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Inflation Rate - Ranking 1988

All countries ranked by inflation rate · World Bank
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In 1988, Gabon (-8.78%), Central African Republic (-3.96%), and Senegal (-1.83%) ranked highest in inflation rate among all countries. Nicaragua ranked lowest at 4,775.20%.

Inflation Rate by Country - 1988
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Gabon -8.78% -777.6%
2nd Central African Republic -3.96% +43.3%
3rd Senegal -1.83% +55.8%
4th Niger -1.39% +79.0%
5th Zimbabwe -1.06% -108.3%
6th Togo -0.15% -379.5%
7th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.23% -92.3%
8th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.23% -75.2%
9th Comoros 0.29% -91.2%
10th Bahrain 0.30% +117.8%
11th Panama 0.36% -63.9%
12th Japan 0.68% +434.3%
13th Netherlands 0.74% +173.8%
14th St. Lucia 0.83% -88.2%
15th Saudi Arabia 0.91% +137.9%
16th Malta 0.94% +125.6%
17th Congo, Republic of 1.03% -70.9%
18th Kiribati 1.14% +111.1%
19th Belgium 1.16% -25.3%
20th Brunei Darussalam 1.19% -4.3%
21st Germany 1.27% +426.5%
22nd Mauritania 1.32% -83.8%
23rd Luxembourg 1.44% +1,536.6%
24th Kuwait 1.47% +124.2%
25th Singapore 1.52% +215.4%
26th Oman 1.59% -38.0%
27th Cameroon 1.68% -39.8%
28th Angola 1.83% +0.0%
29th Seychelles 1.84% -18.0%
30th Switzerland 1.87% +30.5%
31st Austria 1.92% +36.1%
32nd Ireland 2.13% -32.3%
33rd Morocco 2.37% -12.2%
34th Bulgaria 2.37% -12.2%
35th Equatorial Guinea 2.52% +119.2%
36th Malaysia 2.56% +246.9%
37th Puerto Rico (US) 2.58% +24.0%
38th Romania 2.60% +136.4%
39th France 2.70% -17.9%
40th Dominica 2.92% -39.3%
41st Rwanda 2.98% -28.2%
42nd Aruba 3.12% -14.2%
43rd Belize 3.14% +55.3%
44th Cyprus 3.43% +28.0%
45th Benin 3.45% +357.3%
46th Thailand 3.86% +50.5%
47th Grenada 4.00% +558.7%
48th Canada 4.03% -7.7%
49th Cabo Verde 4.07% +8.6%
50th United States 4.08% +14.0%
51st Haiti 4.11% +135.9%
52nd United Kingdom 4.16% +2.2%
53rd Burkina Faso 4.26% +249.3%
54th Bahamas, The 4.40% -26.6%
55th Burundi 4.49% -36.4%
56th Honduras 4.49% +80.6%
57th Denmark 4.54% +14.0%
58th European Union 4.54% +12.8%
59th Qatar 4.60% +2.5%
60th Spain 4.84% -7.8%
61st Barbados 4.86% +36.2%
62nd United Arab Emirates 5.00% -9.1%
63rd Italy 5.06% +7.2%
64th Finland 5.09% +24.6%
65th Papua New Guinea 5.45% +63.2%
66th Sweden 5.82% +38.0%
67th Algeria 5.91% +0.9%
68th Libya 6.09% +37.6%
69th New Zealand 6.38% -59.6%
70th Maldives 6.46% -44.8%
71st Jordan 6.61% +3,249.2%
72nd Norway 6.68% -23.4%
73rd Antigua and Barbuda 6.80% +88.8%
74th Côte d'Ivoire 6.93% -0.7%
75th Korea 7.15% +134.5%
76th Tunisia 7.20% -12.5%
77th Australia 7.22% -15.4%
78th Suriname 7.31% -86.3%
79th Bangladesh 7.41% -29.5%
80th Trinidad and Tobago 7.76% -27.8%
81st Hong Kong SAR, China 7.89% +39.1%
82nd Indonesia 8.05% -13.0%
83rd Jamaica 8.27% -26.2%
84th Botswana 8.35% -14.8%
85th Samoa 8.51% -23.8%
86th Vanuatu 8.76% -45.4%
87th Pakistan 8.84% +88.4%
88th Mali 8.95% +159.9%
89th Nepal 8.98% -32.4%
90th Mauritius 9.16% +1,173.9%
91st India 9.38% +3.6%
92nd Tonga 9.92% +28.9%
93rd Bhutan 10.10% +43.3%
94th Portugal 10.10% +7.4%
95th Guatemala 10.83% -0.1%
96th Lesotho 11.46% -4.8%
97th Gambia, The 11.69% -50.7%
98th Fiji 11.76% +107.6%
99th Kenya 12.26% +42.0%
100th South Africa 12.78% -22.1%
101st Greece 13.53% -17.5%
102nd Philippines 13.86% +355.6%
103rd Sri Lanka 13.99% +81.3%
104th Chile 14.68% -26.1%
105th Lao PDR 14.80% +142.1%
106th Chad 15.48% +666.9%
107th Hungary 15.72% +81.1%
108th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16.00% +9.8%
109th Myanmar 16.04% -35.2%
110th Israel 16.38% -17.5%
111th Solomon Islands 16.74% +45.6%
112th Egypt, Arab Republic of 17.66% -29.9%
113th China 18.81% +157.7%
114th El Salvador 19.76% -20.5%
115th Eswatini 20.39% +52.5%
116th Costa Rica 20.83% +24.0%
117th Paraguay 22.59% +4.3%
118th Cambodia 23.00% +173.6%
119th Iceland 25.73% +37.1%
120th Madagascar 26.85% +73.7%
121st Guinea 27.29% -26.0%
122nd Colombia 28.11% +20.5%
123rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 28.67% +3.5%
124th Tanzania 31.19% +4.3%
125th Ghana 31.36% -21.1%
126th Malawi 33.91% +35.4%
127th Sierra Leone 34.29% -80.8%
128th Syrian Arab Republic 34.56% -51.6%
129th Guyana 39.90% +39.0%
130th Dominican Republic 43.86% +223.7%
131st São Tomé and Principe 44.28% +77.1%
132nd Zambia 51.00% +18.5%
133rd Nigeria 54.51% +382.8%
134th Ecuador 58.22% +97.3%
135th Mozambique 58.51% -64.3%
136th Poland 58.72% +132.7%
137th Guinea-Bissau 60.28% -30.5%
138th Uruguay 62.19% -2.2%
139th Sudan 64.70% +144.0%
140th Türkiye 68.81% +77.1%
141st Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.09% -21.3%
142nd Mexico 114.16% -13.5%
143rd Lebanon 155.00% -68.2%
144th Uganda 166.70% -22.6%
145th Croatia 185.71% +39.3%
146th Slovenia 198.75% +50.5%
147th Viet Nam 374.35% +3.9%
148th Brazil 629.11% +175.5%
149th Peru 667.02% +677.0%
150th Nicaragua 4,775.20% -63.6%

FAQ

Which country has the highest inflation rate in 1988?

Gabon has the highest inflation rate in 1988 at -8.78%.

Which country has the lowest inflation rate in 1988?

Nicaragua has the lowest inflation rate in 1988 at 4,775.20%.

How many countries are ranked by inflation rate?

150 countries have inflation rate data for 1988.

What are the top 3 countries by inflation rate?

1. Gabon (-8.78%), 2. Central African Republic (-3.96%), 3. Senegal (-1.83%).