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United States - Inflation Rate 1982

Name: United States Inflation Rate 1982
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

6.13% −4.25pp from 1981 Global rank: 38th

United States's inflation rate was 6.13% in 1982, decreased +4.25pp from 10.33% in 1981. This was the 38th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1982▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1982
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Djibouti	-2.41%	-142.2%
2nd	Seychelles	-0.91%	-108.7%
3rd	Maldives	-0.81%	-107.3%
4th	Guatemala	0.31%	-97.3%
5th	São Tomé and Principe	0.40%	-96.5%
6th	Zimbabwe	0.59%	-89.4%
7th	Saudi Arabia	1.02%	-71.6%
8th	Angola	1.83%	31.8%
9th	China	2.00%	-20.0%
10th	Oman	2.54%	-60.3%
11th	Japan	2.74%	-44.5%
12th	Bulgaria	2.80%	139,900.0%
13th	Puerto Rico (US)	3.24%	-65.7%
14th	Congo, Republic of	3.45%	341.7%
15th	Mali	3.85%	-69.7%
16th	Singapore	3.92%	-52.2%
17th	Benin	4.06%	410.6%
18th	Antigua and Barbuda	4.17%	-63.6%
19th	Panama	4.25%	-41.8%
20th	Dominica	4.39%	-66.9%
21st	St. Lucia	4.61%	-69.5%
22nd	Paraguay	5.12%	-62.9%
23rd	Germany	5.24%	-17.1%
24th	Thailand	5.26%	-58.6%
25th	Myanmar	5.30%	1,565.8%
26th	Austria	5.44%	-20.1%
27th	Kiribati	5.49%	-28.8%
28th	Papua New Guinea	5.54%	-31.3%
29th	Switzerland	5.66%	-12.8%
30th	Qatar	5.70%	-32.6%
31st	Malta	5.82%	-49.9%
32nd	Malaysia	5.82%	-40.0%
33rd	Burundi	5.87%	-53.5%
34th	Pakistan	5.90%	-50.6%
35th	Netherlands	5.91%	-13.1%
36th	St. Kitts and Nevis	5.93%	-30.7%
37th	Bahamas, The	6.01%	-45.6%
38th	United States	6.13%	-40.9%
39th	Brunei Darussalam	6.36%	-30.4%
40th	Chad	6.43%	-20.9%
41st	Cyprus	6.43%	-40.1%
42nd	Algeria	6.54%	-55.2%
43rd	Jamaica	6.55%	-28.6%
44th	Vanuatu	6.67%	-75.1%
45th	Hungary	6.84%	51.5%
46th	Belize	6.84%	-39.1%
47th	Fiji	7.03%	-37.2%
48th	United Arab Emirates	7.08%	-10.9%
49th	Korea	7.19%	-66.3%
50th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7.23%	-58.6%
51st	Suriname	7.28%	-16.2%
52nd	Haiti	7.36%	-32.2%
53rd	Jordan	7.43%	-2.9%
54th	Côte d'Ivoire	7.58%	-12.7%
55th	Dominican Republic	7.65%	1.6%
56th	Nigeria	7.70%	-63.0%
57th	Kuwait	7.78%	5.5%
58th	Grenada	7.81%	-58.4%
59th	India	7.89%	-37.6%
60th	Sweden	8.59%	-29.1%
61st	United Kingdom	8.60%	-29.5%
62nd	Belgium	8.73%	14.4%
63rd	Bahrain	8.89%	-22.1%
64th	Honduras	8.98%	-4.5%
65th	Luxembourg	9.36%	15.9%
66th	Indonesia	9.45%	-22.9%
67th	Finland	9.58%	-20.1%
68th	European Union	9.58%	-18.5%
69th	Malawi	9.82%	-18.2%
70th	Bhutan	9.85%	98.2%
71st	Chile	9.94%	-49.5%
72nd	Denmark	10.12%	-13.6%
73rd	Philippines	10.22%	-21.9%
74th	Libya	10.26%	-22.2%
75th	Barbados	10.33%	-29.2%
76th	Morocco	10.53%	-15.7%
77th	Canada	10.77%	-13.6%
78th	Eswatini	10.81%	-46.1%
79th	Sri Lanka	10.83%	-39.8%
80th	Tonga	10.84%	-27.3%
81st	Gambia, The	10.86%	37.1%
82nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	10.97%	15.7%
