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Korea - Consumer Price Index 1979

Name: Korea Consumer Price Index 1979
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price index (2010 = 100) · World Bank

18.86 +2.92 from 1978 Global rank: 57th

Korea's consumer price index was 18.86 in 1979, increased +2.92 from 15.94 in 1978. This was the 57th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

Consumer Price Index by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.00	101.1%
2nd	Peru	0.00	66.7%
3rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.00	19.7%
4th	Türkiye	0.00	63.5%
5th	Sudan	0.01	31.1%
6th	Uruguay	0.01	66.8%
7th	Israel	0.02	78.3%
8th	Suriname	0.03	14.8%
9th	Poland	0.03	7.0%
10th	Ghana	0.04	54.4%
11th	Ecuador	0.05	10.1%
12th	Mexico	0.06	18.2%
13th	Nigeria	0.37	11.7%
14th	Tanzania	0.45	12.9%
15th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.46	10.5%
16th	Myanmar	0.56	5.7%
17th	Jamaica	0.73	29.1%
18th	Costa Rica	0.74	9.2%
19th	Colombia	0.89	24.1%
20th	Dominican Republic	1.27	9.2%
21st	Madagascar	1.36	14.1%
22nd	Iceland	1.37	44.4%
23rd	Paraguay	1.58	28.2%
24th	Kenya	2.43	8.0%
25th	Haiti	2.62	13.1%
26th	Hungary	3.05	9.0%
27th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.33	9.9%
28th	Chile	3.49	33.4%
29th	Honduras	3.61	12.1%
30th	Sri Lanka	3.62	10.7%
31st	Syrian Arab Republic	3.92	4.6%
32nd	Greece	4.20	19.1%
33rd	Guatemala	4.28	11.3%
34th	Eswatini	4.52	16.5%
35th	Solomon Islands	4.62	8.1%
36th	Indonesia	4.71	16.2%
37th	El Salvador	4.80	14.1%
38th	Burundi	4.94	36.5%
39th	Botswana	5.24	11.7%
40th	Algeria	5.62	11.3%
41st	South Africa	5.71	13.3%
42nd	Philippines	6.31	17.5%
43rd	Gambia, The	6.39	6.1%
44th	Rwanda	7.51	15.7%
45th	Nepal	7.85	3.6%
46th	Pakistan	8.21	8.3%
47th	Portugal	8.65	21.9%
48th	India	8.75	6.3%
49th	Trinidad and Tobago	8.97	14.7%
50th	Mauritius	9.55	14.5%
51st	Tonga	10.01	5.5%
52nd	Samoa	10.48	11.1%
53rd	Papua New Guinea	10.84	5.8%
54th	Lesotho	12.70	16.0%
55th	Italy	18.37	14.8%
56th	Spain	18.43	15.7%
57th	Korea	18.86	18.3%
58th	Cameroon	19.67	6.6%
59th	New Zealand	20.03	13.7%
60th	Jordan	21.24	14.2%
61st	Côte d'Ivoire	22.10	16.3%
62nd	Fiji	22.62	7.8%
63rd	Vanuatu	22.94	4.2%
64th	Togo	24.29	7.5%
65th	Ireland	24.59	13.3%
66th	Seychelles	24.60	12.5%
67th	Australia	24.90	9.1%
68th	Libya	25.18	-6.0%
69th	Barbados	25.69	13.2%
70th	Morocco	25.79	8.3%
71st	Thailand	27.06	9.9%
72nd	Norway	28.12	4.5%
73rd	Senegal	28.18	9.7%
74th	United Kingdom	28.54	13.4%
75th	Sweden	29.07	7.2%
76th	Cyprus	29.18	9.5%
77th	Grenada	29.28	20.9%
78th	Burkina Faso	30.65	15.0%
79th	Qatar	31.15	-
80th	St. Kitts and Nevis	31.65	-
81st	St. Lucia	31.74	9.4%
82nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	32.22	15.6%
83rd	Bahamas, The	32.60	9.1%
84th	Gabon	32.85	8.0%
85th	Denmark	33.17	9.6%
86th	United States	33.28	11.3%
87th	Finland	33.80	7.5%
88th	France	34.09	10.6%
89th	Canada	34.33	9.1%
90th	Kuwait	35.79	7.0%
91st	Niger	38.47	7.3%
92nd	Malaysia	38.82	3.7%
93rd	Luxembourg	39.40	4.5%
94th	Belgium	39.95	4.5%
95th	Malta	41.06	7.1%
96th	Austria	43.76	3.7%
97th	Netherlands	47.62	4.2%
98th	Germany	49.48	4.0%
99th	Panama	50.46	8.0%
100th	Switzerland	52.13	3.6%
101st	Singapore	52.94	4.1%
102nd	Bahrain	62.80	2.2%
103rd	Saudi Arabia	68.01	1.1%
104th	Japan	71.59	3.7%
105th	Djibouti	82.39	-

FAQ

What was Korea's consumer price index in 1979?▾

Korea's consumer price index in 1979 was 18.86. This ranked 57th globally.

How did Korea's consumer price index change in 1979?▾

Korea's consumer price index increased by 18.3% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest consumer price index in 1979?▾

Djibouti had the highest consumer price index in 1979 at 82.39.

What is the consumer price index of Korea in 1979?▾

The consumer price index of Korea in 1979 was 18.86. This ranked 57th globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Korea's consumer price index?▾

Korea's consumer price index went from 15.94 in 1978 to 18.86 in 1979, a 18.3% increase.

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