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Countries by average annual inflation

South Sudan had the highest average annual inflation of 183 countries in 2018, at 83.5%. Burundi had the lowest, at -2.8%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for the World was 2.5%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest83.5South Sudan
Lowest-2.8Burundi
Median2.5183 countries
World2.5History

Top 40 countries, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

South SudanSouth Sudan: 83.5 %83.5SudanSudan: 63.3 %63.3ArgentinaArgentina: 34.3 %34.3LiberiaLiberia: 23.6 %23.6AngolaAngola: 19.6 %19.6IranIran: 18 %18UzbekistanUzbekistan: 17.5 %17.5TürkiyeTürkiye: 16.3 %16.3Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 16 %16EgyptEgypt: 14.4 %14.4EthiopiaEthiopia: 13.8 %13.8LibyaLibya: 13.2 %13.2HaitiHaiti: 12.5 %12.5MalawiMalawi: 12.4 %12.4NigeriaNigeria: 12.1 %12.1UkraineUkraine: 11 %11ZimbabweZimbabwe: 10.6 %10.6GuineaGuinea: 9.8 %9.8MadagascarMadagascar: 8.6 %8.6São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe: 7.9 %7.9GhanaGhana: 7.8 %7.8UruguayUruguay: 7.6 %7.6ZambiaZambia: 7.5 %7.5TunisiaTunisia: 7.3 %7.3MyanmarMyanmar: 6.9 %6.9MongoliaMongolia: 6.8 %6.8GambiaGambia: 6.5 %6.5KazakhstanKazakhstan: 6.2 %6.2LebanonLebanon: 6.1 %6.1BangladeshBangladesh: 5.5 %5.5PhilippinesPhilippines: 5.3 %5.3PakistanPakistan: 5.1 %5.1TongaTonga: 5 %5NicaraguaNicaragua: 4.9 %4.9MexicoMexico: 4.9 %4.9BelarusBelarus: 4.9 %4.9EswatiniEswatini: 4.8 %4.8LesothoLesotho: 4.8 %4.8GabonGabon: 4.7 %4.7KenyaKenya: 4.7 %4.7
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1South Sudan83.5-104.4 pts
2Sudan63.3+30.9 pts
3Argentina34.3n/a
4Liberia23.6+11.1 pts
5Angola19.6-10.2 pts
6Iran18+10 pts
7Uzbekistan17.5+3.6 pts
8Türkiye16.3+5.2 pts
9Sierra Leone16-2.2 pts
10Egypt14.4-15.1 pts
11Ethiopia13.8+3.1 pts
12Libya13.2-12.6 pts
13Haiti12.5+1.8 pts
14Malawi12.4+0.9 pts
15Nigeria12.1-4.4 pts
16Ukraine11-3.5 pts
17Zimbabwe10.6+9.7 pts
18Guinea9.8+0.9 pts
19Madagascar8.60 pts
20São Tomé and Príncipe7.9+2.2 pts
21Ghana7.8-4.6 pts
22Uruguay7.6+1.4 pts
23Zambia7.5+0.9 pts
24Tunisia7.3+2 pts
25Myanmar6.9+2.3 pts
26Mongolia6.8+2.5 pts
27Gambia6.5-1.5 pts
28Kazakhstan6.2-1.3 pts
29Lebanon6.1+1.8 pts
30Bangladesh5.5-0.2 pts
31Philippines5.3+2.5 pts
32Pakistan5.1+1 pts
33Tonga5-2.5 pts
34Nicaragua4.9+1.1 pts
35Mexico4.9-1.1 pts
36Belarus4.9-1.2 pts
37Eswatini4.8-1.4 pts
38Lesotho4.8+0.3 pts
39Gabon4.7+2.1 pts
40Kenya4.7-3.3 pts
41Romania4.6+3.3 pts
42South Africa4.5-0.7 pts
43Jordan4.5+1.1 pts
44Nepal4.4+1.6 pts
45Papua New Guinea4.4-1 pts
46Honduras4.3+0.4 pts
47Namibia4.3-1.9 pts
48Chad4.3+5.8 pts
49Algeria4.3-1.3 pts
50Samoa4.2+2.4 pts
51Fiji4.1+0.7 pts
52Paraguay4+0.4 pts
53India3.9+0.6 pts
54Mozambique3.9-11.2 pts
55Tajikistan3.8-3.5 pts
56Guatemala3.8-0.7 pts
57Jamaica3.7-0.6 pts
58Seychelles3.7+0.8 pts
59Brazil3.7+0.2 pts
60Aruba3.6+4.7 pts
61Dominican Republic3.6+0.3 pts
62Vietnam3.50 pts
63Tanzania3.5-1.8 pts
64Solomon Islands3.5+3 pts
65Estonia3.40 pts
66Colombia3.2-1.1 pts
67Botswana3.2-0.1 pts
68Mauritius3.2-0.5 pts
69Indonesia3.2-0.6 pts
