Inflation
Global Ranking
percent change in the consumer price indexSource: IMF
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zimbabwe | 557.2 | 2020 | 1 | 255.3 |
2 | Venezuela | 254.9 | 2016 | 2 | 121.7 |
3 | Lebanon | 154.8 | 2021 | 3 | 84.9 |
4 | Sudan | 150.3 | 2020 | 4 | 51 |
5 | Suriname | 59.1 | 2021 | 5 | 34.9 |
6 ↑ | Iran | 39.9 | 2019 | 8 | 18 |
7 ↑ | Syria | 36.7 | 2012 | 43 | 4.8 |
8 ↑ | Liberia | 23.6 | 2018 | 11 | 12.4 |
9 ↑ | Turkey | 19.6 | 2021 | 12 | 12.3 |
10 ↓ | Angola | 17.1 | 2019 | 7 | 19.6 |
11 ↓ | Haiti | 16.8 | 2021 | 6 | 22.8 |
12 ↓ | Ethiopia | 15.8 | 2019 | 9 | 13.8 |
13 ↑ | Zambia | 15.7 | 2020 | 21 | 9.2 |
14 ↑ | Guinea | 12.6 | 2021 | 15 | 10.6 |
15 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 11.9 | 2021 | 10 | 13.4 |
16 ↓ | Nigeria | 11.4 | 2019 | 13 | 12.1 |
17 ↓ | Ghana | 10 | 2021 | 16 | 9.9 |
18 ↑ | Georgia | 9.6 | 2021 | 37 | 5.2 |
19 | Pakistan | 9.5 | 2021 | 19 | 9.7 |
19 ↑ | Belarus | 9.5 | 2021 | 35 | 5.5 |
21 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | 8.8 | 2019 | 25 | 6.9 |
22 ↓ | Malawi | 8.6 | 2020 | 20 | 9.4 |
23 ↑ | Burundi | 8.4 | 2021 | 24 | 7.3 |
24 ↑ | Seychelles | 8.3 | 2020 | 90 | 2.1 |
24 ↑ | Brazil | 8.3 | 2021 | 62 | 3.2 |
26 ↑ | Dominican Republic | 8.2 | 2021 | 46 | 3.8 |
27 ↓ | Yemen | 8.1 | 2014 | 14 | 11 |
28 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.9 | 2018 | 29 | 5.7 |
29 ↓ | Uruguay | 7.7 | 2021 | 18 | 9.8 |
30 ↓ | Gambia | 7.4 | 2021 | 28 | 5.9 |
31 ↑ | Bhutan | 7.3 | 2021 | 32 | 5.6 |
32 ↑ | Botswana | 7.2 | 2021 | 93 | 1.9 |
32 ↑ | Algeria | 7.2 | 2021 | 82 | 2.4 |
32 ↑ | Armenia | 7.2 | 2021 | 107 | 1.2 |
35 ↑ | Mongolia | 7.1 | 2021 | 48 | 3.7 |
36 ↑ | Kazakhstan | 6.7 | 2020 | 37 | 5.2 |
36 ↑ | Russia | 6.7 | 2021 | 56 | 3.4 |
36 ↑ | Azerbaijan | 6.7 | 2021 | 71 | 2.8 |
39 ↑ | India | 6.6 | 2020 | 48 | 3.7 |
40 ↑ | Kyrgyzstan | 6.3 | 2020 | 112 | 1.1 |
41 ↑ | Sri Lanka | 6.2 | 2020 | 53 | 3.5 |
42 ↓ | Kenya | 6.1 | 2021 | 36 | 5.4 |
43 ↑ | Iraq | 6 | 2021 | 129 | 0.6 |
43 ↓ | Tajikistan | 6 | 2016 | 29 | 5.7 |
43 ↓ | Lesotho | 6 | 2021 | 41 | 5 |
46 ↓ | Tunisia | 5.7 | 2021 | 32 | 5.6 |
46 ↑ | Mexico | 5.7 | 2021 | 56 | 3.4 |
48 ↓ | Bangladesh | 5.5 | 2021 | 29 | 5.7 |
49 ↓ | Jamaica | 5.2 | 2020 | 45 | 3.9 |
50 ↑ | Romania | 5.1 | 2021 | 76 | 2.6 |
50 ↓ | Moldova | 5.1 | 2021 | 46 | 3.8 |
50 ↑ | Poland | 5.1 | 2021 | 56 | 3.4 |
50 ↑ | Hungary | 5.1 | 2021 | 60 | 3.3 |
54 ↑ | Guyana | 5 | 2021 | 114 | 1 |
54 ↓ | Egypt | 5 | 2020 | 21 | 9.2 |
56 ↓ | Nicaragua | 4.9 | 2021 | 48 | 3.7 |
57 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 4.8 | 2020 | 107 | 1.2 |
57 ↑ | Paraguay | 4.8 | 2021 | 97 | 1.8 |
59 ↑ | Estonia | 4.7 | 2021 | 161 | -0.4 |
59 ↑ | United States | 4.7 | 2021 | 107 | 1.2 |
59 ↑ | Lithuania | 4.7 | 2021 | 107 | 1.2 |
62 | South Africa | 4.6 | 2021 | 62 | 3.2 |
