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Inflation Rate - Ranking 1997

All countries ranked by inflation rate · World Bank
Year

In 1997, Zimbabwe (-0.97%), Mali (-0.36%), and Oman (-0.36%) ranked highest in inflation rate among all countries. Bulgaria ranked lowest at 1,058.37%.

Inflation Rate by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Zimbabwe -0.97% -116.1%
2nd Mali -0.36% -105.6%
3rd Oman -0.36% -172.6%
4th St. Lucia -0.01% -100.6%
5th Saudi Arabia 0.06% -78.8%
6th Australia 0.22% -91.5%
7th Antigua and Barbuda 0.36% -87.8%
8th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.44% -89.9%
9th Switzerland 0.52% -35.8%
10th Bahamas, The 0.54% -56.9%
11th Seychelles 0.62% +130.0%
12th Sweden 0.66% -35.4%
13th Kuwait 0.68% -80.8%
14th Morocco 1.04% -63.1%
15th Belize 1.15% -82.1%
16th New Zealand 1.19% -48.1%
17th Finland 1.19% +12.2%
18th France 1.20% -42.1%
19th Grenada 1.24% -38.8%
20th North Macedonia 1.29% -47.5%
21st Austria 1.31% -26.3%
22nd Panama 1.32% +4.8%
23rd Luxembourg 1.37% +18.3%
24th Comoros 1.50% -37.5%
25th Ireland 1.54% -29.3%
26th Central African Republic 1.61% -58.1%
27th Canada 1.62% +3.2%
28th Belgium 1.63% -7.5%
29th Brunei Darussalam 1.71% -14.3%
30th Japan 1.75% +1,166.5%
31st Senegal 1.75% -38.2%
32nd Iceland 1.82% -19.4%
33rd Puerto Rico (US) 1.89% -43.1%
34th Syrian Arab Republic 1.89% -78.7%
35th Guinea 1.94% -35.1%
36th Germany 1.94% +52.2%
37th Spain 1.97% -45.2%
38th Singapore 2.00% +45.3%
39th Italy 2.04% -48.7%
40th Netherlands 2.11% +45.9%
41st Tonga 2.12% -20.5%
42nd Yemen, Republic of 2.18% -94.4%
43rd Denmark 2.18% +4.3%
44th United Kingdom 2.20% -9.2%
45th Burkina Faso 2.32% -62.0%
46th Portugal 2.34% -20.4%
47th United States 2.34% -20.4%
48th Bahrain 2.43% +1,414.4%
49th Dominica 2.44% +43.2%
50th Djibouti 2.52% -28.3%
51st Kiribati 2.55% +253.2%
52nd Norway 2.57% +103.2%
53rd Malaysia 2.66% -23.5%
54th Micronesia, Federated States of 2.67% -4.6%
55th Gambia, The 2.78% +153.1%
56th China 2.79% -66.6%
57th Vanuatu 2.83% +205.7%
58th Niger 2.93% -45.1%
59th United Arab Emirates 2.97% -0.3%
60th Aruba 3.00% -5.3%
61st Equatorial Guinea 3.02% -33.6%
62nd Jordan 3.04% -53.3%
63rd Malta 3.11% +58.5%
64th European Union 3.11% -12.6%
65th Viet Nam 3.21% -42.6%
66th Fiji 3.37% +11.9%
67th Benin 3.47% -29.5%
68th Macao SAR, China 3.49% -27.6%
69th Libya 3.55% -11.2%
70th Guyana 3.56% -49.9%
71st Cyprus 3.61% +39.6%
72nd Trinidad and Tobago 3.63% +10.3%
73rd Tunisia 3.65% -2.2%
74th Azerbaijan 3.67% -81.4%
75th Eritrea 3.74% -63.7%
76th Papua New Guinea 3.96% -65.9%
77th Gabon 3.97% +475.9%
78th Nepal 4.01% -44.1%
79th Côte d'Ivoire 4.02% +48.9%
80th Croatia 4.17% +14.5%
81st Korea 4.44% -9.9%
82nd Madagascar 4.49% -77.3%
83rd El Salvador 4.49% -54.1%
84th Mauritania 4.63% -1.2%
85th Egypt, Arab Republic of 4.63% -34.8%
86th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.71% -62.1%
87th Cameroon 4.79% +22.1%
88th Qatar 4.83% -30.6%
89th Bangladesh 5.31% -22.4%
90th Greece 5.54% -29.7%
91st Chad 5.57% -50.8%
92nd Philippines 5.59% -32.6%
93rd Thailand 5.63% -3.4%
