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Countries by average annual inflation

South Sudan had the highest average annual inflation of 184 countries in 2017, at 187.9%. Chad had the lowest, at -1.5%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for the World was 2.3%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest187.9South Sudan
Lowest-1.5Chad
Median2.3184 countries
World2.3History

Top 40 countries, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

South SudanSouth Sudan: 187.9 %187.9SudanSudan: 32.4 %32.4AngolaAngola: 29.8 %29.8EgyptEgypt: 29.5 %29.5LibyaLibya: 25.8 %25.8SurinameSuriname: 22 %22Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 18.2 %18.2SyriaSyria: 18.1 %18.1NigeriaNigeria: 16.5 %16.5BurundiBurundi: 16.1 %16.1MozambiqueMozambique: 15.1 %15.1UkraineUkraine: 14.4 %14.4UzbekistanUzbekistan: 13.9 %13.9AzerbaijanAzerbaijan: 12.9 %12.9LiberiaLiberia: 12.4 %12.4GhanaGhana: 12.4 %12.4MalawiMalawi: 11.5 %11.5TürkiyeTürkiye: 11.1 %11.1EthiopiaEthiopia: 10.7 %10.7HaitiHaiti: 10.7 %10.7GuineaGuinea: 8.9 %8.9MadagascarMadagascar: 8.6 %8.6RwandaRwanda: 8.3 %8.3IranIran: 8 %8GambiaGambia: 8 %8KenyaKenya: 8 %8Sri LankaSri Lanka: 7.7 %7.7TongaTonga: 7.5 %7.5KazakhstanKazakhstan: 7.4 %7.4TajikistanTajikistan: 7.3 %7.3ZambiaZambia: 6.6 %6.6MoldovaMoldova: 6.6 %6.6EswatiniEswatini: 6.2 %6.2UruguayUruguay: 6.2 %6.2NamibiaNamibia: 6.1 %6.1MexicoMexico: 6 %6GeorgiaGeorgia: 6 %6BelarusBelarus: 6 %6BangladeshBangladesh: 5.7 %5.7São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe: 5.7 %5.7
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1South Sudan187.9-192.1 pts
2Sudan32.4+14.6 pts
3Angola29.8-0.8 pts
4Egypt29.5+15.7 pts
5Libya25.8-0.1 pts
6Suriname22-33.4 pts
7Sierra Leone18.2+7.3 pts
8Syria18.1-29.6 pts
9Nigeria16.5+0.8 pts
10Burundi16.1+10.5 pts
11Mozambique15.1-2.3 pts
12Ukraine14.4+0.5 pts
13Uzbekistan13.9+5.7 pts
14Azerbaijan12.9+0.5 pts
15Liberia12.4+3.6 pts
16Ghana12.4-5.1 pts
17Malawi11.5-10.2 pts
18Türkiye11.1+3.4 pts
19Ethiopia10.7+4.1 pts
20Haiti10.7-0.8 pts
21Guinea8.9+0.7 pts
22Madagascar8.6+2.5 pts
23Rwanda8.3+1.1 pts
24Iran8+0.8 pts
25Gambia8+0.8 pts
26Kenya8+1.7 pts
27Sri Lanka7.7+3.7 pts
28Tonga7.5+4.9 pts
29Kazakhstan7.4-6.9 pts
30Tajikistan7.3+1.3 pts
31Zambia6.6-11.3 pts
32Moldova6.6+0.2 pts
33Eswatini6.2-1.6 pts
34Uruguay6.2-3.4 pts
35Namibia6.1-0.6 pts
36Mexico6+3.2 pts
37Georgia6+3.9 pts
38Belarus6-5.8 pts
39Bangladesh5.7+0.2 pts
40São Tomé and Príncipe5.7+0.3 pts
41Algeria5.6-0.8 pts
42Papua New Guinea5.4-1.3 pts
43Tanzania5.3+0.1 pts
44Tunisia5.3+1.7 pts
45Uganda5.2-0.5 pts
46South Africa5.2-1.4 pts
47Afghanistan5+0.6 pts
48Bhutan5+1.7 pts
49Barbados4.7+3.4 pts
50Myanmar4.6-2.4 pts
51Lesotho4.4-2.1 pts
52Guatemala4.4-0 pts
53Jamaica4.4+2 pts
54Lebanon4.3+5.1 pts
55Colombia4.3-3.2 pts
56Mongolia4.3+3.6 pts
57Central African Republic4.2-0.8 pts
58Pakistan4.1+0.3 pts
59Honduras3.9+1.2 pts
60Malaysia3.9+1.8 pts
61Nicaragua3.9+0.3 pts
62Indonesia3.8+0.3 pts
63Lithuania3.7+2.8 pts
64Russia3.7-3.4 pts
65Mauritius3.7+2.7 pts
66Paraguay3.6-0.5 pts
67Vietnam3.5+0.9 pts
68Brazil3.4-5.3 pts
69Estonia3.4+3.3 pts
70Fiji3.3-0.5 pts
71India3.3-1.6 pts
72Jordan3.3+4.1 pts
73Botswana3.3+0.5 pts
74Dominican Republic3.3+1.7 pts
75Kyrgyzstan3.2+2.8 pts
76Serbia3.1+2 pts
77Vanuatu3.1+2.2 pts
78Peru3-0.6 pts
79Latvia2.9+2.8 pts
80Cambodia2.9-0.1 pts
81Seychelles2.9+3.9 pts
82Philippines2.9+1.6 pts
83Bolivia2.8-0.8 pts
84Maldives2.8+2.3 pts
85Niger2.8+1.1 pts
