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Inflation (consumer prices)
What this indicator measures
The average rise over one year in the prices of the things people buy every day.
How to read this?
3% means the shopping basket costs 3% more than a year ago. Negative = prices are falling.
Ranking : ranked from lowest to highest
In brief
The "Inflation (consumer prices)" ranking covers 191 countries and territories. Lowest value: Afghanistan (-6.6 %). Highest value: Venezuela (254.9 %). Median: 3 % (data: 2011–2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 11.6 %, while the bottom 10% stay below 0.3 %. By continent, the median is highest in South America (4.8 %) and lowest in North America (2 %).
Median by continent
- South America 4.8 % (12)
- Europe 3.5 % (41)
- Africa 3.3 % (49)
- Oceania 2.5 % (14)
- Asia 2.4 % (46)
- North America 2 % (26)
Why this indicator matters
Inflation shows how fast everyday prices are rising. It directly affects purchasing power, wages and savings. Comparing it across countries shows where life is becoming more expensive and where prices are stable.
What makes this indicator vary
It rises with higher energy and food prices, strong demand, a currency losing value or deficits financed by creating money. It slows when demand weakens or when central banks raise their rates. Crises and shortages sometimes make it swing sharply.
Reading precautions
It tracks an average basket of products, which does not exactly match each household's spending. The calculation method differs slightly from country to country. A negative value means prices are falling, which is not always good news.
Full ranking
ranked from lowest to highest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | -6.6 % | 2024 |
| 2e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | -4.8 % | 2025 |
| 3e | 🇳🇪 Niger | -4.5 % | 2025 |
| 4e | 🇹🇩 Chad | -3.9 % | 2025 |
| 5e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | -1.4 % | 2025 |
| 6e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | -0.6 % | 2016 |
| 7e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | -0.6 % | 2025 |
| 8e | 🇵🇼 Palau | -0.4 % | 2025 |
| 9e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | -0.3 % | 2025 |
| 10e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | -0.3 % | 2025 |
| 11e | 🇵🇦 Panama | -0.2 % | 2025 |
| 12e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | -0.1 % | 2025 |
| 13e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | -0.1 % | 2025 |
| 14e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | -0.1 % | 2012 |
| 15e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | -0.1 % | 2025 |
| 16e | 🇨🇳 China | 0.1 % | 2025 |
| 17e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 0.1 % | 2025 |
| 18e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 0.1 % | 2025 |
| 19e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 0.2 % | 2025 |
| 20e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 0.3 % | 2025 |
| 21e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 0.3 % | 2025 |
| 22e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 0.3 % | 2025 |
| 23e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 0.3 % | 2025 |
| 24e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 0.3 % | 2025 |
| 25e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 0.4 % | 2025 |
| 26e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 0.4 % | 2025 |
| 27e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 0.5 % | 2011 |
| 28e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 0.6 % | 2016 |
| 29e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 0.6 % | 2025 |
| 30e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 0.7 % | 2025 |
| 31e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.7 % | 2025 |
| 32e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 0.7 % | 2025 |
| 33e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 0.7 % | 2025 |
| 34e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 0.8 % | 2025 |
| 35e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 0.8 % | 2025 |
| 36e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 0.9 % | 2025 |
| 37e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 0.9 % | 2025 |
| 38e | 🇫🇷 France | 0.9 % | 2025 |
| 39e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 1 % | 2025 |
| 40e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 1 % | 2025 |
| 41e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 1 % | 2025 |
| 42e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 1.1 % | 2025 |
| 43e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 1.1 % | 2025 |
| 44e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1.1 % | 2025 |
| 45e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 1.3 % | 2025 |
| 46e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 1.3 % | 2024 |
| 47e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 1.4 % | 2025 |
| 48e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 1.4 % | 2025 |
| 49e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 1.4 % | 2025 |
| 50e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 1.4 % | 2025 |
| 51e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 1.5 % | 2025 |
| 52e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 1.5 % | 2025 |
| 53e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1.5 % | 2025 |
| 54e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1.5 % | 2025 |
| 55e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 1.5 % | 2025 |
| 56e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 1.7 % | 2025 |
| 57e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 1.8 % | 2025 |
| 58e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 1.8 % | 2025 |
| 59e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 1.8 % | 2025 |
| 60e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1.9 % | 2025 |
| 61e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 1.9 % | 2025 |
| 62e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 2 % | 2025 |
| 63e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 2 % | 2025 |
| 64e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2.1 % | 2025 |
| 65e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 2.1 % | 2025 |
| 66e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2.1 % | 2025 |
| 67e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 2.1 % | 2025 |
| 68e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2.2 % | 2025 |
| 69e | 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten | 2.2 % | 2017 |
| 70e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2.2 % | 2025 |
| 71e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 2.2 % | 2025 |
| 72e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2.3 % | 2025 |
| 73e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 2.3 % | 2025 |
| 74e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2.3 % | 2025 |
| 75e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 2.3 % | 2025 |
| 76e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 77e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 78e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 79e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 80e | 🇮🇳 India | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 81e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 2.4 % | 2025 |
| 82e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2.5 % | 2025 |
| 83e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2.5 % | 2025 |
| 84e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 2.5 % | 2025 |
| 85e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 2.5 % | 2025 |
| 86e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 2.6 % | 2019 |
| 87e | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 2.6 % | 2019 |
| 88e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 2.7 % | 2025 |
| 89e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 2.7 % | 2025 |
| 90e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2.7 % | 2025 |
| 91e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2.8 % | 2025 |
| 92e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2.9 % | 2025 |
| 93e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 2.9 % | 2016 |
| 94e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 2.9 % | 2024 |
| 95e | 🇺🇸 United States | 2.9 % | 2024 |
| 96e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 3 % | 2025 |
| 97e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 3 % | 2025 |
| 98e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 3.2 % | 2025 |
| 99e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 3.2 % | 2025 |