94th Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.73% +148.9%
95th Algeria 5.73% -69.3%
96th Hong Kong SAR, China 5.78% -8.7%
97th Chile 6.13% -16.6%
98th Slovak Republic 6.14% +6.2%
99th Indonesia 6.23% -22.0%
100th Bhutan 6.51% -25.9%
101st Mauritius 6.83% +4.3%
102nd Samoa 6.86% +26.6%
103rd Brazil 6.93% -56.0%
104th Paraguay 6.95% -28.9%
105th West Bank and Gaza 7.09% -
106th Georgia 7.09% -82.0%
107th Eswatini 7.13% +10.9%
108th Suriname 7.15% +151.6%
109th India 7.16% -24.1%
110th Mozambique 7.36% -84.8%
111th Maldives 7.57% +21.3%
112th Barbados 7.71% +223.2%
113th Lebanon 7.75% -12.7%
114th Cambodia 7.96% +11.4%
115th Solomon Islands 8.08% -31.3%
116th Uganda 8.17% +8.7%
117th Togo 8.25% +79.5%
118th Dominican Republic 8.30% +53.7%
119th Slovenia 8.36% -15.7%
120th Lesotho 8.38% -5.8%
121st Latvia 8.45% -52.0%
122nd Nigeria 8.53% -70.9%
123rd Cabo Verde 8.56% +42.4%
124th Peru 8.56% -25.9%
125th Czechia 8.60% -1.9%
126th South Africa 8.60% +15.7%
127th Botswana 8.72% -13.7%
128th Lithuania 8.88% -61.5%
129th St. Kitts and Nevis 8.91% +334.8%
130th Israel 8.95% -20.6%
131st Malawi 9.14% -75.8%
132nd Nicaragua 9.19% -21.1%
133rd Guatemala 9.23% -16.5%
134th Sri Lanka 9.57% -39.9%
135th Jamaica 9.66% -63.4%
136th Namibia 9.68% +11.2%
137th Estonia 10.58% -46.4%
138th Kenya 11.36% +66.7%
139th Pakistan 11.38% +5.6%
140th Moldova 11.77% -49.9%
141st Rwanda 12.02% -8.9%
142nd Congo, Republic of 12.70% +71.6%
143rd Costa Rica 13.25% -24.3%
144th Armenia 13.96% -25.2%
145th Sierra Leone 14.56% -37.1%
146th Russian Federation 14.76% -69.1%
147th Poland 14.91% -25.1%
148th Ukraine 15.94% -80.1%
149th Tanzania 16.09% -23.6%
150th Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.35% -27.5%
151st Kazakhstan 17.41% -55.6%
152nd Hungary 18.31% -22.0%
153rd Colombia 18.47% -11.2%
154th Uruguay 19.82% -30.1%
155th Honduras 20.20% -15.3%
156th Haiti 20.56% -0.1%
157th Mexico 20.63% -40.0%
158th Iraq 23.06% +243.1%
159th Serbia 23.31% -75.6%
160th Kyrgyz Republic 23.44% -26.6%
161st Zambia 24.42% -36.7%
162nd Lao PDR 27.51% +43.7%
163rd Ghana 27.89% -37.3%
164th Myanmar 29.70% +82.5%
165th Ecuador 30.66% +25.6%
166th Burundi 31.11% +15.7%
167th Albania 33.18% +160.6%
168th São Tomé and Principe 35.82% -14.8%
169th Mongolia 36.56% -21.9%
170th Sudan 47.17% -45.6%
171st Guinea-Bissau 49.10% -3.6%
172nd Belarus 63.94% +21.4%
173rd Uzbekistan 70.86% +31.3%
174th Turkmenistan 83.72% -91.6%
175th Türkiye 85.67% +6.8%
176th Tajikistan 87.96% -79.0%
177th Romania 154.76% +298.8%
178th Congo, Democratic Republic of 198.52% -67.8%
179th Angola 219.18% -94.7%
180th Bulgaria 1,058.37% +760.5%

FAQ

Which country has the highest inflation rate in 1997?

Zimbabwe has the highest inflation rate in 1997 at -0.97%.

Which country has the lowest inflation rate in 1997?

Bulgaria has the lowest inflation rate in 1997 at 1,058.37%.

How many countries are ranked by inflation rate?

180 countries have inflation rate data for 1997.

What are the top 3 countries by inflation rate?

1. Zimbabwe (-0.97%), 2. Mali (-0.36%), 3. Oman (-0.36%).