malaysia | 1.8% | 2024 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Cyprus | 1.8% | 2024 | up 232.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Rwanda | 1.8% | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7% | 2024 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 1.7% | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 1.7% | 2024 | up 432.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Kosovo | 1.6% | 2024 | up 277.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Finland | 1.6% | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Jordan | 1.6% | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Ecuador | 1.5% | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Maldives | 1.4% | 2024 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Denmark | 1.4% | 2024 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Thailand | 1.4% | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Qatar | 1.3% | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Latvia | 1.3% | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 172 | San Marino | 1.2% | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Gabon | 1.2% | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Benin | 1.2% | 2024 | up 311.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Georgia | 1.1% | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | 1.1% | 2024 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Switzerland | 1.1% | 2024 | up 8,146.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Cabo Verde | 1.0% | 2024 | up 539.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Morocco | 1.0% | 2024 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Italy | 1.0% | 2024 | up 307.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Bahrain | 0.9% | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 182 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 79.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2024 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Lithuania | 0.7% | 2024 | up 589.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Panama | 0.7% | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6% | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Oman | 0.6% | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 189 | New Caledonia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 190 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5% | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Bahamas | 0.4% | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Seychelles | 0.3% | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 194 | China | 0.2% | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Lucia | -0.1% | 2024 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Brunei | -0.4% | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Brunei Darussalam | -0.4% | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Costa Rica | -0.4% | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Sri Lanka | -0.4% | 2024 | down 113.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Barbados | -0.4% | 2024 | down 124.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | -0.6% | 2016 | down 326.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Afghanistan | -6.6% | 2024 | down 241.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Iraq | -12.3% | 2024 | down 650.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Asia 10.8%
- Central and Southern Asia 5.0%
- Southern Asia 4.7%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 4.7%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.5%
- South America 4.4%
- Southern Africa 4.3%
- Eastern Africa 4.3%
- Eastern Europe 4.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.2%
- Africa 4.2%
- Northern Africa 4.0%
- Western Africa 4.0%
- Middle Africa 3.8%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 3.3%
- Americas 3.2%
- Central America 3.1%
- World 3.0%
- United States of America 2.9%
- Europe 2.8%
- Europe and Northern America 2.8%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2.7%
- Northern Europe 2.5%
- Southern Europe 2.4%
- Eastern Asia 2.3%
- Western Europe 2.3%
- Asia 2.2%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 2.2%
- South-Eastern Asia 2.1%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 1.8%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1.7%
- Western Asia 1.7%
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 0.5%