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Sri Lanka - Inflation Rate 1975

Name: Sri Lanka Inflation Rate 1975
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

6.63% −5.68pp from 1974 Global rank: 10th

Sri Lanka's inflation rate was 6.63% in 1975, decreased +5.68pp from 12.30% in 1974. This was the 10th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1975▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1975
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Poland	2.26%	-68.0%
2nd	Singapore	2.54%	-88.7%
3rd	Hungary	3.84%	113.8%
4th	Malaysia	4.49%	-74.1%
5th	Cyprus	4.64%	-71.3%
6th	Thailand	5.33%	-78.1%
7th	India	5.75%	-79.9%
8th	Panama	5.88%	-63.8%
9th	Germany	5.91%	-15.4%
10th	Sri Lanka	6.63%	-46.1%
11th	Paraguay	6.69%	-73.5%
12th	Switzerland	6.70%	-31.4%
13th	Philippines	6.76%	-80.2%
14th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	6.80%	-
15th	Nepal	7.59%	-61.7%
16th	Morocco	7.92%	-54.9%
17th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	7.98%	-87.3%
18th	Madagascar	8.19%	-62.9%
19th	Algeria	8.23%	75.1%
20th	Honduras	8.38%	-34.8%
21st	Kuwait	8.39%	-35.4%
22nd	Austria	8.45%	-11.3%
23rd	Suriname	8.45%	-49.9%
24th	Samoa	8.79%	-64.8%
25th	Malta	8.79%	21.2%
26th	Niger	9.12%	168.3%
27th	Libya	9.12%	22.3%
28th	United States	9.14%	-17.3%
29th	Iraq	9.52%	23.6%
30th	Denmark	9.61%	-37.1%
31st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	9.67%	-3.5%
32nd	Sweden	9.78%	-1.3%
33rd	Solomon Islands	10.07%	-46.6%
34th	Netherlands	10.22%	6.5%
35th	Bahamas, The	10.36%	-20.7%
36th	European Union	10.47%	-20.5%
37th	Papua New Guinea	10.49%	-54.7%
38th	Canada	10.67%	-3.0%
39th	Luxembourg	10.72%	12.3%
40th	Côte d'Ivoire	11.44%	-34.1%
41st	Syrian Arab Republic	11.46%	-26.2%
42nd	France	11.69%	-14.4%
43rd	Norway	11.69%	24.2%
44th	Japan	11.73%	-49.5%
45th	Botswana	11.97%	-
46th	Jordan	11.98%	-38.3%
47th	Eswatini	12.05%	-37.5%
48th	Belgium	12.77%	0.7%
49th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	12.88%	-9.6%
50th	Fiji	13.06%	-9.9%
51st	Guatemala	13.16%	-20.2%
52nd	South Africa	13.43%	14.5%
53rd	Cameroon	13.55%	-21.4%
54th	Greece	13.63%	-48.7%
55th	Lesotho	14.21%	5.9%
56th	Ecuador	14.29%	-37.1%
57th	Dominican Republic	14.50%	10.4%
58th	New Zealand	14.68%	32.2%
59th	Mauritius	14.74%	-49.4%
60th	Mexico	14.94%	-37.2%
61st	Australia	15.16%	-1.6%
62nd	Portugal	15.27%	-39.1%
63rd	Burundi	15.71%	-0.1%
64th	Bahrain	16.16%	-33.8%
65th	Haiti	16.77%	12.2%
66th	Italy	16.95%	-11.5%
67th	Spain	16.95%	8.1%
68th	Trinidad and Tobago	16.98%	-22.9%
69th	Costa Rica	17.37%	-42.2%
70th	Jamaica	17.38%	-36.0%
71st	St. Lucia	17.74%	-48.2%
72nd	Finland	17.81%	5.2%
73rd	Togo	18.01%	40.4%
74th	Seychelles	18.61%	-23.8%
75th	Burkina Faso	18.76%	115.1%
76th	El Salvador	19.09%	13.0%
77th	Kenya	19.12%	7.4%
78th	Indonesia	19.17%	-52.7%
79th	Dominica	19.90%	-42.1%
80th	Barbados	20.29%	-47.9%
81st	Ireland	20.88%	23.0%
82nd	Pakistan	20.90%	-21.6%
83rd	Türkiye	21.23%	-11.2%
84th	Colombia	23.44%	-1.8%
85th	Peru	23.62%	39.8%
86th	Sudan	23.96%	-8.4%
87th	United Kingdom	24.21%	50.9%
88th	Korea	25.25%	3.9%
89th	Gambia, The	25.92%	180.7%
90th	Tanzania	26.06%	33.0%
91st	Gabon	28.45%	135.7%
92nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	28.66%	-2.8%
93rd	Ghana	29.82%	64.5%
94th	Rwanda	30.23%	-2.8%
95th	Senegal	31.65%	90.7%
96th	Myanmar	31.66%	25.6%
97th	Nigeria	33.96%	168.0%
98th	Saudi Arabia	34.58%	61.3%
99th	Israel	39.31%	-0.9%
100th	Iceland	49.36%	16.1%
101st	Uruguay	81.41%	5.4%
102nd	Chile	374.74%	-25.8%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's inflation rate in 1975?▾

Sri Lanka's inflation rate in 1975 was 6.63%. This ranked 10th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's inflation rate change in 1975?▾

Sri Lanka's inflation rate decreased by 46.1% in 1975 compared to 1974.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1975?▾

Chile had the highest inflation rate in 1975 at 374.74%.

What is the inflation rate of Sri Lanka in 1975?▾

The inflation rate of Sri Lanka in 1975 was 6.63%. This ranked 10th globally.

How does 1975 compare to 1974 for Sri Lanka's inflation rate?▾

Sri Lanka's inflation rate went from 12.30% in 1974 to 6.63% in 1975, a 46.1% decrease.

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