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Sri Lanka - Inflation Rate 1986

Name: Sri Lanka Inflation Rate 1986
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

7.98% +6.50pp from 1985 Global rank: 85th

Sri Lanka's inflation rate was 7.98% in 1986, increased +6.50pp from 1.48% in 1985. This was the 85th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1986▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1986
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Equatorial Guinea	-17.64%	-121.0%
2nd	Chad	-13.06%	-357.5%
3rd	Comoros	-11.29%	-234.7%
4th	Niger	-3.21%	-199.8%
5th	Saudi Arabia	-3.20%	-38.7%
6th	Burkina Faso	-2.61%	-137.0%
7th	Bahrain	-2.30%	4.3%
8th	Mali	-1.39%	-115.3%
9th	Singapore	-1.39%	-382.2%
10th	Rwanda	-1.12%	-164.6%
11th	Puerto Rico (US)	-0.24%	-211.3%
12th	Germany	-0.13%	-106.2%
13th	Panama	-0.07%	-106.5%
14th	St. Kitts and Nevis	-0.01%	-100.3%
15th	Netherlands	0.08%	-96.4%
16th	Seychelles	0.24%	-59.6%
17th	Luxembourg	0.29%	-92.8%
18th	Benin	0.41%	-64.0%
19th	Antigua and Barbuda	0.50%	-49.8%
20th	Grenada	0.56%	-77.7%
21st	Japan	0.60%	-70.8%
22nd	Romania	0.70%	450.0%
23rd	Malaysia	0.74%	-71.5%
24th	Switzerland	0.75%	-78.1%
25th	Qatar	0.76%	-32.9%
26th	Belize	0.80%	-80.7%
27th	Kuwait	0.95%	-36.0%
28th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1.03%	-50.6%
29th	Aruba	1.07%	-73.4%
30th	Philippines	1.15%	-95.1%
31st	Cyprus	1.22%	-75.8%
32nd	Belgium	1.29%	-73.4%
33rd	Barbados	1.33%	-72.6%
34th	Mauritius	1.63%	-80.4%
35th	Burundi	1.68%	-55.6%
36th	Austria	1.71%	-46.5%
37th	Brunei Darussalam	1.78%	-16.4%
38th	Fiji	1.80%	-59.2%
39th	Angola	1.83%	0.0%
40th	Thailand	1.84%	-18.4%
41st	United States	1.90%	-46.2%
42nd	Malta	2.03%	959.3%
43rd	St. Lucia	2.19%	335.4%
44th	Central African Republic	2.25%	-78.5%
45th	Kenya	2.53%	-80.5%
46th	France	2.54%	-56.5%
47th	Bulgaria	2.70%	-3.6%
48th	Korea	2.75%	11.8%
49th	Dominica	2.77%	33.1%
50th	Finland	2.93%	-49.6%
51st	Haiti	3.28%	-69.2%
52nd	Libya	3.29%	-63.9%
53rd	Hong Kong SAR, China	3.38%	-4.8%
54th	United Kingdom	3.43%	-33.6%
55th	Pakistan	3.51%	-37.0%
56th	Denmark	3.68%	-21.1%
57th	European Union	3.68%	-31.8%
58th	Ireland	3.83%	-30.0%
59th	Togo	4.12%	327.3%
60th	Congo, Republic of	4.16%	18.6%
61st	Canada	4.19%	6.2%
62nd	Sweden	4.24%	-42.5%
63rd	Honduras	4.35%	29.4%
64th	Vanuatu	4.77%	347.1%
65th	Hungary	5.29%	-24.5%
66th	Bahamas, The	5.43%	17.5%
67th	United Arab Emirates	5.44%	55.3%
68th	Papua New Guinea	5.45%	47.0%
69th	Nigeria	5.72%	-23.1%
70th	Samoa	5.73%	-36.9%
71st	Indonesia	5.82%	23.8%
72nd	Italy	5.82%	-35.1%
73rd	Tunisia	6.16%	-18.4%
74th	Senegal	6.18%	-52.6%
75th	Gabon	6.29%	-13.9%
76th	China	6.50%	-30.1%
77th	Kiribati	6.61%	47.1%
78th	Norway	7.18%	25.6%
79th	Mauritania	7.43%	-
80th	Dominican Republic	7.64%	-83.2%
81st	Oman	7.64%	292.5%
82nd	Trinidad and Tobago	7.69%	0.9%
