Puerto Rico (US) - Inflation Rate 2017

Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
1.75% +2.05pp from 2016 Global rank: 76th

Puerto Rico (US)'s inflation rate was 1.75% in 2017, increased +2.05pp from -0.29% in 2016. This was the 76th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Inflation Rate by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Eritrea -13.31% -138.6%
2nd Chad -1.54% 4.7%
3rd Brunei Darussalam -1.26% -351.8%
4th Aruba -1.03% -10.7%
5th Togo -0.98% -214.6%
6th Saudi Arabia -0.83% -140.4%
7th Comoros -0.24% -129.6%
8th Benin 0.04% 105.4%
9th Marshall Islands 0.05% 103.3%
10th St. Lucia 0.10% 103.4%
11th Iraq 0.18% -59.8%
12th West Bank and Gaza 0.21% 196.6%
13th Israel 0.25% 145.8%
14th Dominica 0.30% 108.6%
15th Kiribati 0.36% -81.5%
16th Ireland 0.36% 297.9%
17th Qatar 0.39% -85.3%
18th Ecuador 0.42% -75.8%
19th Congo, Republic of 0.45% -85.9%
20th Japan 0.48% 490.5%
21st Solomon Islands 0.49% -1.7%
22nd Cyprus 0.53% 143.7%
23rd Switzerland 0.53% 223.0%
24th Liechtenstein 0.54% 223.3%
25th Timor-Leste 0.56% 137.9%
26th Djibouti 0.57% -76.4%
27th Singapore 0.58% 208.8%
28th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.58% 163.6%
29th Cameroon 0.64% -26.6%
30th Thailand 0.67% 257.9%
31st Côte d'Ivoire 0.69% -10.1%
32nd St. Kitts and Nevis 0.69% 201.0%
33rd Equatorial Guinea 0.74% -46.8%
34th Finland 0.75% 93.8%
35th Morocco 0.75% -50.8%
36th Cabo Verde 0.78% 154.6%
37th Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.81% 151.1%
38th Lao PDR 0.83% -48.3%
39th Panama 0.88% 18.3%
40th Zimbabwe 0.89% 157.4%
41st Grenada 0.91% -44.7%
42nd Armenia 0.97% 168.1%
43rd El Salvador 1.01% 67.6%
44th San Marino 1.01% 57.5%
45th France 1.03% 236.2%
46th Greece 1.12% 8,525.0%
47th Croatia 1.13% 279.3%
48th Denmark 1.15% 6,647.8%
49th Belize 1.15% 73.6%
50th Italy 1.23% 2,553.1%
51st Macao SAR, China 1.23% -48.2%
52nd Slovak Republic 1.31% 378.0%
53rd Senegal 1.32% 10.6%
54th Romania 1.34% 186.1%
55th North Macedonia 1.35% 665.5%
56th Malta 1.36% 51.6%
57th Portugal 1.37% 115.2%
58th Netherlands 1.38% 1,122.5%
59th Bahrain 1.39% -50.3%
60th Palau 1.42% 206.1%
61st Slovenia 1.43% 2,698.4%
62nd European Union 1.43% 679.5%
63rd Burkina Faso 1.48% 236.3%
64th Kosovo 1.49% 444.8%
65th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.49% -38.0%
66th Germany 1.51% 311.3%
67th Bahamas, The 1.52% 560.1%
68th Curaçao 1.59% 3,458.7%
69th Oman 1.59% 79.0%
70th China 1.59% -20.5%
71st Canada 1.60% 11.7%
72nd Costa Rica 1.63% 9,664.2%
73rd Guinea-Bissau 1.69% -37.5%
74th Luxembourg 1.73% 3,925.1%
75th Samoa 1.75% 2,297.1%
76th Puerto Rico (US) 1.75% 695.9%
77th Mali 1.76% 197.7%
78th Iceland 1.76% 4.0%
79th Sweden 1.79% 57.4%
80th New Zealand 1.85% 186.5%
81st Norway 1.88% -47.2%
82nd Trinidad and Tobago 1.88% -38.7%
83rd Guyana 1.90% 130.3%
84th Korea 1.94% 100.0%
85th Australia 1.95% 52.6%
86th Spain 1.96% 680.4%
87th United Arab Emirates 1.97% 21.5%
88th Albania 1.99% 54.4%
89th Bulgaria 2.06% 255.8%
90th Poland 2.08% 406.6%
91st Austria 2.08% 113.9%
92nd Belgium 2.13% 20.0%
93rd United States 2.13% 68.1%
94th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2.15% 1,462.9%
95th Kuwait 2.17% -26.3%
96th Chile 2.18% -42.4%
97th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.19% 1,862.7%
98th Mauritania 2.25% 53.1%
99th Hungary 2.35% 491.5%
100th Montenegro 2.38% 975.1%
101st Antigua and Barbuda 2.43% 597.4%
102nd Czechia 2.45% 258.3%
103rd United Kingdom 2.56% 287.5%
104th Andorra 2.59% 712.8%
105th Gabon 2.65% 27.1%
