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Countries by Inflation Rate

Complete ranking of 211 countries • % • Data refreshed May 5, 2026

Leader

Argentina

Field size

211 countries

Lowest rank

Iraq

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Argentina leads all 211 countries in Inflation Rate % with a value of 219.88%, while Iraq ranks last at -12.3%. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.

What Inflation Rate % Measures

Inflation Rate % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Inflation Rate % across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from -12.3% (Iraq) to 219.88% (Argentina) — minimal difference across 211 countries.

Regional Patterns

African countries lead with 9 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.

The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (3.30%) is far more representative than the mean (10.18%).

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Argentina and Venezuela are separated by only 9%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

South America

Argentina

219.88%

North America

Venezuela

200.9%

Africa

Sudan

138.8%

Asia

Syria

94.1%

Europe

Turkey

58.5%

Oceania

Tuvalu

11.5%

Highest Inflation Rate %

The 5 strongest Inflation Rate % reads.

Argentina219.88%Venezuela200.9%Sudan138.8%Zimbabwe104.7%Syria94.1%

Lowest Inflation Rate %

The 5 lowest Inflation Rate % reads.

Iraq-12.3%Afghanistan-6.6%Barbados-0.5%Sri Lanka-0.4%Costa Rica-0.4%

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 211 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

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1stArgentinaSouth America219.88%2ndVenezuelaNorth America200.9%3rdSudanAfrica138.8%4thZimbabweAfrica104.7%5thSyriaAsia94.1%6thSouth SudanAfrica91.4%7thCubaNorth America76.1%8thTurkeyEurope58.5%9thPalestineAsia53.7%10thLebanonAsia45.2%11thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica41.5%12thNigeriaAfrica33.2%13thIranAsia32.5%14thMalawiAfrica32.2%15thYemenAsia29.1%16thSierra LeoneAfrica28.6%17thEgyptAfrica28.3%18thAngolaAfrica28.2%19thHaitiNorth America26.9%20thLaosAsia23.1%21stGhanaAfrica22.8%22ndEthiopiaAfrica21%23rdBurundiAfrica20.2%24thSurinameNorth America16.2%25thZambiaAfrica15%26thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica14.4%27thPakistanAsia12.6%28thGambiaAfrica11.6%29thTurkmenistanAsia11.5%30thTuvaluOceania11.5%31stVanuatuOceania11.2%32ndKyrgyzstanAsia10.8%33rdCook IslandsOceania10.6%34thBangladeshAsia10.5%35thMadagascarAfrica9.9%36thUzbekistanAsia9.6%37thNigerAfrica9.1%38thChadAfrica8.9%39thKazakhstanAsia8.8%40thMyanmarAsia8.8%41stTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America8.5%42ndBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America8.5%43rdRussiaEurope8.4%44thLiberiaAfrica8.2%45thGuineaAfrica8.1%46thTajikistanAsia7.7%47thEritreaAfrica7.4%48thTunisiaAfrica7.2%49thMongoliaAsia6.8%50thSomaliaAfrica6.8%51stColombiaNorth America6.6%52ndUkraineEurope6.5%53rdFrench PolynesiaOceania6.4%54thAndorraEurope6.2%55thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America6.2%56thMarshall IslandsOceania6.2%57thLesothoAfrica6.1%58thIcelandEurope5.9%59thMonacoEurope5.9%60thBelarusEurope5.8%61stRomaniaEurope5.7%62ndMicronesiaOceania5.4%63rdJamaicaNorth America5.4%64thBoliviaSouth America5.1%65thComorosAfrica5.1%66thIndiaAsia5.0%67thUruguaySouth America4.8%68thMoldovaEurope4.7%69thMexicoNorth America4.7%70thSerbiaEurope4.7%71stNepalAsia4.7%72ndHondurasNorth America4.6%73rdNicaraguaNorth