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Australia - Inflation Rate 1985

Name: Australia Inflation Rate 1985
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

6.73% +2.77pp from 1984 Global rank: 73rd

Australia's inflation rate was 6.73% in 1985, increased +2.77pp from 3.96% in 1984. This was the 73rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1985▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1985
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Zimbabwe	-16.01%	-762.1%
2nd	Maldives	-9.16%	-1,024.1%
3rd	Oman	-3.97%	46.0%
4th	Saudi Arabia	-3.06%	-352.5%
5th	Bahrain	-2.64%	-917.6%
6th	Togo	-1.81%	48.6%
7th	Niger	-0.92%	-111.0%
8th	Malta	-0.24%	46.9%
9th	Romania	-0.20%	37.5%
10th	São Tomé and Principe	0.10%	-96.9%
11th	Puerto Rico (US)	0.21%	-87.8%
12th	Malaysia	0.35%	-91.1%
13th	Singapore	0.48%	-81.6%
14th	Seychelles	0.83%	-29.2%
15th	Antigua and Barbuda	1.00%	-74.1%
16th	Panama	1.03%	-35.1%
17th	Vanuatu	1.07%	-80.7%
18th	Benin	1.15%	-88.8%
19th	St. Lucia	1.42%	-30.5%
20th	Sri Lanka	1.48%	-91.1%
21st	Kuwait	1.49%	26.6%
22nd	Rwanda	1.76%	-67.2%
23rd	Angola	1.83%	0.0%
24th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.86%	-56.5%
25th	Bhutan	1.88%	-85.6%
26th	Qatar	1.91%	67.5%
27th	Japan	2.03%	-9.7%
28th	Germany	2.07%	-13.8%
29th	Djibouti	2.13%	13.0%
30th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	2.14%	-20.8%
31st	Netherlands	2.26%	-33.6%
32nd	Brunei Darussalam	2.35%	-24.0%
33rd	Thailand	2.43%	180.2%
34th	Korea	2.46%	8.1%
35th	Grenada	2.50%	-55.8%
36th	St. Kitts and Nevis	2.62%	-3.9%
37th	Bulgaria	2.80%	0.0%
38th	Jordan	2.99%	-26.2%
39th	Austria	3.19%	-43.7%
40th	Honduras	3.36%	-28.8%
41st	Switzerland	3.44%	17.0%
42nd	United Arab Emirates	3.50%	43.9%
43rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.50%	-59.0%
44th	Congo, Republic of	3.51%	0.5%
45th	United States	3.55%	-18.8%
46th	Papua New Guinea	3.71%	-50.0%
47th	Dominica	3.74%	75.6%
48th	Burundi	3.80%	-73.4%
49th	Barbados	3.92%	-15.8%
50th	Canada	3.96%	-8.7%
51st	Aruba	4.03%	-
52nd	Luxembourg	4.09%	-27.4%
53rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	4.39%	-65.1%
54th	Fiji	4.42%	-16.1%
55th	Kiribati	4.49%	-17.5%
56th	Bahamas, The	4.61%	16.1%
57th	Denmark	4.68%	-26.2%
58th	Indonesia	4.72%	-54.9%
59th	Belgium	4.87%	-23.3%
60th	Cyprus	5.03%	-16.0%
61st	Chad	5.15%	-74.6%
62nd	Finland	5.20%	-25.8%
63rd	Cabo Verde	5.39%	-44.3%
64th	Ireland	5.40%	-37.5%
65th	European Union	5.40%	-29.7%
66th	India	5.56%	-14.8%
67th	Pakistan	5.61%	-7.3%
68th	Norway	5.71%	-8.1%
69th	France	5.83%	-24.0%
70th	United Kingdom	6.07%	36.5%
71st	Belize	6.24%	84.4%
72nd	Mauritius	6.70%	21.2%
73rd	Australia	6.73%	70.1%
74th	Myanmar	6.81%	40.5%
75th	Burkina Faso	6.91%	42.5%
76th	Hungary	6.94%	-19.8%
77th	Tunisia	7.25%	-15.6%
78th	Gabon	7.35%	24.7%
79th	Sweden	7.37%	-8.1%
