Inflation Rate - Ranking 2018
Year
In 2018, Eritrea (-14.40%), Burundi (-2.81%), and St. Kitts and Nevis (-1.04%) ranked highest in inflation rate among all countries. South Sudan ranked lowest at 83.50%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eritrea | -14.40% | -8.2% |
| 2nd | Burundi | -2.81% | -117.8% |
| 3rd | St. Kitts and Nevis | -1.04% | -249.0% |
| 4th | Rwanda | -0.31% | -106.5% |
| 5th | Ecuador | -0.22% | -153.7% |
| 6th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.20% | -191.6% |
| 7th | Maldives | -0.13% | -105.9% |
| 8th | Djibouti | 0.15% | -74.4% |
| 9th | Qatar | 0.26% | -57.6% |
| 10th | Belize | 0.27% | -76.5% |
| 11th | Mali | 0.30% | -87.5% |
| 12th | Iraq | 0.37% | +83.7% |
| 13th | Guinea-Bissau | 0.38% | +305.0% |
| 14th | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.40% | -45.5% |
| 15th | Singapore | 0.44% | -24.0% |
| 16th | Senegal | 0.46% | -59.7% |
| 17th | Ireland | 0.47% | +81.9% |
| 18th | Kuwait | 0.54% | -65.2% |
| 19th | Kiribati | 0.56% | +58.4% |
| 20th | Greece | 0.63% | -45.0% |
| 21st | Afghanistan | 0.63% | -87.4% |
| 22nd | Panama | 0.76% | -13.1% |
| 23rd | Marshall Islands | 0.80% | +1,504.0% |
| 24th | Grenada | 0.80% | -11.8% |
| 25th | Israel | 0.81% | +232.7% |
| 26th | Denmark | 0.81% | -23.1% |
| 27th | Malaysia | 0.88% | -76.7% |
| 28th | Oman | 0.89% | -39.0% |
| 29th | Benin | 0.92% | -48.0% |
| 30th | Togo | 0.93% | +531.5% |
| 31st | Liechtenstein | 0.94% | +74.8% |
| 32nd | Switzerland | 0.94% | +75.0% |
| 33rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.94% | -94.8% |
| 34th | Japan | 0.99% | +103.1% |
| 35th | Dominica | 0.99% | +234.2% |
| 36th | Portugal | 0.99% | -36.1% |
| 37th | Andorra | 1.00% | -61.5% |
| 38th | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.02% | -45.9% |
| 39th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.03% | +181.3% |
| 40th | Kosovo | 1.05% | -29.2% |
| 41st | Equatorial Guinea | 1.06% | +42.1% |
| 42nd | Thailand | 1.06% | +60.2% |
| 43rd | Cameroon | 1.07% | +66.7% |
| 44th | Nauru | 1.07% | -76.0% |
| 45th | Finland | 1.08% | +29.2% |
| 46th | El Salvador | 1.09% | +7.5% |
| 47th | Italy | 1.14% | -14.2% |
| 48th | Congo, Republic of | 1.15% | +156.7% |
| 49th | Malta | 1.16% | -8.2% |
| 50th | San Marino | 1.16% | +14.7% |
| 51st | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.21% | -50.4% |
| 52nd | Cabo Verde | 1.26% | +60.5% |
| 53rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 1.27% | -27.4% |
| 54th | Guyana | 1.28% | -34.0% |
| 55th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.42% | +75.0% |
| 56th | Cyprus | 1.44% | +113.3% |
| 57th | North Macedonia | 1.46% | +7.9% |
| 58th | Korea | 1.48% | -24.1% |
| 59th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.50% | +1,429.0% |
| 60th | Croatia | 1.50% | +15.2% |
| 61st | Peru | 1.51% | -46.2% |
| 62nd | Luxembourg | 1.53% | -27.7% |
| 63rd | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.54% | -51.4% |
