CIA - The World Factbook
CIA - The World Factbook
Field Listing :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Country
Inflation rate (consumer prices)(%)
Albania
3.4% (2008 est.)
2.9% (2007 est.)
Algeria
4.4% (2008 est.)
3.5% (2007 est.)
Angola
12.5% (2008 est.)
12.2% (2007 est.)
Argentina
8.6% (2008 est.)
8.8% (2007 est.)
note: based on official estimates, which lack credibility; non-official estimates put inflation at 22% in 2008
Armenia
9% (2008 est.)
4.4% (2007 est.)
Austria
3.2% (2008 est.)
2.2% (2007 est.)
Bahrain
7% (2008 est.)
3.3% (2007 est.)
Belarus
14.8% (2008 est.)
8.4% (2007 est.)
Belgium
4.5% (2008 est.)
1.8% (2007 est.)
Belize
6.4% (2008 est.)
2.3% (2007 est.)
Benin
7.9% (2008 est.)
1.3% (2007 est.)
Bolivia
14% (2008 est.)
8.7% (2007 est.)
Botswana
12.6% (2008 est.)
7.1% (2007 est.)
Brazil
5.7% (2008 est.)
3.6% (2007 est.)
Bulgaria
12.3% (2008 est.)
9.8% (2007 est.)
Burma
26.8% (2008 est.)
35% (2007 est.)
Burundi
24.1% (2008 est.)
8.3% (2007 est.)
Cambodia
25% (2008 est.)
5.9% (2007 est.)
Cameroon
5.3% (2008 est.)
1.1% (2007 est.)
Canada
2.4% (2008 est.)
2.1% (2007 est.)
Chad
10.3% (2008 est.)
4% (2007 est.)
Chile
8.7% (2008 est.)
4.4% (2007 est.)
China
5.9% (2008 est.)
4.8% (2007 est.)
Colombia
7% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Croatia
6.1% (2008 est.)
4.5% (2007 est.)
Cuba
3.4% (2008 est.)
3.1% (2007 est.)
Cyprus
4.7% (2008 est.)
2.4% (2007 est.)
Denmark
3.4% (2008 est.)
1.7% (2007 est.)
Ecuador
8.3% (2008 est.)
2.3% (2007 est.)
Egypt
18.3% (2008 est.)
9.5% (2007 est.)
Eritrea
18% (2008 est.)
17% (2007 est.)
Estonia
10.4% (2008 est.)
6.6% (2007 est.)
Ethiopia
44.4% (2008 est.)
17.2% (2007 est.)
Finland
4.1% (2008 est.)
2.5% (2007 est.)
France
2.8% (2008 est.)
1.5% (2007 est.)
Gabon
5.3% (2008 est.)
5% (2007 est.)
Gaza Strip
11.5% (2008)
3.6% (2006)
note: includes West Bank
Georgia
10% (2008 est.)
9.3% (2007 est.)
Germany
2.7% (2008 est.)
2.3% (2007 est.)
Ghana
16.5% (2008 est.)
10.7% (2007 est.)
Greece
4.1% (2008 est.)
2.9% (2007 est.)
Guinea
15% (2008 est.)
23.4% (2007 est.)
Guyana
8.3% (2008 est.)
12.3% (2007 est.)
Haiti
15.5% (2008 est.)
8.5% (2007 est.)
Honduras
11.4% (2008 est.)
6.9% (2007 est.)
Hungary
6.1% (2008 est.)
8% (2007 est.)
Iceland
12.7% (2008 est.)
5.1% (2007 est.)
India
8.3% (2008 est.)
6.4% (2007 est.)
Iran
25.6% (2008 est.)
17.1% (2007 est.)
note: official Iranian estimate
Iraq
2.8% (2008 est.)
4.7% (2007 est.)
Ireland
4.1% (2008 est.)
4.9% (2007 est.)
Israel
4.6% (2008 est.)
0.5% (2007 est.)
Italy
3.4% (2008 est.)
1.8% (2007 est.)
Jamaica
22% (2008 est.)
9.5% (2007 est.)
Japan
1.4% (2008 est.)
0.1% (2007 est.)
Jordan
14.9% (2008 est.)