America4.6%74thCameroonAfrica4.5%75thFijiOceania4.5%76thKenyaAfrica4.5%77thBrazilSouth America4.4%78thSouth AfricaAfrica4.4%79thSolomon IslandsOceania4.3%80thArubaNorth America4.3%81stChileSouth America4.3%82ndPuerto RicoNorth America4.3%83rdBurkina FasoAfrica4.2%84thNamibiaAfrica4.2%85thMozambiqueAfrica4.1%86thAlgeriaAfrica4.0%87thMontserratNorth America4.0%88thTokelauOceania4.0%89thGuinea-BissauAfrica3.8%90thPolandEurope3.8%91stParaguaySouth America3.8%92ndHungaryEurope3.7%93rdNew CaledoniaOceania3.7%94thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America3.6%95thMauritiusAfrica3.6%96thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America3.6%97thVietnamAsia3.6%98thCôte d'IvoireAfrica3.5%99thEstoniaEurope3.5%100thNorth MacedoniaEurope3.5%101stBelizeNorth America3.3%102ndDominican RepublicNorth America3.3%103rdUnited KingdomEurope3.3%104thMontenegroEurope3.3%105thNetherlandsEurope3.3%106thUgandaAfrica3.3%107thAustraliaOceania3.2%108thMaliAfrica3.2%109thPhilippinesAsia3.2%110thTongaOceania3.2%111stBelgiumEurope3.1%112ndCongoAfrica3.1%113rdIsraelAsia3.1%114thNorwayEurope3.1%115thTanzaniaAfrica3.1%116thAnguillaNorth America3.0%117thCroatiaEurope3.0%118thEquatorial GuineaAfrica2.9%119thAustriaEurope2.9%120thGuatemalaNorth America2.9%121stGuyanaNorth America2.9%122ndKuwaitAsia2.9%123rdNew ZealandOceania2.9%124thTogoAfrica2.9%125thUnited StatesNorth America2.9%126thBermudaNorth America2.8%127thBhutanAsia2.8%128thBotswanaAfrica2.8%129thSpainEurope2.8%130thLiechtensteinEurope2.8%131stSwedenEurope2.8%132ndSlovakiaEurope2.8%133rdGreeceEurope2.7%134thJapanAsia2.7%135thCuraçaoNorth America2.6%136thDominicaNorth America2.6%137thNauruOceania2.6%138thEswatiniAfrica2.6%139thMauritaniaAfrica2.5%140thKiribatiOceania2.5%141stBulgariaEurope2.4%142ndCanadaNorth America2.4%143rdCzechiaEurope2.4%144thPortugalEurope2.4%145thSingaporeAsia2.4%146thGermanyEurope2.3%147thSouth KoreaAsia2.3%148thAlbaniaEurope2.2%149thAzerbaijanEurope2.2%150thPalauOceania2.2%151stSint MaartenNorth America2.2%152ndTaiwanAsia2.2%153rdSamoaOceania2.2%154thIndonesiaAsia2.2%155thDjiboutiAfrica2.1%156thIrelandEurope2.1%157thLuxembourgEurope2.1%158thLibyaAfrica2.1%159thTimor-LesteAsia2.1%160thFranceEurope2.0%161stCayman IslandsNorth America2.0%162ndPeruSouth America2.0%163rdSloveniaEurope2.0%164thCyprusEurope1.8%165thMalaysiaAsia1.8%166thRwandaAfrica1.8%167thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia1.7%168thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope1.7%169thHong KongAsia1.7%170thMaltaEurope1.7%171stSaudi ArabiaAsia1.7%172ndFinlandEurope1.6%173rdJordanAsia1.6%174thEcuadorSouth America1.5%175thCentral African RepublicAfrica1.5%176thDenmarkEurope1.4%177thMaldivesAsia1.4%178thThailandAsia1.4%179thLatviaEurope1.3%180thQatarAsia1.3%181stBeninAfrica1.2%182ndGabonAfrica1.2%183rdGreenlandNorth America1.2%184thSan MarinoEurope1.2%185thSwitzerlandEurope1.1%186thGrenadaNorth America1.1%187thGeorgiaEurope1.1%188thCabo VerdeAfrica1.0%189thItalyEurope1.0%190thMoroccoAfrica1.0%191stBahrainAsia0.90%192ndEl SalvadorNorth America0.90%193rdCambodiaAsia0.81%194thSenegalAfrica0.80%195thLithuaniaEurope0.70%196thPanamaNorth America0.70%197thPapua New GuineaOceania0.60%198thOmanAsia0.59%199thMacaoAsia0.50%200thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America0.50%201stBahamasNorth America0.40%202ndArmeniaEurope0.30%203rdSeychellesAfrica0.30%204thChinaAsia0.20%205thSaint LuciaNorth America-0.1%206thBruneiAsia-0.4%207thCosta RicaNorth America-0.4%208thSri LankaAsia-0.4%209thBarbadosNorth America-0.5%210thAfghanistanAsia-6.6%211stIraqAsia-12.3%