| 64th | New Zealand | 1.60% | -13.7% |
| 65th | Central African Republic | 1.61% | -61.4% |
| 66th | Spain | 1.67% | -17.7% |
| 67th | Netherlands | 1.70% | +31.6% |
| 68th | Germany | 1.73% | +1.8% |
| 69th | Slovenia | 1.74% | +21.7% |
| 70th | European Union | 1.74% | +21.7% |
| 71st | Morocco | 1.80% | +123.8% |
| 72nd | Poland | 1.81% | -7.9% |
| 73rd | France | 1.85% | +58.7% |
| 74th | Australia | 1.91% | -4.2% |
| 75th | St. Lucia | 1.94% | +1,761.2% |
| 76th | Sweden | 1.95% | +4.6% |
| 77th | Burkina Faso | 1.96% | +31.9% |
| 78th | Serbia | 1.96% | -37.4% |
| 79th | Austria | 2.00% | -10.3% |
| 80th | Albania | 2.03% | +2.2% |
| 81st | Lao PDR | 2.04% | +147.3% |
| 82nd | Belgium | 2.05% | -7.7% |
| 83rd | China | 2.07% | +32.2% |
| 84th | Bahrain | 2.09% | +50.6% |
| 85th | Palau | 2.11% | +91.6% |
| 86th | Sri Lanka | 2.14% | -67.6% |
| 87th | Czechia | 2.15% | -12.3% |
| 88th | Comoros | 2.15% | +2,238.6% |
| 89th | Tuvalu | 2.16% | -47.1% |
| 90th | Costa Rica | 2.22% | +36.6% |
| 91st | Bahamas, The | 2.27% | +51.1% |
| 92nd | Canada | 2.27% | +42.0% |
| 93rd | Azerbaijan | 2.27% | -82.5% |
| 94th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.27% | -19.5% |
| 95th | United Kingdom | 2.29% | -14.5% |
| 96th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.32% | +7.9% |
| 97th | Vanuatu | 2.33% | -24.0% |
| 98th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 2.41% | +61.1% |
| 99th | Chile | 2.43% | +11.6% |
| 100th | United States | 2.44% | +14.6% |
| 101st | Cambodia | 2.46% | -15.3% |
| 102nd | Saudi Arabia | 2.47% | +394.3% |
| 103rd | Slovak Republic | 2.51% | +80.5% |
| 104th | Armenia | 2.52% | +168.4% |
| 105th | Latvia | 2.53% | -12.4% |
| 106th | Curaçao | 2.58% | +62.9% |
| 107th | Montenegro | 2.61% | +9.7% |
| 108th | Georgia | 2.62% | -56.7% |
| 109th | Uganda | 2.62% | -53.1% |
| 110th | Timor-Leste | 2.64% | +404.1% |
| 111th | Iceland | 2.68% | +51.7% |
| 112th | Lithuania | 2.70% | -27.4% |
| 113th | Bhutan | 2.72% | -37.2% |
| 114th | Norway | 2.76% | +47.5% |
| 115th | Bulgaria | 2.81% | +136.9% |
| 116th | Hungary | 2.85% | +21.1% |
| 117th | Russian Federation | 2.88% | -21.8% |
| 118th | Niger | 2.97% | +1,827.0% |
| 119th | Macao SAR, China | 3.00% | +144.9% |
| 120th | Moldova | 3.05% | -53.2% |
| 121st | Mauritania | 3.07% | +35.2% |
| 122nd | United Arab Emirates | 3.07% | +56.1% |
| 123rd | Indonesia | 3.20% | -16.0% |
| 124th | Mauritius | 3.22% | -12.5% |
| 125th | Botswana | 3.24% | -1.8% |
| 126th | Colombia | 3.24% | -24.8% |
| 127th | Estonia | 3.44% | -5.9% |
| 128th | Solomon Islands | 3.46% | +588.2% |
| 129th | Tanzania | 3.49% | -34.3% |
| 130th | Viet Nam | 3.54% | +0.5% |
| 131st | Dominican Republic | 3.56% | +8.7% |
| 132nd | Aruba | 3.63% | +452.7% |
| 133rd | Brazil | 3.66% | +6.4% |
| 134th | Barbados | 3.67% | -17.0% |
| 135th | Seychelles | 3.70% | +32.3% |
| 136th | Jamaica | 3.74% | -14.6% |
