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Countries by average annual inflation

Sudan had the highest average annual inflation of 178 countries in 2021, at 359.1%. Chad had the lowest, at -0.8%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for the World was 3.5%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest359.1Sudan
Lowest-0.8Chad
Median3.5178 countries
World3.5History

Top 40 countries, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

SudanSudan: 359.1 %359.1LebanonLebanon: 154.8 %154.8ZimbabweZimbabwe: 98.5 %98.5SurinameSuriname: 59.1 %59.1ArgentinaArgentina: 48.4 %48.4IranIran: 43.4 %43.4EthiopiaEthiopia: 26.8 %26.8AngolaAngola: 25.8 %25.8ZambiaZambia: 22 %22TürkiyeTürkiye: 19.6 %19.6NigeriaNigeria: 17 %17HaitiHaiti: 16.8 %16.8GuineaGuinea: 12.6 %12.6KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan: 11.9 %11.9Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 11.9 %11.9UzbekistanUzbekistan: 10.8 %10.8South SudanSouth Sudan: 10.5 %10.5GhanaGhana: 10 %10SeychellesSeychelles: 9.8 %9.8GeorgiaGeorgia: 9.6 %9.6PakistanPakistan: 9.5 %9.5BelarusBelarus: 9.5 %9.5UkraineUkraine: 9.4 %9.4MalawiMalawi: 9.3 %9.3TajikistanTajikistan: 9 %9BurundiBurundi: 8.4 %8.4BrazilBrazil: 8.3 %8.3Dominican RepublicDominican Republic: 8.2 %8.2São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe: 8.1 %8.1KazakhstanKazakhstan: 8 %8LiberiaLiberia: 7.8 %7.8UruguayUruguay: 7.7 %7.7GambiaGambia: 7.4 %7.4MongoliaMongolia: 7.4 %7.4BhutanBhutan: 7.3 %7.3BotswanaBotswana: 7.2 %7.2AlgeriaAlgeria: 7.2 %7.2ArmeniaArmenia: 7.2 %7.2Sri LankaSri Lanka: 7 %7RussiaRussia: 6.7 %6.7
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Sudan359.1+195.8 pts
2Lebanon154.8+69.9 pts
3Zimbabwe98.5-458.7 pts
4Suriname59.1+24.2 pts
5Argentina48.4+6.4 pts
6Iran43.4+12.8 pts
7Ethiopia26.8+6.5 pts
8Angola25.8+3.5 pts
9Zambia22+6.3 pts
10Türkiye19.6+7.3 pts
11Nigeria17+3.7 pts
12Haiti16.8-6 pts
13Guinea12.6+2 pts
14Kyrgyzstan11.9+5.6 pts
15Sierra Leone11.9-1.6 pts
16Uzbekistan10.8-2 pts
17South Sudan10.5-19.2 pts
18Ghana10+0.1 pts
19Seychelles9.8+8.6 pts
20Georgia9.6+4.4 pts
21Pakistan9.5-0.2 pts
22Belarus9.5+3.9 pts
23Ukraine9.4+6.6 pts
24Malawi9.3+0.7 pts
25Tajikistan9+0.4 pts
26Burundi8.4+1.1 pts
27Brazil8.3+5.1 pts
28Dominican Republic8.2+4.5 pts
29São Tomé and Príncipe8.1-1.7 pts
30Kazakhstan8+1.2 pts
31Liberia7.8-9.1 pts
32Uruguay7.7-2 pts
33Gambia7.4+1.4 pts
34Mongolia7.4+3.6 pts
35Bhutan7.3+1.7 pts
36Botswana7.2+5.4 pts
37Algeria7.2+4.8 pts
38Armenia7.2+6 pts
39Sri Lanka7+0.9 pts
40Russia6.7+3.3 pts
41Azerbaijan6.7+3.9 pts
42Mozambique6.4+2.9 pts
43Kenya6.1+0.7 pts
44Lesotho6+1.1 pts
45Iraq6+5.5 pts
46Jamaica5.9+0.6 pts
47Madagascar5.8+1.6 pts
48Tunisia5.7+0.1 pts
49Mexico5.7+2.3 pts
50Tonga5.6+6 pts
51Bangladesh5.5-0.1 pts
52Egypt5.2+0.2 pts
53Afghanistan5.1-0.5 pts
54India5.1-1.5 pts
55Hungary5.1+1.8 pts
56Moldova5.1+1.3 pts
57Poland5.1+1.7 pts
58Romania5.1+2.4 pts
59Nicaragua4.9+1.2 pts
60Paraguay4.8+3 pts
61United States4.7+3.5 pts
62Lithuania4.7+3.5 pts
63Estonia4.6+5.1 pts
64South Africa4.6+1.4 pts
65Chile4.5+1.5 pts
66Guyana4.5+3.8 pts