Inflation Rate ranking for 211 countries
				Percentile
1st	Argentina	219.88%	South America	100%
2nd	Venezuela	200.9%	North America	100%
3rd	Sudan	138.8%	Africa	99%
4th	Zimbabwe	104.7%	Africa	99%
5th	Syria	94.1%	Asia	98%
6th	South Sudan	91.4%	Africa	98%
7th	Cuba	76.1%	North America	97%
8th	Turkey	58.5%	Europe	97%
9th	Palestine	53.7%	Asia	96%
10th	Lebanon	45.2%	Asia	96%
11th	Congo, Democratic Republic	41.5%	Africa	95%
12th	Nigeria	33.2%	Africa	95%
13th	Iran	32.5%	Asia	94%
14th	Malawi	32.2%	Africa	94%
15th	Yemen	29.1%	Asia	93%
16th	Sierra Leone	28.6%	Africa	93%
17th	Egypt	28.3%	Africa	92%
18th	Angola	28.2%	Africa	92%
19th	Haiti	26.9%	North America	91%
20th	Laos	23.1%	Asia	91%
21st	Ghana	22.8%	Africa	91%
22nd	Ethiopia	21%	Africa	90%
23rd	Burundi	20.2%	Africa	90%
24th	Suriname	16.2%	North America	89%
25th	Zambia	15%	Africa	89%
26th	Sao Tome and Principe	14.4%	Africa	88%
27th	Pakistan	12.6%	Asia	88%
28th	Gambia	11.6%	Africa	87%
29th	Turkmenistan	11.5%	Asia	87%
30th	Tuvalu	11.5%	Oceania	86%
31st	Vanuatu	11.2%	Oceania	86%
32nd	Kyrgyzstan	10.8%	Asia	85%
33rd	Cook Islands	10.6%	Oceania	85%
34th	Bangladesh	10.5%	Asia	84%
35th	Madagascar	9.9%	Africa	84%
36th	Uzbekistan	9.6%	Asia	83%
37th	Niger	9.1%	Africa	83%
38th	Chad	8.9%	Africa	82%
39th	Kazakhstan	8.8%	Asia	82%
40th	Myanmar	8.8%	Asia	82%
41st	Turks and Caicos Islands	8.5%	North America	81%
42nd	British Virgin Islands	8.5%	North America	81%
43rd	Russia	8.4%	Europe	80%
44th	Liberia	8.2%	Africa	80%
45th	Guinea	8.1%	Africa	79%
46th	Tajikistan	7.7%	Asia	79%
47th	Eritrea	7.4%	Africa	78%
48th	Tunisia	7.2%	Africa	78%
49th	Mongolia	6.8%	Asia	77%
50th	Somalia	6.8%	Africa	77%
51st	Colombia	6.6%	North America	76%
52nd	Ukraine	6.5%	Europe	76%
53rd	French Polynesia	6.4%	Oceania	75%
54th	Andorra	6.2%	Europe	75%
55th	Antigua and Barbuda	6.2%	North America	74%
56th	Marshall Islands	6.2%	Oceania	74%
57th	Lesotho	6.1%	Africa	73%
58th	Iceland	5.9%	Europe	73%
59th	Monaco	5.9%	Europe	73%
60th	Belarus	5.8%	Europe	72%
61st	Romania	5.7%	Europe	72%
62nd	Micronesia	5.4%	Oceania	71%
63rd	Jamaica	5.4%	North America	71%
64th	Bolivia	5.1%	South America	70%
65th	Comoros	5.1%	Africa	70%
66th	India	5.0%	Asia	69%
67th	Uruguay	4.8%	South America	69%
68th	Moldova	4.7%	Europe	68%
69th	Mexico	4.7%	North America	68%
70th	Serbia	4.7%	Europe	67%
71st	Nepal	4.7%	Asia	67%
72nd	Honduras	4.6%	North America	66%