83rd	Togo	11.13%	-43.6%
84th	Botswana	11.14%	-31.7%
85th	Norway	11.34%	-16.9%
86th	Australia	11.35%	19.6%
87th	Mauritius	11.42%	-56.8%
88th	Trinidad and Tobago	11.63%	-18.8%
89th	Niger	11.64%	-52.1%
90th	Nepal	11.70%	-13.0%
91st	El Salvador	11.73%	-20.8%
92nd	France	11.98%	-10.2%
93rd	Burkina Faso	12.06%	59.6%
94th	Lesotho	12.14%	2.4%
95th	Zambia	12.50%	-10.7%
96th	Rwanda	12.57%	95.2%
97th	Solomon Islands	12.98%	-1.2%
98th	Cameroon	13.26%	75.7%
99th	Central African Republic	13.30%	-9.3%
100th	Bangladesh	13.65%	-8.6%
101st	Tunisia	13.67%	53.6%
102nd	Syrian Arab Republic	14.30%	-22.3%
103rd	Spain	14.42%	-0.9%
104th	South Africa	14.64%	-8.1%
105th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	14.82%	42.5%
106th	Comoros	15.21%	134.0%
107th	New Zealand	16.16%	4.6%
108th	Ecuador	16.28%	-0.6%
109th	Italy	16.48%	-15.5%
110th	Guinea-Bissau	16.54%	-60.6%
111th	Gabon	16.69%	94.0%
112th	Romania	16.93%	669.5%
113th	Ireland	17.15%	-15.3%
114th	Senegal	17.38%	200.7%
115th	Mozambique	17.70%	321.3%
116th	Samoa	18.30%	-10.8%
117th	Lebanon	18.60%	-3.6%
118th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	18.69%	-22.8%
119th	Uruguay	18.99%	-44.2%
120th	Guyana	20.61%	-7.3%
121st	Kenya	20.67%	78.1%
122nd	Greece	20.99%	-14.2%
123rd	Cabo Verde	21.13%	2.2%
124th	Portugal	21.68%	2.5%
125th	Ghana	22.30%	-80.9%
126th	Colombia	24.72%	-9.8%
127th	Sudan	25.71%	7.1%
128th	Sierra Leone	26.89%	15.1%
129th	Nicaragua	28.50%	19.7%
130th	Tanzania	28.93%	12.6%
131st	Türkiye	29.14%	-19.9%
132nd	Guinea	29.92%	-14.5%
133rd	Slovenia	30.11%	-29.4%
134th	Madagascar	31.79%	4.4%
135th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	36.70%	5.2%
136th	Equatorial Guinea	38.26%	129.1%
137th	Iceland	50.24%	-1.2%
138th	Mexico	58.91%	110.1%
139th	Peru	64.45%	-14.6%
140th	Lao PDR	70.38%	108.8%
141st	Costa Rica	90.12%	144.9%
142nd	Viet Nam	95.40%	37.1%
143rd	Uganda	100.00%	0.0%
144th	Brazil	100.54%	-1.2%
145th	Poland	103.56%	388.3%
146th	Israel	120.36%	3.0%
147th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	123.54%	284.4%

FAQ

What was United States's inflation rate in 1982?▾

United States's inflation rate in 1982 was 6.13%. This ranked 38th globally.

How did United States's inflation rate change in 1982?▾

United States's inflation rate decreased by 40.9% in 1982 compared to 1981.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1982?▾

Bolivia, Plurinational State of had the highest inflation rate in 1982 at 123.54%.

What is the inflation rate of United States in 1982?▾

The inflation rate of United States in 1982 was 6.13%. This ranked 38th globally.

How does 1982 compare to 1981 for United States's inflation rate?▾

United States's inflation rate went from 10.33% in 1981 to 6.13% in 1982, a 40.9% decrease.

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