83rd	Cameroon	7.77%	84.9%
84th	Guyana	7.90%	-47.4%
85th	Sri Lanka	7.98%	438.6%
86th	India	8.73%	39.7%
87th	Morocco	8.73%	13.0%
88th	Spain	8.79%	-0.2%
89th	Australia	9.05%	34.4%
90th	Myanmar	9.33%	37.0%
91st	Côte d'Ivoire	9.68%	452.4%
92nd	Maldives	9.72%	206.2%
93rd	Bhutan	9.96%	24.5%
94th	Botswana	10.00%	23.5%
95th	Bangladesh	10.31%	-1.2%
96th	Zimbabwe	10.67%	166.6%
97th	Cabo Verde	10.87%	84.9%
98th	Costa Rica	11.84%	-21.8%
99th	Portugal	12.33%	-36.2%
100th	Algeria	12.37%	18.6%
101st	New Zealand	13.21%	-14.1%
102nd	Solomon Islands	13.57%	44.2%
103rd	Eswatini	13.74%	-32.9%
104th	São Tomé and Principe	13.90%	13,800.0%
105th	Malawi	14.05%	32.0%
106th	Madagascar	14.50%	37.2%
107th	Jamaica	15.11%	-49.1%
108th	Poland	16.55%	9.6%
109th	Lesotho	18.00%	20.1%
110th	Djibouti	18.15%	752.4%
111th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	18.43%	320.9%
112th	South Africa	18.65%	12.9%
113th	Suriname	18.69%	72.2%
114th	Colombia	18.84%	-21.2%
115th	Nepal	19.00%	360.4%
116th	Chile	19.48%	-36.6%
117th	Tonga	21.67%	316.7%
118th	Iceland	22.13%	-31.7%
119th	Greece	23.02%	19.2%
120th	Ecuador	23.03%	-17.7%
121st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	23.86%	97.1%
122nd	Sudan	24.45%	-46.4%
123rd	Ghana	24.57%	138.5%
124th	Guinea-Bissau	26.55%	-76.4%
125th	Paraguay	31.74%	27.8%
126th	El Salvador	31.94%	43.1%
127th	Tanzania	32.43%	-2.6%
128th	Türkiye	34.61%	-22.2%
129th	Lao PDR	35.00%	-69.5%
130th	Syrian Arab Republic	36.06%	114.4%
131st	Guatemala	36.93%	92.6%
132nd	Mozambique	40.49%	31.5%
133rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	44.40%	89.3%
134th	Israel	47.64%	-84.4%
135th	Croatia	50.00%	-
136th	Zambia	55.83%	49.2%
137th	Gambia, The	56.56%	208.7%
138th	Guinea	64.70%	239.8%
139th	Uruguay	76.38%	5.8%
140th	Peru	77.92%	-52.3%
141st	Sierra Leone	80.87%	5.6%
142nd	Mexico	86.23%	49.2%
143rd	Lebanon	95.40%	37.5%
144th	Slovenia	95.89%	20.8%
145th	Uganda	143.80%	43.8%
146th	Brazil	147.14%	-34.9%
147th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	276.34%	-97.6%
148th	Viet Nam	453.54%	395.1%
149th	Nicaragua	885.20%	54.9%

FAQ

What was Sri Lanka's inflation rate in 1986?▾

Sri Lanka's inflation rate in 1986 was 7.98%. This ranked 85th globally.

How did Sri Lanka's inflation rate change in 1986?▾

Sri Lanka's inflation rate increased by 438.6% in 1986 compared to 1985.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1986?▾

Nicaragua had the highest inflation rate in 1986 at 885.20%.

What is the inflation rate of Sri Lanka in 1986?▾

The inflation rate of Sri Lanka in 1986 was 7.98%. This ranked 85th globally.

How does 1986 compare to 1985 for Sri Lanka's inflation rate?▾

Sri Lanka's inflation rate went from 1.48% in 1985 to 7.98% in 1986, a 438.6% increase.

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