73rd	Nicaragua	4.6%	North America	66%
74th	Cameroon	4.5%	Africa	65%
75th	Fiji	4.5%	Oceania	65%
76th	Kenya	4.5%	Africa	64%
77th	Brazil	4.4%	South America	64%
78th	South Africa	4.4%	Africa	64%
79th	Solomon Islands	4.3%	Oceania	63%
80th	Aruba	4.3%	North America	63%
81st	Chile	4.3%	South America	62%
82nd	Puerto Rico	4.3%	North America	62%
83rd	Burkina Faso	4.2%	Africa	61%
84th	Namibia	4.2%	Africa	61%
85th	Mozambique	4.1%	Africa	60%
86th	Algeria	4.0%	Africa	60%
87th	Montserrat	4.0%	North America	59%
88th	Tokelau	4.0%	Oceania	59%
89th	Guinea-Bissau	3.8%	Africa	58%
90th	Poland	3.8%	Europe	58%
91st	Paraguay	3.8%	South America	57%
92nd	Hungary	3.7%	Europe	57%
93rd	New Caledonia	3.7%	Oceania	56%
94th	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3.6%	North America	56%
95th	Mauritius	3.6%	Africa	55%
96th	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	3.6%	North America	55%
97th	Vietnam	3.6%	Asia	55%
98th	Côte d'Ivoire	3.5%	Africa	54%
99th	Estonia	3.5%	Europe	54%
100th	North Macedonia	3.5%	Europe	53%
101st	Belize	3.3%	North America	53%
102nd	Dominican Republic	3.3%	North America	52%
103rd	United Kingdom	3.3%	Europe	52%
104th	Montenegro	3.3%	Europe	51%
105th	Netherlands	3.3%	Europe	51%
106th	Uganda	3.3%	Africa	50%
107th	Australia	3.2%	Oceania	50%
108th	Mali	3.2%	Africa	49%
109th	Philippines	3.2%	Asia	49%
110th	Tonga	3.2%	Oceania	48%
111st	Belgium	3.1%	Europe	48%
112nd	Congo	3.1%	Africa	47%
113rd	Israel	3.1%	Asia	47%
114th	Norway	3.1%	Europe	46%
115th	Tanzania	3.1%	Africa	46%
116th	Anguilla	3.0%	North America	45%
117th	Croatia	3.0%	Europe	45%
118th	Equatorial Guinea	2.9%	Africa	45%
119th	Austria	2.9%	Europe	44%
120th	Guatemala	2.9%	North America	44%
121st	Guyana	2.9%	North America	43%
122nd	Kuwait	2.9%	Asia	43%
123rd	New Zealand	2.9%	Oceania	42%
124th	Togo	2.9%	Africa	42%
125th	United States	2.9%	North America	41%
126th	Bermuda	2.8%	North America	41%
127th	Bhutan	2.8%	Asia	40%
128th	Botswana	2.8%	Africa	40%
129th	Spain	2.8%	Europe	39%
130th	Liechtenstein	2.8%	Europe	39%
131st	Sweden	2.8%	Europe	38%
132nd	Slovakia	2.8%	Europe	38%
133rd	Greece	2.7%	Europe	37%
134th	Japan	2.7%	Asia	37%
135th	Curaçao	2.6%	North America	36%
136th	Dominica	2.6%	North America	36%
137th	Nauru	2.6%	Oceania	36%
138th	Eswatini	2.6%	Africa	35%
139th	Mauritania	2.5%	Africa	35%
140th	Kiribati	2.5%	Oceania	34%
141st	Bulgaria	2.4%	Europe	34%
142nd	Canada	2.4%	North America	33%