63 ↑ | Chile | 4.5 | 2021 | 67 | 3 |
63 ↓ | Papua New Guinea | 4.5 | 2021 | 42 | 4.9 |
63 ↓ | Honduras | 4.5 | 2021 | 53 | 3.5 |
63 ↑ | Chad | 4.5 | 2020 | 171 | -1 |
67 ↑ | Iceland | 4.4 | 2021 | 71 | 2.8 |
68 ↑ | Peru | 4.3 | 2021 | 92 | 2 |
68 ↓ | Aruba | 4.3 | 2019 | 52 | 3.6 |
68 ↓ | Guatemala | 4.3 | 2021 | 62 | 3.2 |
71 ↓ | Madagascar | 4.2 | 2020 | 32 | 5.6 |
72 ↓ | Barbados | 4.1 | 2019 | 48 | 3.7 |
72 ↑ | Serbia | 4.1 | 2021 | 101 | 1.6 |
72 ↓ | Nepal | 4.1 | 2021 | 39 | 5.1 |
72 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 4.1 | 2021 | 82 | 2.4 |
76 | Mauritius | 4 | 2021 | 76 | 2.6 |
77 ↑ | Mali | 3.9 | 2021 | 141 | 0.4 |
77 ↑ | New Zealand | 3.9 | 2021 | 99 | 1.7 |
79 ↓ | Uganda | 3.8 | 2020 | 68 | 2.9 |
79 ↓ | Laos | 3.8 | 2021 | 39 | 5.1 |
79 ↓ | Czech Republic | 3.8 | 2021 | 62 | 3.2 |
79 ↓ | Niger | 3.8 | 2021 | 68 | 2.9 |
83 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 3.7 | 2021 | 93 | 1.9 |
84 ↑ | Namibia | 3.6 | 2021 | 88 | 2.2 |
85 ↓ | Colombia | 3.5 | 2021 | 78 | 2.5 |
85 ↑ | Norway | 3.5 | 2021 | 105 | 1.3 |
85 ↑ | El Salvador | 3.5 | 2021 | 161 | -0.4 |
88 ↑ | Canada | 3.4 | 2021 | 122 | 0.7 |
88 ↑ | Kuwait | 3.4 | 2021 | 90 | 2.1 |
90 ↓ | Tanzania | 3.3 | 2020 | 53 | 3.5 |
90 ↑ | Latvia | 3.3 | 2021 | 149 | 0.2 |
90 ↑ | Bulgaria | 3.3 | 2021 | 99 | 1.7 |
93 ↓ | Mozambique | 3.1 | 2020 | 71 | 2.8 |
93 ↑ | Samoa | 3.1 | 2021 | 176 | -1.6 |
93 | Slovakia | 3.1 | 2021 | 93 | 1.9 |
93 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 3.1 | 2021 | 56 | 3.4 |
93 ↑ | Germany | 3.1 | 2021 | 136 | 0.5 |
93 ↑ | Spain | 3.1 | 2021 | 157 | -0.3 |
99 ↑ | Benin | 3 | 2020 | 165 | -0.7 |
99 ↑ | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2020 | 101 | 1.6 |
101 ↓ | Cambodia | 2.9 | 2021 | 68 | 2.9 |
101 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.9 | 2016 | 122 | 0.7 |
101 ↑ | Australia | 2.9 | 2021 | 119 | 0.8 |
104 ↓ | Vanuatu | 2.8 | 2019 | 86 | 2.3 |
104 | Austria | 2.8 | 2021 | 104 | 1.4 |
106 ↓ | Ukraine | 2.7 | 2020 | 23 | 7.9 |
106 ↓ | Netherlands | 2.7 | 2021 | 105 | 1.3 |
108 ↓ | Swaziland | 2.6 | 2019 | 43 | 4.8 |
108 ↑ | Croatia | 2.6 | 2021 | 149 | 0.2 |
108 ↓ | Libya | 2.6 | 2013 | 27 | 6.1 |
108 ↓ | Philippines | 2.6 | 2020 | 78 | 2.5 |
112 ↓ | Senegal | 2.5 | 2020 | 97 | 1.8 |
112 ↑ | South Korea | 2.5 | 2021 | 136 | 0.5 |
112 ↑ | Malaysia | 2.5 | 2021 | 172 | -1.1 |
112 ↑ | United Kingdom | 2.5 | 2021 | 114 | 1 |
112 ↑ | Luxembourg | 2.5 | 2021 | 119 | 0.8 |
117 ↓ | Mauritania | 2.4 | 2020 | 86 | 2.3 |
117 ↑ | Montenegro | 2.4 | 2021 | 157 | -0.3 |
117 ↑ | Ireland | 2.4 | 2021 | 157 | -0.3 |
117 ↑ | Belgium | 2.4 | 2021 | 122 | 0.7 |
121 ↑ | Singapore | 2.3 | 2021 | 156 | -0.2 |
121 ↓ | Cameroon | 2.3 | 2021 | 82 | 2.4 |
121 ↑ | Qatar | 2.3 | 2021 | 180 | -2.5 |
121 ↑ | Afghanistan | 2.3 | 2019 | 129 | 0.6 |
