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Field Listing :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Country
Inflation rate (consumer prices)(%)
Albania
3.5% (2010 est.)
2.3% (2009 est.)
Algeria
3.9% (2010 est.)
5.7% (2009 est.)
Angola
14.5% (2010 est.)
13.9% (2009 est.)
Anguilla
1.1% (2010 est.)
-0.7% (2009 est.)
Argentina
22% (2010 est.)
16% (2009 est.)
note: data are derived from private estimates
Armenia
8.2% (2010 est.)
3.4% (2009 est.)
Aruba
2.1% (2010 est.)
-2.1% (2009 est.)
Austria
1.7% (2010 est.)
0.4% (2009 est.)
Bahrain
2% (2010 est.)
2.8% (2009 est.)
Barbados
5.4% (2010 est.)
4.4% (2009 est.)
Belarus
7.8% (2010 est.)
12.9% (2009 est.)
Belgium
2.3% (2010 est.)
0% (2009 est.)
Belize
0.9% (2010 est.)
-1.1% (2009 est.)
Benin
2.3% (2010 est.)
2.2% (2009 est.)
Bermuda
2.4% (2010 est.)
1.8% (2009 est.)
Bhutan
7.1% (2010 est.)
4.3% (2009 est.)
Bolivia
2.5% (2010 est.)
3.3% (2009 est.)
Botswana
7% (2010 est.)
8.1% (2009 est.)
Brazil
5% (2010 est.)
4.9% (2009 est.)
Brunei
0.4% (2010 est.)
1.1% (2009 est.)
Bulgaria
2.4% (2010 est.)
2.8% (2009 est.)
Burma
7.7% (2010 est.)
1.5% (2009 est.)
Burundi
6.4% (2010 est.)
11% (2009 est.)
Cambodia
4% (2010 est.)
-0.7% (2009 est.)
Cameroon
1.3% (2010 est.)
3% (2009 est.)
Canada
1.8% (2010 est.)
0.3% (2009 est.)
Chad
-2% (2010 est.)
10% (2009 est.)
Chile
1.4% (2010 est.)
1.5% (2009 est.)
China
3.2% (2010 est.)
-0.7% (2009 est.)
Colombia
2.3% (2010 est.)
4.2% (2009 est.)
Comoros
2.7% (2010 est.)
4.8% (2009 est.)
Croatia
1.1% (2010 est.)
2.4% (2009 est.)
Cuba
2.9% (2010 est.)
1.4% (2009 est.)
Curacao
3% (2010 est.)
1.8% (2009 est.)
Cyprus
2.4% (2010 est.)
0.4% (2009 est.)
Denmark
2.3% (2010 est.)
1.3% (2009 est.)
Djibouti
4% (2010 est.)
1.7% (2009 est.)
Dominica
3.2% (2010 est.)
0% (2009 est.)
Ecuador
3.6% (2010 est.)
5.2% (2009 est.)
Egypt
11.1% (2010 est.)
11.8% (2009 est.)
Eritrea
18% (2010 est.)
20% (2009 est.)
Estonia
3% (2010 est.)
-0.1% (2009 est.)
Ethiopia
8.1% (2010 est.)
8.5% (2009 est.)
Fiji
5.5% (2010 est.)
3.7% (2009 est.)
Finland
1.7% (2010 est.)
1.6% (2009 est.)
France
1.7% (2010 est.)
0.1% (2009 est.)
Gabon
1.5% (2010 est.)
1.9% (2009 est.)
Gaza Strip
6% (2010 est.)
2.5% (2009 est.)
note: includes West Bank
Georgia
7.1% (2010 est.)
1.7% (2009 est.)
Germany
1.1% (2010 est.)
0.3% (2009 est.)
Ghana
10.7% (2010 est.)
19.3% (2009 est.)
Greece
4.7% (2010 est.)
1.2% (2009 est.)
Grenada
5% (2010 est.)
-0.3% (2009 est.)
Guinea
20% (2010 est.)
9% (2009 est.)
Guyana
4.5% (2010 est.)
2.9% (2009 est.)
Haiti
5.7% (2010 est.)
0% (2009 est.)
Honduras
4.7% (2010 est.)
5.5% (2009 est.)
Hungary
4.9% (2010 est.)
4.2% (2009 est.)
Iceland
5.4% (2010 est.)
12% (2009 est.)
India
12% (2010 est.)
10.9% (2009 est.)
Iran
10.1% (2010 est.)
13.5% (2009 est.)
note: official Iranian estimate
Iraq
2.4% (2010 est.)
-2.8% (2009 est.)
Ireland
-0.9% (2010 est.)
-4.5% (2009 est.)
Israel
2.7% (2010 est.)
3.3% (2009 est.)
Italy
1.6% (2010 est.)
0.8% (2009 est.)
Jamaica
12.6% (2010 est.)
9.6% (2009 est.)
Japan
-0.7% (2010 est.)
-1.3% (2009 est.)
