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Benin - Inflation Rate 1981

Name: Benin Inflation Rate 1981
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

0.80% −8.80pp from 1980 Global rank: 5th

Benin's inflation rate was 0.80% in 1981, decreased +8.80pp from 9.60% in 1980. This was the 5th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1981▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1981
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Central African Republic	-0.03%	-100.3%
2nd	Bulgaria	0.00%	-
3rd	Myanmar	0.32%	-47.6%
4th	Congo, Republic of	0.78%	-89.3%
5th	Benin	0.80%	-91.7%
6th	Angola	1.39%	-97.0%
7th	Romania	2.20%	44.5%
8th	China	2.50%	-
9th	Saudi Arabia	2.80%	-36.4%
10th	Mozambique	4.20%	110.0%
11th	Hungary	4.66%	-49.8%
12th	Japan	4.91%	-37.1%
13th	Zimbabwe	5.56%	-
14th	Djibouti	5.72%	-52.6%
15th	Senegal	5.91%	-33.1%
16th	Gambia, The	5.94%	18.4%
17th	Germany	6.34%	16.5%
18th	Oman	6.40%	-36.1%
19th	Rwanda	6.45%	-10.3%
20th	Switzerland	6.49%	61.4%
21st	Comoros	6.50%	-51.2%
22nd	Netherlands	6.74%	3.5%
23rd	Austria	6.80%	7.6%
24th	Panama	7.30%	-47.1%
25th	Kuwait	7.37%	6.4%
26th	Dominican Republic	7.51%	-65.3%
27th	Burkina Faso	7.56%	-38.4%
28th	Belgium	7.63%	14.6%
29th	Jordan	7.70%	-29.4%
30th	Kiribati	7.70%	-52.2%
31st	United Arab Emirates	7.95%	-21.1%
32nd	Papua New Guinea	8.05%	-33.2%
33rd	Luxembourg	8.07%	28.1%
34th	Chad	8.13%	-5.9%
35th	Singapore	8.18%	-4.2%
36th	Qatar	8.52%	24.6%
37th	Gabon	8.71%	-29.3%
38th	Suriname	8.79%	-37.9%
39th	Côte d'Ivoire	8.80%	-0.1%
40th	Tunisia	8.90%	-11.1%
41st	Brunei Darussalam	9.14%	-
42nd	Honduras	9.41%	-48.0%
43rd	Puerto Rico (US)	9.47%	-
44th	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.48%	113.3%
45th	Australia	9.49%	-6.4%
46th	Malaysia	9.70%	44.3%
47th	Bhutan	9.97%	-20.2%
48th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	10.32%	-49.7%
49th	United States	10.33%	-23.5%
50th	St. Kitts and Nevis	10.48%	-45.8%
51st	Seychelles	10.58%	-21.7%
52nd	Cameroon	10.73%	39.7%
53rd	Cyprus	10.74%	-20.5%
54th	Haiti	10.86%	-43.1%
55th	Maldives	11.10%	-60.2%
56th	Bahamas, The	11.11%	-9.1%
57th	Nepal	11.14%	13.7%
58th	Fiji	11.18%	-22.7%
59th	Libya	11.20%	-21.6%
60th	Belize	11.22%	59.2%
61st	Finland	11.31%	-2.6%
62nd	Bahrain	11.34%	198.5%
63rd	Guatemala	11.43%	7.2%
64th	Antigua and Barbuda	11.47%	-39.7%
65th	São Tomé and Principe	11.48%	5,216.2%
66th	Malta	11.51%	327.6%
67th	Kenya	11.60%	-16.3%
68th	Denmark	11.77%	3.8%
69th	European Union	11.77%	-8.9%
70th	Malawi	11.81%	-38.4%
71st	United Kingdom	11.88%	-29.5%
72nd	Pakistan	11.88%	-0.4%
73rd	Sweden	12.10%	-30.6%
74th	Burundi	12.17%	913.9%
75th	Indonesia	12.27%	-31.9%
76th	Lesotho	12.41%	-36.8%
77th	Canada	12.47%	22.5%
78th	Morocco	12.49%	32.8%
79th	Thailand	12.66%	-35.7%