106th Nepal 2.78% -72.0%
107th Niger 2.80% 1,319.5%
108th Maldives 2.82% 251.7%
109th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.82% -22.1%
110th Philippines 2.85% 131.2%
111th Seychelles 2.86% 362.8%
112th Cambodia 2.91% -3.8%
113th Latvia 2.93% 2,860.0%
114th Peru 2.99% -16.6%
115th Vanuatu 3.08% 266.3%
116th Serbia 3.13% 179.1%
117th Kyrgyz Republic 3.18% 716.3%
118th Dominican Republic 3.28% 103.2%
119th Botswana 3.31% 17.7%
120th Jordan 3.32% 527.8%
121st India 3.33% -26.4%
122nd Fiji 3.35% -13.3%
123rd Estonia 3.42% 327.2%
124th Brazil 3.45% -60.6%
125th Viet Nam 3.52% 31.6%
126th Paraguay 3.60% -11.7%
127th Mauritius 3.67% 267.1%
128th Russian Federation 3.68% -47.7%
129th Lithuania 3.72% 449.1%
130th Indonesia 3.81% 7.9%
131st Nicaragua 3.85% 9.3%
132nd Malaysia 3.87% 86.5%
133rd Honduras 3.93% 44.4%
134th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3.96% 16,387.5%
135th Pakistan 4.09% 42.6%
136th Tuvalu 4.09% 17.0%
137th Central African Republic 4.18% -15.5%
138th Mongolia 4.30% 450.8%
139th Colombia 4.31% -42.5%
140th Lebanon 4.32% 635.5%
141st Jamaica 4.38% 86.3%
142nd Guatemala 4.42% -0.6%
143rd Lesotho 4.45% -28.3%
144th Nauru 4.46% -45.2%
145th Myanmar 4.57% -32.4%
146th Barbados 4.66% 208.4%
147th Bhutan 4.96% 50.6%
148th Afghanistan 4.98% 13.5%
149th South Africa 5.19% -17.9%
150th Uganda 5.21% 0.8%
151st Tunisia 5.31% 46.3%
152nd Tanzania 5.32% 2.9%
153rd Papua New Guinea 5.42% -18.8%
154th Algeria 5.59% -12.6%
155th São Tomé and Principe 5.69% 5.2%
156th Bangladesh 5.70% -3.6%
157th Belarus 6.03% -49.0%
158th Georgia 6.04% 182.7%
159th Mexico 6.04% 114.2%
160th Namibia 6.15% -8.6%
161st Uruguay 6.22% -35.5%
162nd Eswatini 6.22% -20.7%
163rd Moldova 6.57% 3.3%
164th Zambia 6.58% -63.2%
165th Tajikistan 7.31% 23.6%
166th Kazakhstan 7.44% -48.9%
167th Tonga 7.52% 1,310.5%
168th Sri Lanka 7.70% 93.3%
169th Kenya 8.01% 26.7%
170th Gambia, The 8.03% 11.2%
171st Turkmenistan 8.04% 120.5%
172nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.04% 17.6%
173rd Rwanda 8.28% 44.7%
174th Madagascar 8.61% 42.2%
175th Guinea 8.91% 9.1%
176th Haiti 10.68% -6.6%
177th Türkiye 11.14% 43.3%
178th Malawi 11.54% -46.9%
179th Ghana 12.37% -29.1%
180th Liberia 12.42% 40.4%
181st Azerbaijan 12.94% 3.9%
182nd Uzbekistan 13.88% 57.3%
183rd Ukraine 14.44% 3.8%
184th Mozambique 15.11% -17.8%
185th Burundi 16.05% 188.8%
186th Nigeria 16.50% 5.1%
187th Syrian Arab Republic 18.08% -62.1%
188th Sierra Leone 18.22% 67.4%
189th Suriname 22.00% -60.4%
190th Argentina 25.68% 141.8%
191st Libya 25.80% -0.2%
192nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 29.51% 188.9%
193rd Angola 29.84% -2.8%
194th Yemen, Republic of 30.40% 42.7%
195th Sudan 32.35% 82.3%
196th Congo, Democratic Republic of 35.73% 1,019.1%
197th South Sudan 187.85% -45.7%

FAQ

What was Puerto Rico (US)'s inflation rate in 2017?

Puerto Rico (US)'s inflation rate in 2017 was 1.75%. This ranked 76th globally.

How did Puerto Rico (US)'s inflation rate change in 2017?

Puerto Rico (US)'s inflation rate increased by 695.9% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 2017?

South Sudan had the highest inflation rate in 2017 at 187.85%.

What is the inflation rate of Puerto Rico (US) in 2017?

The inflation rate of Puerto Rico (US) in 2017 was 1.75%. This ranked 76th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Puerto Rico (US)'s inflation rate?

Puerto Rico (US)'s inflation rate went from -0.29% in 2016 to 1.75% in 2017, a 695.9% increase.