| 137th | Guatemala | 3.75% | -15.2% |
| 138th | Tajikistan | 3.84% | -47.4% |
| 139th | Mozambique | 3.91% | -75.2% |
| 140th | India | 3.94% | +9.8% |
| 141st | Paraguay | 3.98% | +10.0% |
| 142nd | Fiji | 4.08% | +21.9% |
| 143rd | Samoa | 4.20% | +211.8% |
| 144th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 4.27% | +7.8% |
| 145th | Algeria | 4.27% | -23.6% |
| 146th | Chad | 4.27% | +568.7% |
| 147th | Namibia | 4.29% | -30.2% |
| 148th | Honduras | 4.35% | +10.5% |
| 149th | Papua New Guinea | 4.37% | -19.3% |
| 150th | Nepal | 4.41% | -2.0% |
| 151st | Jordan | 4.46% | +34.2% |
| 152nd | South Africa | 4.51% | -14.8% |
| 153rd | Romania | 4.63% | +244.2% |
| 154th | Kenya | 4.69% | -41.3% |
| 155th | Gabon | 4.75% | +79.1% |
| 156th | Lesotho | 4.75% | +6.6% |
| 157th | Eswatini | 4.82% | -22.6% |
| 158th | Belarus | 4.87% | -19.2% |
| 159th | Mexico | 4.90% | -18.9% |
| 160th | Nicaragua | 4.95% | +28.5% |
| 161st | Tonga | 5.03% | -30.1% |
| 162nd | Pakistan | 5.08% | +6.3% |
| 163rd | Philippines | 5.31% | +86.1% |
| 164th | Bangladesh | 5.54% | +1.9% |
| 165th | Lebanon | 6.08% | +35.5% |
| 166th | Kazakhstan | 6.16% | -17.4% |
| 167th | Gambia, The | 6.52% | -19.0% |
| 168th | Mongolia | 6.82% | +59.3% |
| 169th | Myanmar | 6.87% | +70.3% |
| 170th | Suriname | 6.94% | -68.5% |
| 171st | Tunisia | 7.31% | +37.6% |
| 172nd | Zambia | 7.49% | +14.0% |
| 173rd | Uruguay | 7.61% | +22.3% |
| 174th | Ghana | 7.81% | -36.9% |
| 175th | São Tomé and Principe | 7.87% | +38.3% |
| 176th | Madagascar | 8.59% | +0.0% |
| 177th | Guinea | 9.83% | +10.2% |
| 178th | Zimbabwe | 10.62% | +1,070.8% |
| 179th | Ukraine | 10.95% | -24.2% |
| 180th | Nigeria | 12.10% | -26.7% |
| 181st | Malawi | 12.42% | +7.6% |
| 182nd | Haiti | 12.48% | +17.6% |
| 183rd | Libya | 13.17% | -49.0% |
| 184th | Turkmenistan | 13.30% | +65.4% |
| 185th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 14.40% | -38.8% |
| 186th | Sierra Leone | 16.03% | -12.0% |
| 187th | Türkiye | 16.33% | +46.6% |
| 188th | Uzbekistan | 17.52% | +26.3% |
| 189th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 18.01% | +118.8% |
| 190th | Angola | 19.63% | -34.2% |
| 191st | Liberia | 23.56% | +89.5% |
| 192nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 29.27% | -18.1% |
| 193rd | Yemen, Republic of | 33.65% | +10.7% |
| 194th | Argentina | 34.28% | +33.5% |
| 195th | Sudan | 63.29% | +95.6% |
| 196th | South Sudan | 83.50% | -60.8% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest inflation rate in 2018?▾
Eritrea has the highest inflation rate in 2018 at -14.40%.
Which country has the lowest inflation rate in 2018?▾
South Sudan has the lowest inflation rate in 2018 at 83.50%.
How many countries are ranked by inflation rate?▾
196 countries have inflation rate data for 2018.
What are the top 3 countries by inflation rate?▾
1. Eritrea (-14.40%), 2. Burundi (-2.81%), 3. St. Kitts and Nevis (-1.04%).