86Nepal2.8-6 pts
87Gabon2.7+0.5 pts
88United Kingdom2.6+1.5 pts
89Czechia2.5+1.8 pts
90Antigua and Barbuda2.4+2.9 pts
91Montenegro2.4+2.7 pts
92Hungary2.3+2 pts
93Mauritania2.3+0.8 pts
94Sint Maarten2.2+2.1 pts
95Chile2.2-1.6 pts
96Kuwait2.2-1 pts
97Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.2+2.3 pts
98United States2.1+0.9 pts
99Belgium2.1+0.2 pts
100Austria2.1+1.2 pts
101Poland2.1+2.7 pts
102Bulgaria2.1+2.9 pts
103Albania2+0.7 pts
104United Arab Emirates2+0.3 pts
105Spain2+2.2 pts
106Australia1.9+0.7 pts
107Guyana1.9+1.1 pts
108South Korea1.9+1 pts
109Norway1.9-1.6 pts
110Trinidad and Tobago1.9-1.2 pts
111New Zealand1.9+1.2 pts
112Sweden1.8+0.8 pts
113Iceland1.8+0.1 pts
114Mali1.8+3.6 pts
115Samoa1.7+0.4 pts
116Luxembourg1.7+1.4 pts
117Guinea-Bissau1.7+0.2 pts
118Costa Rica1.6+1.6 pts
119Canada1.6+0.2 pts
120China1.6-0.4 pts
121Oman1.6+0.5 pts
122Curaçao1.6+1.6 pts
123Bahamas1.5+1.9 pts
124Germany1.5+1 pts
125Hong Kong1.5-0.9 pts
126Burkina Faso1.5+1 pts
127Slovenia1.4+1.5 pts
128Palau1.4+2.5 pts
129Bahrain1.4-1.4 pts
130Netherlands1.4+1.1 pts
131Portugal1.4+0.8 pts
132Malta1.4+0.7 pts
133North Macedonia1.4+1.6 pts
134Romania1.3+2.9 pts
135Senegal1.3+0.5 pts
136Slovakia1.3+1.8 pts
137Macao1.2-1.1 pts
138Italy1.2+1.3 pts
139Belize1.1+0.5 pts
140Denmark1.1+0.9 pts
141Croatia1.1+2.3 pts
142Greece1.1+2 pts
143France1+0.8 pts
144San Marino1+0.4 pts
145El Salvador1+0.4 pts
146Armenia1+2.4 pts
147Grenada0.9-0.7 pts
148Zimbabwe0.9+2.4 pts
149Panama0.9+0.1 pts
150Laos0.8-0.8 pts
151Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8+2.4 pts
152Cape Verde0.8+2.2 pts
153Morocco0.8-0.9 pts
154Equatorial Guinea0.7-0.7 pts
155Finland0.7+0.4 pts
156Saint Kitts and Nevis0.7+1.4 pts
157Côte d’Ivoire0.7-0 pts
158Thailand0.7+0.5 pts
159Cameroon0.6-0.2 pts
160Micronesia0.6+1.6 pts
161Djibouti0.6-1.8 pts
162Singapore0.6+1.1 pts
163Timor-Leste0.6+1.9 pts
164Switzerland0.5+1 pts
165Cyprus0.5+2 pts
166Solomon Islands0.5-0 pts
167Japan0.5+0.6 pts
168Republic of the Congo0.5-2.7 pts
169Ecuador0.4-1.3 pts
170Qatar0.4-2.3 pts
171Ireland0.4+0.3 pts
172Kiribati0.4-1.6 pts
173Dominica0.3+0.2 pts
174Israel0.2+0.8 pts
175Palestine0.2+0.4 pts
176Iraq0.2-0.4 pts
177Saint Lucia0.1+3.2 pts
178Benin0+0.8 pts
179Brunei-0.2+0.6 pts
180Comoros-0.2-1 pts
181Saudi Arabia-0.9-3.8 pts
182Togo-1-2.3 pts
183Aruba-1-0.1 pts
184Chad-1.5-0.7 pts

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About this ranking

Annual average change in the consumer price index, percent.

United States: percent change between the annual average CPI-U (all items, US city average) of the year and of the previous year, rounded to one decimal as the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it; both averages are shown with each value. A whole-year figure: it differs from the December 12-month change in cpi_annual_change. Other countries and the World: World Bank, from IMF International Financial Statistics and national sources; the World value is the median of country rates, not a weighted average.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 8 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which country has the highest average annual inflation?

South Sudan, with 187.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest average annual inflation?

Chad, with -1.5% in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 8 countries have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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