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United States - Inflation Rate 1976

Name: United States Inflation Rate 1976
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

5.74% −3.40pp from 1975 Global rank: 28th

United States's inflation rate was 5.74% in 1976, decreased +3.40pp from 9.14% in 1975. This was the 28th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1976▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1976
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Burkina Faso	-8.40%	-144.8%
2nd	India	-7.63%	-232.8%
3rd	Nepal	-3.11%	-141.0%
4th	Singapore	-1.84%	-172.6%
5th	Malta	0.55%	-93.7%
6th	Senegal	1.08%	-96.6%
7th	Sri Lanka	1.33%	-79.9%
8th	Sudan	1.67%	-93.0%
9th	Switzerland	1.72%	-74.4%
10th	Malaysia	2.63%	-41.3%
11th	Costa Rica	3.49%	-79.9%
12th	Cyprus	3.85%	-16.9%
13th	Panama	3.95%	-32.8%
14th	Thailand	4.15%	-22.2%
15th	Germany	4.25%	-28.1%
16th	Solomon Islands	4.26%	-57.7%
17th	Bahamas, The	4.26%	-58.9%
18th	Poland	4.41%	95.6%
19th	Paraguay	4.47%	-33.1%
20th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	4.49%	-43.7%
21st	Honduras	4.88%	-41.7%
22nd	Samoa	4.90%	-44.2%
23rd	Barbados	4.99%	-75.4%
24th	Madagascar	4.99%	-39.1%
25th	Hungary	5.23%	36.1%
26th	Kuwait	5.24%	-37.6%
27th	Libya	5.48%	-39.9%
28th	United States	5.74%	-37.2%
29th	Eswatini	6.53%	-45.8%
30th	Burundi	6.86%	-56.4%
31st	Tanzania	6.86%	-73.7%
32nd	El Salvador	7.03%	-63.1%
33rd	Haiti	7.04%	-58.0%
34th	Tonga	7.11%	-
35th	Pakistan	7.16%	-65.8%
36th	Rwanda	7.17%	-76.3%
37th	Austria	7.32%	-13.3%
38th	Canada	7.54%	-29.3%
39th	Papua New Guinea	7.66%	-27.0%
40th	Dominican Republic	7.77%	-46.5%
41st	Morocco	8.50%	7.4%
42nd	Netherlands	8.83%	-13.6%
43rd	Denmark	9.01%	-6.2%
44th	Belgium	9.07%	-29.0%
45th	Norway	9.16%	-21.6%
46th	Philippines	9.20%	36.1%
47th	European Union	9.35%	-10.7%
48th	Japan	9.37%	-20.1%
49th	Algeria	9.43%	14.6%
50th	France	9.63%	-17.6%
51st	St. Lucia	9.67%	-45.5%
52nd	Jamaica	9.79%	-43.6%
53rd	Luxembourg	9.80%	-8.6%
54th	Cameroon	9.93%	-26.7%
55th	Suriname	10.07%	19.2%
56th	Ecuador	10.17%	-28.8%
57th	Sweden	10.25%	4.8%
58th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	10.32%	6.7%
59th	Trinidad and Tobago	10.69%	-37.0%
60th	Guatemala	10.72%	-18.5%
61st	Dominica	10.90%	-45.2%
62nd	South Africa	11.02%	-17.9%
63rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	11.26%	-12.6%
64th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	11.29%	66.1%
65th	Lesotho	11.41%	-19.7%
66th	Syrian Arab Republic	11.43%	-0.3%
67th	Fiji	11.43%	-12.5%
68th	Kenya	11.45%	-40.1%
69th	Jordan	11.50%	-4.0%
70th	Togo	11.64%	-35.4%
71st	Botswana	11.73%	-2.0%
72nd	Côte d'Ivoire	12.08%	5.5%
73rd	Iraq	12.82%	34.7%
74th	Mauritius	12.96%	-12.1%
75th	Greece	13.02%	-4.4%
76th	Australia	13.32%	-12.1%
77th	Finland	14.34%	-19.5%
78th	Seychelles	14.87%	-20.1%
79th	Korea	15.33%	-39.3%
80th	Mexico	15.82%	5.9%
81st	United Kingdom	16.56%	-31.6%
82nd	Italy	16.61%	-2.0%
83rd	New Zealand	16.91%	15.1%
84th	Gambia, The	17.03%	-34.3%
85th	Türkiye	17.46%	-17.8%
86th	Spain	17.62%	4.0%
87th	Ireland	17.99%	-13.8%
88th	Indonesia	19.83%	3.5%
89th	Colombia	19.83%	-15.4%
90th	Gabon	20.17%	-29.1%
91st	Portugal	21.14%	38.4%
92nd	Myanmar	22.38%	-29.3%
93rd	Bahrain	22.50%	39.2%
94th	Niger	23.53%	158.1%
95th	Nigeria	24.30%	-28.5%
96th	Israel	31.31%	-20.3%
97th	Saudi Arabia	31.56%	-8.7%
98th	Iceland	32.04%	-35.1%
99th	Peru	33.48%	41.8%
100th	Uruguay	50.62%	-37.8%
101st	Ghana	56.08%	88.0%
102nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	80.39%	180.5%
103rd	Chile	211.92%	-43.4%

FAQ

What was United States's inflation rate in 1976?▾

United States's inflation rate in 1976 was 5.74%. This ranked 28th globally.

How did United States's inflation rate change in 1976?▾

United States's inflation rate decreased by 37.2% in 1976 compared to 1975.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1976?▾

Chile had the highest inflation rate in 1976 at 211.92%.

What is the inflation rate of United States in 1976?▾

The inflation rate of United States in 1976 was 5.74%. This ranked 28th globally.

How does 1976 compare to 1975 for United States's inflation rate?▾

United States's inflation rate went from 9.14% in 1975 to 5.74% in 1976, a 37.2% decrease.

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