67Papua New Guinea4.5-0.4 pts
68Honduras4.5+1 pts
69Iceland4.4+1.6 pts
70Peru4.3+2.3 pts
71Guatemala4.3+1 pts
72Central African Republic4.3+2.5 pts
73Togo4.2+2.5 pts
74Côte d’Ivoire4.2+1.7 pts
75Nepal4.1-0.9 pts
76Serbia4.1+2.5 pts
77Mauritius4+1.4 pts
78New Zealand3.9+2.2 pts
79Philippines3.9+1.5 pts
80Mali3.9+3.5 pts
81Czechia3.8+0.7 pts
82Niger3.8+0.9 pts
83Laos3.8-1.3 pts
84Timor-Leste3.7+3.2 pts
85Tanzania3.7+0.4 pts
86Burkina Faso3.7+1.8 pts
87Namibia3.6+1.4 pts
88Mauritania3.6+1.2 pts
89Colombia3.5+1 pts
90Norway3.5+2.2 pts
91El Salvador3.5+3.8 pts
92Kuwait3.4+1.3 pts
93Canada3.4+2.7 pts
94Bulgaria3.3+1.6 pts
95Latvia3.3+3.1 pts
96Belize3.2+3.1 pts
97North Macedonia3.2+2 pts
98Micronesia3.2+2.6 pts
99Slovakia3.1+1.2 pts
100Samoa3.1+4.7 pts
101Saudi Arabia3.1-0.1 pts
102Spain3.1+3.4 pts
103Germany3.1+2.9 pts
104Cambodia2.9-0 pts
105Bahamas2.9+2.9 pts
106Libya2.9+1.4 pts
107Australia2.9+2 pts
108Austria2.8+1.4 pts
109Netherlands2.7+1.4 pts
110Palau2.6+2.4 pts
111Croatia2.6+2.4 pts
112Luxembourg2.5+1.7 pts
113United Kingdom2.5+1.5 pts
114South Korea2.5+2 pts
115Malaysia2.5+3.6 pts
116Cyprus2.4+3.1 pts
117Belgium2.4+1.7 pts
118Montenegro2.4+2.7 pts
119Saint Lucia2.4+4.2 pts
120Vanuatu2.3-3 pts
121Ireland2.3+2.7 pts
122Singapore2.3+2.5 pts
123Qatar2.3+4.8 pts
124Cameroon2.3-0.2 pts
125Guinea-Bissau2.2+1.1 pts
126Dominica2.2+1 pts
127Uganda2.2-1.1 pts
128Finland2.2+1.9 pts
129Senegal2.2-0.4 pts
130Sweden2.2+1.7 pts
131Antigua and Barbuda2.1+1.4 pts
132Trinidad and Tobago2.1+1.5 pts
133Kiribati2.1-0.5 pts
134Albania2+0.4 pts
135Bosnia and Herzegovina2+3 pts
136Slovenia1.9+2 pts
137Italy1.9+2 pts
138Cape Verde1.9+1.3 pts
139Denmark1.8+1.4 pts
140Vietnam1.8-1.4 pts
141Benin1.7-1.3 pts
142Brunei1.7-0.2 pts
143Costa Rica1.7+1 pts
144Republic of the Congo1.7-0.1 pts
145Oman1.7+2.1 pts
146France1.6+1.2 pts
147Panama1.6+3.2 pts
148San Marino1.6+1.7 pts
149Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.6+2.2 pts
150Hong Kong1.6+1.3 pts
151Indonesia1.6-0.4 pts
152Fiji1.5+3.2 pts
153Malta1.5+0.9 pts
154Israel1.5+2.1 pts
155Morocco1.4+0.7 pts
156Jordan1.3+1 pts
157Portugal1.3+1.3 pts
158Palestine1.2+2 pts
159Thailand1.2+2.1 pts
160Greece1.2+2.5 pts
161Grenada1.2+2 pts
162Saint Kitts and Nevis1.2+2.4 pts
163Djibouti1.2-0.6 pts
164Gabon1.1-0.3 pts
165China1-1.4 pts
166Bolivia0.7-0.2 pts
167Switzerland0.6+1.3 pts
168Maldives0.5+1.9 pts
169United Arab Emirates0.2+2.3 pts
170Ecuador0.1+0.5 pts
171Macao0-0.8 pts
172Comoros-0-0.8 pts
173Equatorial Guinea-0.1-4.9 pts
174Solomon Islands-0.1-3.1 pts
175Japan-0.2-0.2 pts
176Rwanda-0.4-10.2 pts
177Bahrain-0.6+1.7 pts
178Chad-0.8-5.2 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. 14 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2021 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?

Sudan, with 359.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest average annual inflation?

Chad, with -0.8% in 2021.

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. 14 countries have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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