Jordan
5% (2010 est.)
-0.7% (2009 est.)
Kenya
4% (2010 est.)
9.2% (2009 est.)
Kuwait
4% (2010 est.)
4% (2009 est.)
Laos
5.7% (2010 est.)
0% (2009 est.)
Latvia
-1.1% (2010 est.)
3.5% (2009 est.)
Lebanon
4% (2010 est.)
1.2% (2009 est.)
Lesotho
3.6% (2010 est.)
7.2% (2009 est.)
Liberia
7.3% (2010 est.)
7.4% (2009 est.)
Libya
2.5% (2010 est.)
2.4% (2009 est.)
Macau
2.8% (2010 est.)
1.1% (2009 est.)
Malawi
7.4% (2010 est.)
8.4% (2009 est.)
Malaysia
1.7% (2010 est.)
0.6% (2009 est.)
note: approximately 30% of goods are price-controlled
Maldives
6% (2010 est.)
7.3% (2009 est.)
Mali
1.1% (2010 est.)
2.2% (2009 est.)
Malta
1.5% (2010 est.)
2.1% (2009 est.)
Mexico
4.2% (2010 est.)
5.3% (2009 est.)
Moldova
7.4% (2010 est.)
-0.1% (2009 est.)
Mongolia
10.2% (2010 est.)
6.3% (2009 est.)
Morocco
1% (2010 est.)
1% (2009 est.)
Namibia
4.5% (2010 est.)
8.8% (2009 est.)
Nepal
10% (2010 est.)
11.6% (2009 est.)
Niger
0.8% (2010 est.)
4.3% (2009 est.)
Nigeria
13.7% (2010 est.)
11.5% (2009 est.)
Norway
2.5% (2010 est.)
2.1% (2009 est.)
Oman
3.2% (2010 est.)
3.5% (2009 est.)
Pakistan
13.9% (2010 est.)
13.6% (2009 est.)
Panama
3.5% (2010 est.)
2.4% (2009 est.)
Paraguay
4.7% (2010 est.)
2.6% (2009 est.)
Peru
1.5% (2010 est.)
2.9% (2009 est.)
note: data are for metropolitan Lima
Poland
2.6% (2010 est.)
3.5% (2009 est.)
Portugal
1.4% (2010 est.)
-0.8% (2009 est.)
Qatar
-2.4% (2010 est.)
-4.9% (2009 est.)
Romania
6.1% (2010 est.)
5.6% (2009 est.)
Russia
6.9% (2010 est.)
11.7% (2009 est.)
Rwanda
2.3% (2010 est.)
10.4% (2009 est.)
Samoa
1% (2010 est.)
6.3% (2009 est.)
Senegal
1.2% (2010 est.)
-1.1% (2009 est.)
Serbia
6.3% (2010 est.)
8.4% (2009 est.)
Slovakia
1% (2010 est.)
1.6% (2009 est.)
Slovenia
1.8% (2010 est.)
0.9% (2009 est.)
Somalia
NA%
note: businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be easily determined
Spain
2% (2010 est.)
-0.2% (2009 est.)
Sudan
13% (2010 est.)
11.2% (2009 est.)
Suriname
6.9% (2010 est.)
-0.1% (2009 est.)
Sweden
1.3% (2010 est.)
-0.3% (2009 est.)
Syria
4.4% (2010 est.)
2.6% (2009 est.)
Taiwan
1% (2010 est.)
-0.9% (2009 est.)
Tanzania
7.2% (2010 est.)
12.1% (2009 est.)
Thailand
3.3% (2010 est.)
-0.9% (2009 est.)
Togo
1.4% (2010 est.)
2% (2009 est.)
Tonga
3.6% (2010 est.)
1.4% (2009 est.)
Tunisia
4.4% (2010 est.)
3.5% (2009 est.)
Turkey
8.6% (2010 est.)
6.3% (2009 est.)
Uganda
4% (2010 est.)
13.4% (2009 est.)
Ukraine
9.4% (2010 est.)
15.9% (2009 est.)
Uruguay
6.7% (2010 est.)
7.1% (2009 est.)
Uzbekistan
15% (2010 est.)
14.1% (2009 est.)
note: official data; based on independent analysis of consumer prices, inflation reached 38% in 2008
Vanuatu
2.8% (2010 est.)
4.2% (2009 est.)
Venezuela
28.2% (2010 est.)
27.1% (2009 est.)
Vietnam
9% (2010 est.)
7% (2009 est.)
West Bank
6% (2010 est.)
2.5% (2009 est.)
note: includes Gaza Strip
World
developed countries 2.5%
developing countries 5.6%
note: developed countries 0% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 10% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases; inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries, and by soft demand as a result of the world financial crisis (2010 est.)
Yemen
11.2% (2010 est.)
5.4% (2009 est.)
Zambia
8.5% (2010 est.)
13.4% (2009 est.)
Zimbabwe
3.7% (2010 est.)
5.1% (2009 est.)