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United States - Inflation Rate 1990

Name: United States Inflation Rate 1990
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

5.40% +0.61pp from 1989 Global rank: 52nd

United States's inflation rate was 5.40% in 1990, increased +0.61pp from 4.83% in 1989. This was the 52nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1990▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1990
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Comoros	-7.39%	-266.4%
2nd	Côte d'Ivoire	-0.81%	-181.7%
3rd	Niger	-0.78%	5.2%
4th	Chad	-0.74%	84.9%
5th	Burkina Faso	-0.50%	-56.6%
6th	Albania	-0.18%	-
7th	Central African Republic	-0.01%	-101.9%
8th	Senegal	0.33%	-27.6%
9th	United Arab Emirates	0.60%	-78.4%
10th	Mali	0.61%	483.8%
11th	Panama	0.77%	563.3%
12th	Equatorial Guinea	0.86%	-85.9%
13th	Bahrain	0.93%	-22.6%
14th	Togo	1.02%	206.8%
15th	Cameroon	1.10%	-31.2%
16th	Benin	1.11%	650.5%
17th	Zimbabwe	1.35%	135.0%
18th	Angola	1.83%	0.0%
19th	Saudi Arabia	2.08%	71.4%
20th	Brunei Darussalam	2.14%	64.0%
21st	Netherlands	2.45%	123.1%
22nd	Malaysia	2.62%	2.4%
23rd	Denmark	2.64%	-44.7%
24th	Germany	2.70%	-2.9%
25th	Grenada	2.72%	-51.3%
26th	Congo, Republic of	2.89%	130.2%
27th	Malta	2.98%	244.5%
28th	Qatar	3.00%	-9.1%
29th	China	3.05%	-83.0%
30th	Belize	3.06%	43.8%
31st	Barbados	3.07%	-51.5%
32nd	Japan	3.08%	34.2%
33rd	Dominica	3.19%	-58.4%
34th	France	3.19%	-51.4%
35th	Luxembourg	3.25%	-4.3%
36th	Austria	3.26%	45.0%
37th	Ireland	3.32%	-16.9%
38th	Belgium	3.45%	11.1%
39th	Singapore	3.46%	50.9%
40th	Maldives	3.65%	-49.1%
41st	Seychelles	3.89%	17.0%
42nd	Kiribati	3.95%	-29.6%
43rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	4.01%	-21.9%
44th	Norway	4.13%	-9.1%
45th	Rwanda	4.19%	303.3%
46th	St. Lucia	4.27%	-2.9%
47th	Puerto Rico (US)	4.37%	54.2%
48th	Cyprus	4.50%	19.5%
49th	Bahamas, The	4.67%	-13.6%
50th	Vanuatu	4.76%	-38.6%
51st	Canada	4.78%	-4.1%
52nd	United States	5.40%	12.7%
53rd	Switzerland	5.40%	71.3%
54th	Aruba	5.84%	46.3%
55th	Thailand	5.86%	7.2%
56th	New Zealand	6.10%	6.7%
57th	Bangladesh	6.13%	-33.3%
58th	Finland	6.15%	-6.4%
59th	European Union	6.15%	-1.8%
60th	Italy	6.46%	3.4%
61st	Tunisia	6.55%	-15.2%
62nd	Antigua and Barbuda	6.59%	51.1%
63rd	Mauritania	6.60%	-49.0%
64th	Spain	6.72%	-1.0%
65th	Morocco	6.78%	116.1%
66th	Papua New Guinea	6.95%	55.2%
67th	Burundi	7.00%	-39.6%
68th	Australia	7.33%	-3.3%
69th	Nigeria	7.36%	-85.4%
70th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	7.61%	187.6%
71st	Iran, Islamic Republic of	7.63%	-56.2%
72nd	Gabon	7.73%	11.9%
73rd	Indonesia	7.82%	22.0%
74th	Macao SAR, China	7.97%	-9.1%
75th	United Kingdom	8.06%	54.6%
76th	Fiji	8.19%	32.4%
77th	Nepal	8.24%	2.0%
78th	Libya	8.45%	89.3%
79th	Korea	8.57%	50.4%
80th	Solomon Islands	8.74%	-41.5%
81st	India	8.97%	96.3%
82nd	Pakistan	9.05%	14.8%
83rd	Tonga	9.71%	144.7%
84th	Kuwait	9.83%	194.2%