| 100e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 3.2 % | 2025 |
| 101e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 3.2 % | 2025 |
| 102e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 3.3 % | 2025 |
| 103e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 3.3 % | 2025 |
| 104e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 3.3 % | 2025 |
| 105e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 3.3 % | 2025 |
| 106e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 3.3 % | 2025 |
| 107e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 3.4 % | 2025 |
| 108e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 3.4 % | 2025 |
| 109e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 3.4 % | 2025 |
| 110e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 3.5 % | 2025 |
| 111e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 3.5 % | 2025 |
| 112e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 3.5 % | 2025 |
| 113e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 3.6 % | 2025 |
| 114e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 3.6 % | 2023 |
| 115e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 3.6 % | 2025 |
| 116e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 3.6 % | 2025 |
| 117e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 3.7 % | 2025 |
| 118e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3.7 % | 2025 |
| 119e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 3.7 % | 2025 |
| 120e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 3.8 % | 2025 |
| 121e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3.8 % | 2025 |
| 122e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 3.8 % | 2025 |
| 123e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| 124e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| 125e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| 126e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| 127e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| 128e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 3.9 % | 2025 |
| 129e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 % | 2025 |
| 130e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 4 % | 2025 |
| 131e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 4 % | 2025 |
| 132e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 4 % | 2025 |
| 133e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 4 % | 2025 |
| 134e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 4.1 % | 2025 |
| 135e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 4.1 % | 2025 |
| 136e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 4.1 % | 2025 |
| 137e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 4.2 % | 2025 |
| 138e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 4.3 % | 2019 |
| 139e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 4.3 % | 2025 |
| 140e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 4.4 % | 2025 |
| 141e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 4.4 % | 2025 |
| 142e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 4.4 % | 2025 |
| 143e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 4.6 % | 2025 |
| 144e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 4.6 % | 2025 |
| 145e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 4.7 % | 2025 |
| 146e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 4.8 % | 2025 |
| 147e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 5 % | 2025 |
| 148e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 5.1 % | 2025 |
| 149e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 5.2 % | 2025 |
| 150e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 5.4 % | 2022 |
| 151e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 5.6 % | 2025 |
| 152e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 5.6 % | 2025 |
| 153e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 5.9 % | 2025 |
| 154e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 6.5 % | 2025 |
| 155e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 6.6 % | 2025 |
| 156e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 7.2 % | 2025 |
| 157e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 7.5 % | 2025 |
| 158e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 7.7 % | 2025 |
| 159e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 7.8 % | 2025 |
| 160e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 8.1 % | 2025 |
| 161e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 8.1 % | 2014 |
| 162e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 8.2 % | 2025 |
| 163e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 8.3 % | 2025 |
| 164e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 8.6 % | 2025 |
| 165e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 8.7 % | 2025 |
| 166e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 8.8 % | 2025 |
| 167e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 8.8 % | 2025 |
| 168e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 8.8 % | 2019 |
| 169e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 9.2 % | 2025 |
| 170e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 11 % | 2025 |
| 171e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 11.4 % | 2025 |
| 172e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 11.6 % | 2024 |
| 173e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 12.7 % | 2025 |
| 174e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 13.2 % | 2025 |
| 175e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 13.4 % | 2019 |
| 176e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 13.9 % | 2025 |
| 177e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 14.1 % | 2025 |
| 178e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 14.2 % | 2025 |
| 179e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 14.6 % | 2025 |
| 180e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 19.5 % | 2025 |
| 181e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 20.2 % | 2025 |
| 182e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 23 % | 2025 |
| 183e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 28.4 % | 2025 |
| 184e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 28.6 % | 2025 |
| 185e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 34.1 % | 2025 |
| 186e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 34.9 % | 2025 |
| 187e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 42.2 % | 2025 |
| 188e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 104.7 % | 2022 |
| 189e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 138.8 % | 2022 |
| 190e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 219.9 % | 2024 |
| 191e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 254.9 % | 2016 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Inflation (consumer prices)"?
The highest value is in Venezuela, at 254.9 % (2016).
Which country has the lowest value for "Inflation (consumer prices)"?
The lowest value is in Afghanistan, at -6.6 % (2024).
What is the world median value of "Inflation (consumer prices)"?
The world median is 3 %, calculated across 191 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Inflation (consumer prices)" for France?
France scores 0.9 % (2025), ranking 38 out of 191 countries (ranked from lowest to highest).
Where does the "Inflation (consumer prices)" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
What is inflation?
It is the general and lasting rise in prices. When it is positive, the same shopping basket costs more than before and each unit of currency buys less.
What does negative inflation mean?
It means prices are falling on average: this is called deflation. It may seem beneficial, but it can also reflect weak demand, with purchases put off and a slowing economy.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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- Broad money supply (M3)The amount of money in circulation (banknotes, current accounts, short-term savings), compared with the country's wealth.
- Price of a Big MacThe price of a McDonald's Big Mac sandwich, converted into US dollars at the current exchange rate. It is the same product everywhere in the world, which makes it a simple way to compare the cost of living between countries. Recorded twice a year by The Economist magazine.
- Lending interest rateThe rate banks charge their customers for a loan.
- Real interest rateThe rate on bank loans once the rise in prices is subtracted.
- Official exchange rateHow many units of the country's currency it takes to buy 1 US dollar.