121 ↓ | Central African Republic | 2.3 | 2020 | 75 | 2.7 |
126 ↑ | Finland | 2.2 | 2021 | 144 | 0.3 |
126 ↑ | Sweden | 2.2 | 2021 | 136 | 0.5 |
128 ↑ | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.1 | 2021 | 129 | 0.6 |
129 ↑ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2021 | 172 | -1.1 |
129 ↓ | Albania | 2 | 2021 | 101 | 1.6 |
131 ↑ | Denmark | 1.9 | 2021 | 141 | 0.4 |
131 ↑ | Slovenia | 1.9 | 2021 | 154 | -0.1 |
131 ↑ | Italy | 1.9 | 2021 | 154 | -0.1 |
131 ↑ | Brunei | 1.9 | 2020 | 161 | -0.4 |
135 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 1.8 | 2020 | 88 | 2.2 |
135 ↓ | Togo | 1.8 | 2020 | 122 | 0.7 |
135 ↓ | Micronesia | 1.8 | 2018 | 122 | 0.7 |
135 ↓ | Djibouti | 1.8 | 2020 | 60 | 3.3 |
135 ↓ | Vietnam | 1.8 | 2021 | 62 | 3.2 |
140 ↓ | Costa Rica | 1.7 | 2021 | 122 | 0.7 |
141 ↓ | France | 1.6 | 2021 | 136 | 0.5 |
141 ↑ | Panama | 1.6 | 2021 | 176 | -1.6 |
141 ↑ | Hong Kong | 1.6 | 2021 | 144 | 0.3 |
141 ↓ | Indonesia | 1.6 | 2021 | 93 | 1.9 |
145 ↑ | Israel | 1.5 | 2021 | 164 | -0.6 |
145 ↑ | Oman | 1.5 | 2021 | 170 | -0.9 |
145 ↓ | Malta | 1.5 | 2021 | 129 | 0.6 |
148 ↓ | Morocco | 1.4 | 2021 | 122 | 0.7 |
149 ↓ | Jordan | 1.3 | 2021 | 144 | 0.3 |
149 ↑ | Portugal | 1.3 | 2021 | 151 | 0 |
151 ↑ | Thailand | 1.2 | 2021 | 169 | -0.8 |
151 ↓ | Gabon | 1.2 | 2020 | 78 | 2.5 |
151 ↓ | Macedonia | 1.2 | 2020 | 119 | 0.8 |
151 ↑ | Grenada | 1.2 | 2021 | 165 | -0.7 |
151 ↑ | Greece | 1.2 | 2021 | 174 | -1.2 |
156 ↓ | China | 1 | 2021 | 82 | 2.4 |
156 ↓ | San Marino | 1 | 2017 | 129 | 0.6 |
158 ↓ | Macao | 0.8 | 2020 | 71 | 2.8 |
159 ↓ | Bolivia | 0.7 | 2021 | 117 | 0.9 |
160 ↓ | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6 | 2020 | 114 | 1 |
160 ↑ | Switzerland | 0.6 | 2021 | 165 | -0.7 |
160 ↓ | Cape Verde | 0.6 | 2020 | 112 | 1.1 |
160 ↓ | New Caledonia | 0.6 | 2016 | 129 | 0.6 |
164 ↑ | Maldives | 0.5 | 2021 | 175 | -1.4 |
164 ↓ | Tuvalu | 0.5 | 2011 | 151 | |
164 ↑ | Dominica | 0.5 | 2021 | 165 | -0.7 |
167 ↓ | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2 | 2019 | 141 | 0.4 |
167 ↑ | Fiji | 0.2 | 2021 | 181 | -2.6 |
167 ↓ | Palau | 0.2 | 2020 | 144 | 0.3 |
170 ↓ | Ecuador | 0.1 | 2021 | 157 | -0.3 |
171 ↓ | Bahamas | 0 | 2020 | 78 | 2.5 |
172 ↓ | Japan | -0.2 | 2021 | 151 | 0 |
173 ↓ | Tonga | -0.3 | 2020 | 107 | 1.2 |
174 ↓ | Rwanda | -0.4 | 2021 | 16 | 9.9 |
175 ↓ | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.6 | 2020 | 117 | 0.9 |
175 ↓ | Cyprus | -0.6 | 2020 | 144 | 0.3 |
175 ↑ | Bahrain | -0.6 | 2021 | 179 | -2.3 |
178 ↓ | Saint Lucia | -1.8 | 2020 | 136 | 0.5 |
178 ↓ | Kiribati | -1.8 | 2019 | 129 | 0.6 |
180 ↓ | United Arab Emirates | -2.1 | 2020 | 178 | -1.9 |
181 ↓ | Comoros | -4.3 | 2013 | 26 | 6.3 |
Definition of Inflation
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. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.