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Korea - Consumer Price Index 1978

Name: Korea Consumer Price Index 1978
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price index (2010 = 100) · World Bank

15.94 +2.01 from 1977 Global rank: 56th

Korea's consumer price index was 15.94 in 1978, increased +2.01 from 13.93 in 1977. This was the 56th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1978▾

Consumer Price Index by Country - 1978
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.00	48.8%
2nd	Peru	0.00	57.8%
3rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.00	10.4%
4th	Türkiye	0.00	61.9%
5th	Sudan	0.00	19.2%
6th	Uruguay	0.01	44.5%
7th	Israel	0.01	50.6%
8th	Ghana	0.02	73.1%
9th	Suriname	0.02	8.8%
10th	Poland	0.03	8.1%
11th	Ecuador	0.05	13.1%
12th	Mexico	0.05	17.5%
13th	Nigeria	0.33	21.7%
14th	Tanzania	0.40	6.6%
15th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.42	11.7%
16th	Myanmar	0.53	-6.0%
17th	Jamaica	0.57	34.9%
18th	Costa Rica	0.68	6.0%
19th	Colombia	0.72	17.8%
20th	Iceland	0.95	43.7%
21st	Dominican Republic	1.17	3.5%
22nd	Madagascar	1.19	6.5%
23rd	Paraguay	1.23	10.7%
24th	Kenya	2.25	16.9%
25th	Haiti	2.32	-2.7%
26th	Chile	2.62	40.1%
27th	Hungary	2.80	4.7%
28th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.03	11.1%
29th	Honduras	3.22	5.7%
30th	Sri Lanka	3.27	12.1%
31st	Greece	3.53	12.6%
32nd	Burundi	3.62	23.9%
33rd	Syrian Arab Republic	3.75	4.8%
34th	Guatemala	3.85	8.3%
35th	Eswatini	3.88	8.5%
36th	Indonesia	4.05	8.1%
37th	El Salvador	4.21	13.3%
38th	Solomon Islands	4.27	6.3%
39th	Botswana	4.69	9.0%
40th	South Africa	5.04	11.1%
41st	Algeria	5.05	17.5%
42nd	Philippines	5.37	7.3%
43rd	Gambia, The	6.02	8.9%
44th	Rwanda	6.49	13.3%
45th	Portugal	7.10	21.0%
46th	Nepal	7.58	7.3%
47th	Pakistan	7.58	6.1%
48th	Trinidad and Tobago	7.82	10.3%
49th	India	8.23	2.5%
50th	Mauritius	8.34	8.5%
51st	Samoa	9.43	2.1%
52nd	Tonga	9.49	9.6%
53rd	Papua New Guinea	10.25	5.8%
54th	Lesotho	10.95	13.5%
55th	Spain	15.94	19.8%
56th	Korea	15.94	14.5%
57th	Italy	16.00	12.1%
58th	New Zealand	17.62	12.0%
59th	Cameroon	18.46	12.5%
60th	Jordan	18.59	6.9%
61st	Côte d'Ivoire	19.00	13.2%
62nd	Fiji	20.98	6.1%
63rd	Ireland	21.70	7.7%
64th	Seychelles	21.87	11.8%
65th	Vanuatu	22.02	6.4%
66th	Togo	22.58	0.4%
67th	Barbados	22.70	9.5%
68th	Australia	22.81	8.0%
69th	Morocco	23.81	9.7%
70th	Grenada	24.22	18.1%
71st	Thailand	24.62	7.9%
72nd	United Kingdom	25.17	8.3%
73rd	Senegal	25.70	3.4%
74th	Dominica	26.50	7.7%
75th	Cyprus	26.66	7.4%
76th	Burkina Faso	26.66	8.3%
77th	Libya	26.80	29.4%
78th	Norway	26.90	8.2%
79th	Sweden	27.12	10.0%
80th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	27.87	8.4%
81st	St. Lucia	29.02	10.9%
82nd	Bahamas, The	29.89	6.1%
83rd	United States	29.92	7.6%
84th	Denmark	30.26	10.2%
85th	Gabon	30.43	10.8%
86th	France	30.81	9.3%
87th	Finland	31.45	7.8%
88th	Canada	31.45	9.0%
89th	Kuwait	33.44	8.7%
90th	Niger	35.86	10.1%
91st	Malaysia	37.45	4.9%
92nd	Luxembourg	37.69	3.1%
93rd	Belgium	38.24	4.5%
94th	Malta	38.32	4.7%
95th	Austria	42.19	3.6%
96th	Netherlands	45.70	4.1%
97th	Panama	46.73	4.2%
98th	Germany	47.56	2.7%
99th	Switzerland	50.30	1.0%
100th	Singapore	50.87	4.9%
101st	Bahrain	61.45	15.8%
102nd	Saudi Arabia	67.29	-1.6%
103rd	Japan	69.04	4.2%
104th	Iraq	128.79	4.6%

FAQ

What was Korea's consumer price index in 1978?▾

Korea's consumer price index in 1978 was 15.94. This ranked 56th globally.

How did Korea's consumer price index change in 1978?▾

Korea's consumer price index increased by 14.5% in 1978 compared to 1977.

Which country had the highest consumer price index in 1978?▾

Iraq had the highest consumer price index in 1978 at 128.79.

What is the consumer price index of Korea in 1978?▾

The consumer price index of Korea in 1978 was 15.94. This ranked 56th globally.

How does 1978 compare to 1977 for Korea's consumer price index?▾

Korea's consumer price index went from 13.93 in 1977 to 15.94 in 1978, a 14.5% increase.

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