70Barbados3.1-1.6 pts
71United Arab Emirates3.1+1.1 pts
72Mauritania3.1+0.8 pts
73Moldova3-3.5 pts
74Macao3+1.8 pts
75Niger3+0.2 pts
76Russia2.9-0.8 pts
77Hungary2.9+0.5 pts
78Bulgaria2.8+0.8 pts
79Norway2.7+0.8 pts
80Bhutan2.7-2.2 pts
81Lithuania2.7-1 pts
82Iceland2.7+0.9 pts
83Timor-Leste2.6+2.1 pts
84Uganda2.6-2.6 pts
85Georgia2.6-3.4 pts
86Montenegro2.6+0.2 pts
87Curaçao2.6+1 pts
88Latvia2.5-0.4 pts
89Armenia2.5+1.6 pts
90Slovakia2.5+1.2 pts
91Saudi Arabia2.5+3.3 pts
92Cambodia2.5-0.5 pts
93United States2.4+0.3 pts
94Chile2.4+0.3 pts
95Hong Kong2.4+0.9 pts
96Vanuatu2.3-0.8 pts
97Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2.3+0.2 pts
98United Kingdom2.3-0.3 pts
99Bolivia2.3-0.6 pts
100Azerbaijan2.3-10.7 pts
101Canada2.3+0.7 pts
102Bahamas2.3+0.7 pts
103Costa Rica2.2+0.6 pts
104Comoros2.2+2.4 pts
105Czechia2.1-0.3 pts
106Sri Lanka2.1-5.6 pts
107Palau2.1+0.7 pts
108Bahrain2.1+0.7 pts
109China2.1+0.5 pts
110Belgium2.1-0.1 pts
111Laos2+1.2 pts
112Albania20 pts
113Austria2-0.1 pts
114Serbia2-1.2 pts
115Burkina Faso2+0.5 pts
116Sweden2+0.2 pts
117Saint Lucia1.9+1.8 pts
118Australia1.9-0 pts
119France1.9+0.8 pts
120Poland1.8-0.3 pts
121Morocco1.8+1 pts
122Slovenia1.7+0.3 pts
123Germany1.7+0.2 pts
124Netherlands1.7+0.3 pts
125Spain1.7-0.3 pts
126Central African Republic1.6-2.6 pts
127New Zealand1.6-0.3 pts
128Kyrgyzstan1.5-1.6 pts
129Luxembourg1.5-0.2 pts
130Peru1.5-1.5 pts
131Croatia1.5+0.4 pts
132Micronesia1.5+0.9 pts
133South Korea1.5-0.5 pts
134North Macedonia1.5+0.1 pts
135Cyprus1.4+0.9 pts
136Bosnia and Herzegovina1.4+0.6 pts
137Cape Verde1.3+0.5 pts
138Guyana1.3-0.7 pts
139Antigua and Barbuda1.2-1.2 pts
140San Marino1.2+0.1 pts
141Malta1.2-0.2 pts
142Republic of the Congo1.2+0.7 pts
143Italy1.1-0.1 pts
144Finland1.1+0.4 pts
145El Salvador1.1+0.1 pts
146Cameroon1.1+0.4 pts
147Thailand1.1+0.4 pts
148Equatorial Guinea1.1+0.3 pts
149Trinidad and Tobago1-0.9 pts
150Portugal1-0.4 pts
151Dominica1+0.7 pts
152Japan1+0.5 pts
153Syria0.9-17.1 pts
154Switzerland0.9+0.4 pts
155Togo0.9+1.9 pts
156Benin0.9+0.9 pts
157Oman0.9-0.7 pts
158Malaysia0.9-3 pts
159Denmark0.8-0.3 pts
160Israel0.8+0.6 pts
161Grenada0.8-0.1 pts
162Panama0.8-0.1 pts
163Afghanistan0.6-4.3 pts
164Greece0.6-0.5 pts
165Kiribati0.6+0.2 pts
166Kuwait0.5-1.6 pts
167Ireland0.5+0.1 pts
168Senegal0.5-0.9 pts
169Singapore0.4-0.1 pts
170Côte d’Ivoire0.4-0.3 pts
171Guinea-Bissau0.4-1.3 pts
172Iraq0.4+0.2 pts
173Mali0.3-1.5 pts
174Belize0.3-0.9 pts
175Qatar0.3-0.1 pts
176Brunei0.2+0.3 pts
177Djibouti0.1-0.4 pts
178Maldives-0.1-3 pts
179Palestine-0.2-0.4 pts
180Ecuador-0.2-0.6 pts
181Rwanda-0.3-8.6 pts
182Saint Kitts and Nevis-1-1.7 pts
183Burundi-2.8-18.9 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. 9 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2018 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 83.5% in 2018, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest average annual inflation?

Burundi, with -2.8% in 2018.

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. 9 countries have no value for 2018 and are not ranked.

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