5.4% (2007 est.)
Kenya
26.2% (2008 est.)
9.7% (2007 est.)
Kuwait
10.6% (2008 est.)
5.5% (2007 est.)
Laos
8.6% (2008 est.)
4.5% (2007 est.)
Latvia
15.4% (2008 est.)
10.1% (2007 est.)
Lebanon
10% (2008 est.)
4.2% (2007 est.)
Lesotho
10.7% (2008 est.)
8% (2007 est.)
Libya
10.4% (2008 est.)
6.3% (2007 est.)
Macau
6.2% (December 2008)
7.2% (2006)
Malawi
8.7% (2008 est.)
7.9% (2007 est.)
Malaysia
5.4% (2008 est.)
2% (2007 est.)
note: approximately 30% of goods are price-controlled
Maldives
12.8% (October 2008 est.)
5% (2007 est.)
Malta
4.3% (2008 est.)
1.3% (2007 est.)
Mexico
5.1% (2008 est.)
4% (2007 est.)
Moldova
12.8% (2008 est.)
12.3% (2007 est.)
Morocco
3.8% (2008 est.)
2% (2007 est.)
Namibia
10.3% (2008 est.)
6.7% (2007 est.)
Nepal
7.7% (2008 est.)
6.4% (2007 est.)
Nicaragua
19.8% (2008 est.)
11.1% (2007 est.)
Nigeria
11.6% (2008 est.)
5.4% (2007 est.)
Norway
3.8% (2008 est.)
0.8% (2007 est.)
Oman
12.5% (2008 est.)
5.9% (2007 est.)
Pakistan
20.3% (2008 est.)
7.6% (2007 est.)
Panama
8.8% (2008 est.)
4.2% (2007 est.)
Paraguay
10.2% (2008 est.)
8.1% (2007 est.)
Peru
5.8% (2008 est.)
1.8% (2007 est.)
Poland
4.2% (2008 est.)
2.5% (2007 est.)
Portugal
2.6% (2008 est.)
2.4% (2007 est.)
Qatar
15.2% (2008 est.)
13.7% (2007 est.)
Romania
7.8% (2008 est.)
4.8% (2007 est.)
Russia
14.1% (2008 est.)
9% (2007 est.)
Rwanda
15.4% (2008 est.)
9.1% (2007 est.)
Senegal
5.8% (2008 est.)
5.9% (2007 est.)
Slovakia
4.6% (2008 est.)
2.8% (2007 est.)
Slovenia
5.7% (2008 est.)
3.6% (2007 est.)
Somalia
NA%
note: businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be easily determined
Spain
4.1% (2008 est.)
2.8% (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka
22.6% (2008 est.)
15.8% (2007 est.)
Sudan
14.3% (2008 est.)
8% (2007 est.)
Sweden
3.5% (2008 est.)
2.2% (2007 est.)
Syria
15.7% (2008 est.)
12.2% (2007 est.)
Taiwan
3.5% (2008 est.)
1.8% (2007 est.)
Tanzania
10.3% (2008 est.)
7% (2007 est.)
Thailand
5.5% (2008 est.)
2.2% (2007 est.)
Togo
8.7% (2008 est.)
1% (2007 est.)
Tunisia
5% (2008 est.)
3.1% (2007 est.)
Turkey
10.4% (2008 est.)
8.7% (2007 est.)
Uganda
12.1% (2008 est.)
6.1% (2007 est.)
Ukraine
25.2% (2008 est.)
12.8% (2007 est.)
Uruguay
7.9% (2008 est.)
8.1% (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan
14% (2008 est.)
12% (2007 est.)
note: official data; based on independent analysis of consumer prices, inflation reached 38% in 2008
Venezuela
30.4% (2008 est.)
18.7% (2007 est.)
Vietnam
23.1% (2008 est.)
8.3% (2007 est.)
West Bank
11.5% (2008)
3.6% (2006)
note: data in include Gaza Strip
World
developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 20% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflation in one Third World country (Zimbabwe); inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries
Yemen
19% (2008 est.)
10% (2007 est.)
Zambia
12.4% (2008 est.)
10.6% (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe
14.93 billion% (2008 est.)
12,563% (2007 est.)