Inflation Rate by Country (2026)

The three highest countries are Venezuela (254.9), Argentina (219.9), Sudan (138.8); the three lowest are Afghanistan (-6.6), Sri Lanka (-4.8), Niger (-4.5).

Across all 191 countries the median is 3.1 % annual, consumer prices and the simple (unweighted) average is 8.6; the spread from -6.6 to 254.9 shows how differently countries fare on this measure.

Over roughly the last decade the biggest increases were in Sudan (+103.2 pts), Zimbabwe (+101 pts), South Sudan (+89.8 pts), while the largest decreases were in Ukraine (-36 pts), Afghanistan (-11.3 pts), DR Congo (-10.2 pts).

By continent, the leaders are Iran in Asia (42.2), Ukraine in Europe (12.7), Sudan in Africa (138.8), Haiti in North America (28.6), Venezuela in South America (254.9), Tonga in Oceania (5.6).

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services. Negative values are deflation. The latest year differs by country depending on when statistics were published.

Source: World Bank Open Data (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Countries without a published value are not ranked. Each country's own page shows the full historical series and its rank on this and every other indicator.