80th	Mali	12.72%	-37.2%
81st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	12.74%	-26.0%
82nd	Jamaica	12.74%	-29.2%
83rd	Paraguay	12.97%	-42.4%
84th	Philippines	13.08%	-28.1%
85th	India	13.11%	15.6%
86th	Dominica	13.27%	-44.4%
87th	France	13.31%	2.0%
88th	Norway	13.64%	25.0%
89th	Zambia	14.00%	19.3%
90th	Ecuador	14.05%	7.7%
91st	Trinidad and Tobago	14.33%	-18.0%
92nd	Mauritius	14.46%	-56.2%
93rd	Spain	14.55%	-6.6%
94th	Barbados	14.57%	-21.2%
95th	Algeria	14.65%	51.6%
96th	El Salvador	14.80%	-14.8%
97th	Tonga	14.90%	302.8%
98th	Bangladesh	14.94%	94.2%
99th	St. Lucia	15.12%	-21.9%
100th	South Africa	15.25%	7.2%
101st	New Zealand	15.37%	-10.0%
102nd	Solomon Islands	16.40%	98.8%
103rd	Botswana	16.43%	35.5%
104th	Equatorial Guinea	16.70%	-
105th	Sri Lanka	17.97%	-31.3%
106th	Italy	17.97%	-17.6%
107th	Syrian Arab Republic	18.39%	-4.9%
108th	Grenada	18.79%	-13.9%
109th	Portugal	19.04%	224.8%
110th	Poland	19.13%	103.5%
111th	Lebanon	19.30%	-19.2%
112th	Chile	19.69%	-44.0%
113th	Togo	19.72%	60.0%
114th	Eswatini	20.06%	10.2%
115th	Ireland	20.37%	11.1%
116th	Samoa	20.51%	-38.0%
117th	Cabo Verde	20.68%	37.2%
118th	Nigeria	20.81%	108.7%
119th	Korea	21.35%	-25.6%
120th	Guyana	22.24%	57.8%
121st	Niger	22.91%	212.8%
122nd	Sierra Leone	23.37%	81.6%
123rd	Nicaragua	23.80%	-32.3%
124th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	24.20%	17.3%
125th	Greece	24.51%	-1.5%
126th	Sudan	24.58%	-7.4%
127th	Tanzania	25.65%	-15.1%
128th	Vanuatu	26.85%	138.8%
129th	Colombia	27.45%	5.9%
130th	Mexico	27.93%	5.5%
131st	Madagascar	30.54%	67.1%
132nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	32.13%	-31.7%
133rd	Lao PDR	33.70%	-82.2%
134th	Uruguay	34.05%	-46.4%
135th	Guinea	35.00%	-12.5%
136th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	35.41%	-11.6%
137th	Costa Rica	37.06%	104.5%
138th	Türkiye	37.61%	-66.0%
139th	Guinea-Bissau	41.94%	-35.2%
140th	Slovenia	42.62%	-
141st	Iceland	51.79%	-11.5%
142nd	Viet Nam	69.60%	176.7%
143rd	Peru	75.43%	27.5%
144th	Uganda	100.00%	0.8%
145th	Brazil	101.73%	12.7%
146th	Ghana	116.50%	133.0%
147th	Israel	116.80%	-63.1%

FAQ

What was Benin's inflation rate in 1981?▾

Benin's inflation rate in 1981 was 0.80%. This ranked 5th globally.

How did Benin's inflation rate change in 1981?▾

Benin's inflation rate decreased by 91.7% in 1981 compared to 1980.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1981?▾

Israel had the highest inflation rate in 1981 at 116.80%.

What is the inflation rate of Benin in 1981?▾

The inflation rate of Benin in 1981 was 0.80%. This ranked 5th globally.

How does 1981 compare to 1980 for Benin's inflation rate?▾

Benin's inflation rate went from 9.60% in 1980 to 0.80% in 1981, a 91.7% decrease.

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