80th	Nigeria	7.44%	-58.3%
81st	Trinidad and Tobago	7.62%	-42.8%
82nd	Morocco	7.73%	-37.9%
83rd	Nepal	8.05%	29.6%
84th	Botswana	8.09%	-5.9%
85th	Comoros	8.38%	38.4%
86th	Cameroon	8.51%	-29.7%
87th	Spain	8.81%	-21.9%
88th	Mali	9.08%	-15.3%
89th	Samoa	9.09%	-23.4%
90th	Libya	9.14%	-26.5%
91st	Italy	9.21%	-14.3%
92nd	China	9.30%	244.4%
93rd	Solomon Islands	9.57%	-12.4%
94th	Ghana	10.31%	-74.3%
95th	Central African Republic	10.42%	300.3%
96th	Bangladesh	10.44%	4.5%
97th	Algeria	10.48%	66.1%
98th	Malawi	10.52%	-46.7%
99th	Madagascar	10.56%	8.6%
100th	Haiti	10.65%	66.3%
101st	Suriname	10.87%	194.6%
102nd	Poland	11.52%	-84.8%
103rd	Egypt, Arab Republic of	12.11%	-29.0%
104th	Senegal	13.00%	10.7%
105th	Kenya	13.01%	26.5%
106th	Lesotho	13.32%	15.1%
107th	Guyana	15.03%	-40.2%
108th	Costa Rica	15.06%	25.3%
109th	New Zealand	15.42%	151.6%
110th	South Africa	16.29%	44.7%
111th	Tonga	16.77%	112.0%
112th	Syrian Arab Republic	17.25%	82.5%
113th	Gambia, The	18.32%	-17.1%
114th	Guatemala	18.69%	482.5%
115th	Guinea	19.04%	-26.8%
116th	Greece	19.31%	4.7%
117th	Portugal	19.46%	-33.6%
118th	Eswatini	20.46%	58.1%
119th	El Salvador	22.33%	90.8%
120th	Philippines	23.10%	-50.5%
121st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	23.82%	-54.7%
122nd	Colombia	24.09%	47.9%
123rd	Paraguay	25.21%	20.4%
124th	Jamaica	25.67%	-17.9%
125th	Ecuador	27.99%	-10.4%
126th	Chile	30.70%	54.6%
127th	Mozambique	30.79%	2.5%
128th	Iceland	31.99%	9.7%
129th	Tanzania	33.28%	-7.8%
130th	Zambia	37.43%	87.0%
131st	Türkiye	44.96%	-7.1%
132nd	Dominican Republic	45.34%	125.0%
133rd	Sudan	45.41%	34.9%
134th	Mexico	57.75%	-11.8%
135th	Lebanon	69.40%	294.3%
136th	Uruguay	72.22%	30.6%
137th	Sierra Leone	76.58%	15.0%
138th	Slovenia	79.41%	47.9%
139th	Equatorial Guinea	84.00%	41.1%
140th	Viet Nam	91.60%	41.1%
141st	Uganda	100.00%	498.4%
142nd	Guinea-Bissau	112.71%	73.8%
143rd	Lao PDR	114.70%	322.1%
144th	Peru	163.40%	48.3%
145th	Brazil	225.99%	17.6%
146th	Israel	307.16%	-17.8%
147th	Nicaragua	571.40%	304.4%
148th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	11,749.64%	817.0%

FAQ

What was Australia's inflation rate in 1985?▾

Australia's inflation rate in 1985 was 6.73%. This ranked 73rd globally.

How did Australia's inflation rate change in 1985?▾

Australia's inflation rate increased by 70.1% in 1985 compared to 1984.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1985?▾

Bolivia, Plurinational State of had the highest inflation rate in 1985 at 11,749.64%.

What is the inflation rate of Australia in 1985?▾

The inflation rate of Australia in 1985 was 6.73%. This ranked 73rd globally.

How does 1985 compare to 1984 for Australia's inflation rate?▾

Australia's inflation rate went from 3.96% in 1984 to 6.73% in 1985, a 70.1% increase.

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