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.