85th	Oman	10.01%	540.1%
86th	Bhutan	10.01%	12.9%
87th	Sweden	10.37%	61.0%
88th	Hong Kong SAR, China	10.43%	2.0%
89th	Cabo Verde	10.65%	129.1%
90th	Trinidad and Tobago	11.06%	-3.2%
91st	Botswana	11.40%	-1.8%
92nd	Lesotho	11.63%	-20.7%
93rd	Madagascar	11.78%	30.7%
94th	Malawi	11.82%	-5.1%
95th	Gambia, The	12.17%	47.4%
96th	Philippines	12.18%	7.1%
97th	Eswatini	13.09%	73.5%
98th	Mauritius	13.49%	-0.9%
99th	Portugal	13.63%	8.1%
100th	Namibia	13.66%	-
101st	South Africa	14.32%	-2.9%
102nd	Samoa	15.24%	24.4%
103rd	Iceland	15.51%	6.9%
104th	Jordan	16.19%	-36.9%
105th	Algeria	16.65%	81.6%
106th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	16.76%	-16.8%
107th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	17.12%	12.8%
108th	Israel	17.26%	-14.8%
109th	Myanmar	17.63%	-35.2%
110th	Kenya	17.78%	29.0%
111th	Costa Rica	19.04%	15.5%
112th	Syrian Arab Republic	19.40%	26.1%
113th	Greece	20.43%	49.1%
114th	Haiti	21.28%	207.3%
115th	Sri Lanka	21.50%	85.8%
116th	Suriname	21.74%	2,768.1%
117th	Jamaica	21.96%	36.2%
118th	Honduras	23.32%	136.8%
119th	Bulgaria	23.80%	271.6%
120th	El Salvador	24.00%	36.0%
121st	Guinea	25.69%	-9.1%
122nd	Chile	26.04%	52.9%
123rd	Mexico	26.65%	33.8%
124th	Hungary	28.37%	67.4%
125th	Colombia	29.15%	12.4%
126th	Guinea-Bissau	33.00%	-59.1%
127th	Lao PDR	35.64%	-40.3%
128th	Tanzania	35.83%	38.9%
129th	Viet Nam	36.03%	-62.4%
130th	Ghana	37.26%	47.6%
131st	Paraguay	37.26%	45.6%
132nd	Guatemala	41.22%	217.4%
133rd	São Tomé and Principe	42.25%	-1.5%
134th	Mozambique	43.72%	3.9%
135th	Uganda	45.40%	-65.3%
136th	Ecuador	48.52%	-35.9%
137th	Dominican Republic	50.46%	24.1%
138th	Türkiye	60.30%	-4.7%
139th	Guyana	64.30%	-28.2%
140th	Sudan	65.16%	-0.3%
141st	Lebanon	68.90%	-4.6%
142nd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	81.30%	-21.9%
143rd	Zambia	107.02%	-5.4%
144th	Sierra Leone	110.95%	82.5%
145th	Uruguay	112.53%	39.9%
146th	Romania	127.90%	14,111.1%
147th	Cambodia	141.80%	122.3%
148th	Croatia	500.00%	-64.3%
149th	Slovenia	552.08%	-56.9%
150th	Poland	567.88%	126.2%
151st	Brazil	2,947.73%	106.0%
152nd	Nicaragua	3,004.10%	-59.6%
153rd	Peru	7,481.66%	120.2%

FAQ

What was United States's inflation rate in 1990?▾

United States's inflation rate in 1990 was 5.40%. This ranked 52nd globally.

How did United States's inflation rate change in 1990?▾

United States's inflation rate increased by 12.7% in 1990 compared to 1989.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1990?▾

Peru had the highest inflation rate in 1990 at 7,481.66%.

What is the inflation rate of United States in 1990?▾

The inflation rate of United States in 1990 was 5.40%. This ranked 52nd globally.

How does 1990 compare to 1989 for United States's inflation rate?▾

United States's inflation rate went from 4.83% in 1989 to 5.40% in 1990, a 12.7% increase.

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