143rd	Czechia	2.4%	Europe	33%
144th	Portugal	2.4%	Europe	32%
145th	Singapore	2.4%	Asia	32%
146th	Germany	2.3%	Europe	31%
147th	South Korea	2.3%	Asia	31%
148th	Albania	2.2%	Europe	30%
149th	Azerbaijan	2.2%	Europe	30%
150th	Palau	2.2%	Oceania	29%
151st	Sint Maarten	2.2%	North America	29%
152nd	Taiwan	2.2%	Asia	28%
153rd	Samoa	2.2%	Oceania	28%
154th	Indonesia	2.2%	Asia	27%
155th	Djibouti	2.1%	Africa	27%
156th	Ireland	2.1%	Europe	27%
157th	Luxembourg	2.1%	Europe	26%
158th	Libya	2.1%	Africa	26%
159th	Timor-Leste	2.1%	Asia	25%
160th	France	2.0%	Europe	25%
161st	Cayman Islands	2.0%	North America	24%
162nd	Peru	2.0%	South America	24%
163rd	Slovenia	2.0%	Europe	23%
164th	Cyprus	1.8%	Europe	23%
165th	Malaysia	1.8%	Asia	22%
166th	Rwanda	1.8%	Africa	22%
167th	United Arab Emirates	1.7%	Asia	21%
168th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.7%	Europe	21%
169th	Hong Kong	1.7%	Asia	20%
170th	Malta	1.7%	Europe	20%
171st	Saudi Arabia	1.7%	Asia	19%
172nd	Finland	1.6%	Europe	19%
173rd	Jordan	1.6%	Asia	18%
174th	Ecuador	1.5%	South America	18%
175th	Central African Republic	1.5%	Africa	18%
176th	Denmark	1.4%	Europe	17%
177th	Maldives	1.4%	Asia	17%
178th	Thailand	1.4%	Asia	16%
179th	Latvia	1.3%	Europe	16%
180th	Qatar	1.3%	Asia	15%
181st	Benin	1.2%	Africa	15%
182nd	Gabon	1.2%	Africa	14%
183rd	Greenland	1.2%	North America	14%
184th	San Marino	1.2%	Europe	13%
185th	Switzerland	1.1%	Europe	13%
186th	Grenada	1.1%	North America	12%
187th	Georgia	1.1%	Europe	12%
188th	Cabo Verde	1.0%	Africa	11%
189th	Italy	1.0%	Europe	11%
190th	Morocco	1.0%	Africa	10%
191st	Bahrain	0.90%	Asia	10%
192nd	El Salvador	0.90%	North America	9%
193rd	Cambodia	0.81%	Asia	9%
194th	Senegal	0.80%	Africa	9%
195th	Lithuania	0.70%	Europe	8%
196th	Panama	0.70%	North America	8%
197th	Papua New Guinea	0.60%	Oceania	7%
198th	Oman	0.59%	Asia	7%
199th	Macao	0.50%	Asia	6%
200th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.50%	North America	6%
201st	Bahamas	0.40%	North America	5%
202nd	Armenia	0.30%	Europe	5%
203rd	Seychelles	0.30%	Africa	4%
204th	China	0.20%	Asia	4%
205th	Saint Lucia	-0.1%	North America	3%
206th	Brunei	-0.4%	Asia	3%
207th	Costa Rica	-0.4%	North America	2%
208th	Sri Lanka	-0.4%	Asia	2%
209th	Barbados	-0.5%	North America	1%
210th	Afghanistan	-6.6%	Asia	1%
211st	Iraq	-12.3%	Asia	0%

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