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United States - Inflation Rate 1991

Name: United States Inflation Rate 1991
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

4.23% −1.18pp from 1990 Global rank: 41st

United States's inflation rate was 4.23% in 1991, decreased +1.18pp from 5.40% in 1990. This was the 41st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1991▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1991
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Zimbabwe	-13.14%	-1,077.2%
2nd	Gabon	-11.69%	-176.0%
3rd	Niger	-7.80%	-285.0%
4th	Equatorial Guinea	-3.43%	-471.5%
5th	Central African Republic	-2.76%	-1,260.8%
6th	Samoa	-1.82%	-121.4%
7th	Senegal	-1.75%	-639.6%
8th	Congo, Republic of	-1.68%	-589.3%
9th	Cameroon	0.06%	-96.0%
10th	Togo	0.39%	-65.7%
11th	Belize	0.76%	-62.8%
12th	Bahrain	0.76%	-41.2%
13th	Panama	1.26%	63.4%
14th	Brunei Darussalam	1.60%	-25.2%
15th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.68%	355.8%
16th	Comoros	1.70%	123.0%
17th	Mali	1.80%	12.0%
18th	Seychelles	1.99%	-49.7%
19th	Benin	2.10%	88.8%
20th	Burkina Faso	2.16%	368.0%
21st	Puerto Rico (US)	2.24%	-48.8%
22nd	Denmark	2.40%	-9.5%
23rd	Malta	2.54%	-14.5%
24th	New Zealand	2.60%	-57.3%
25th	Grenada	2.64%	-2.9%
26th	Luxembourg	3.12%	-15.7%
27th	Netherlands	3.16%	26.3%
28th	Australia	3.18%	-56.1%
29th	Chad	3.19%	538.8%
30th	Ireland	3.21%	-4.4%
31st	France	3.21%	894.9%
32nd	Belgium	3.22%	-6.9%
33rd	Japan	3.25%	5.9%
34th	Austria	3.34%	20.2%
35th	United Arab Emirates	3.40%	462.9%
36th	Singapore	3.43%	-0.7%
37th	Norway	3.44%	-16.8%
38th	China	3.56%	9.3%
39th	Trinidad and Tobago	3.78%	-65.8%
40th	Germany	4.05%	50.6%
41st	United States	4.23%	-21.8%
42nd	Finland	4.31%	-13.0%
43rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	4.32%	2.9%
44th	Malaysia	4.36%	43.2%
45th	Qatar	4.42%	46.7%
46th	Antigua and Barbuda	4.52%	-31.5%
47th	Oman	4.60%	-54.1%
48th	Saudi Arabia	4.86%	560.3%
49th	Cyprus	5.04%	11.8%
50th	European Union	5.48%	-10.8%
51st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5.49%	-24.2%
52nd	Aruba	5.56%	-4.8%
53rd	Dominica	5.56%	74.0%
54th	Canada	5.63%	17.7%
55th	Mauritania	5.63%	-14.7%
56th	Thailand	5.71%	-2.2%
57th	Switzerland	5.86%	8.4%
58th	Spain	5.93%	-11.7%
59th	Kiribati	6.08%	53.8%
60th	St. Lucia	6.15%	42.0%
61st	Italy	6.25%	-2.3%
62nd	Barbados	6.26%	106.1%
63rd	Bangladesh	6.36%	-34.2%
64th	Vanuatu	6.47%	35.9%
65th	Fiji	6.50%	-20.7%
66th	Iceland	6.81%	-56.1%
67th	Papua New Guinea	6.97%	0.2%
68th	Mauritius	7.00%	-34.6%
69th	Bahamas, The	7.11%	53.7%
70th	United Kingdom	7.46%	6.6%
71st	Morocco	7.99%	32.5%
72nd	Jordan	8.16%	-49.6%
73rd	Tunisia	8.19%	26.0%
74th	Madagascar	8.59%	-27.5%
75th	Gambia, The	8.64%	-29.0%
76th	Eswatini	8.93%	-31.8%
77th	Burundi	9.00%	27.7%
78th	Syrian Arab Republic	9.00%	-19.0%
79th	Kuwait	9.06%	-7.9%
80th	Korea	9.33%	8.8%
81st	Indonesia	9.42%	20.8%
82nd	Sweden	9.44%	-9.8%
83rd	Cabo Verde	9.55%	-14.0%
84th	Macao SAR, China	9.57%	20.1%
85th	Tonga	10.60%	88.1%
86th	Hong Kong SAR, China	11.16%	8.1%
87th	Botswana	11.77%	3.2%
88th	Pakistan	11.79%	30.3%
89th	Portugal	11.85%	-11.4%
90th	Libya	11.90%	1,549.9%
91st	Sri Lanka	12.19%	-43.3%
92nd	Bhutan	12.28%	30.5%
93rd	Malawi	12.62%	6.4%
94th	Nigeria	13.01%	76.6%
95th	Lao PDR	13.44%	151.1%
96th	Namibia	13.51%	-1.1%
97th	India	13.87%	23.9%
98th	El Salvador	14.40%	-49.1%
99th	Maldives	14.71%	-5.3%
100th	Solomon Islands	15.05%	73.0%
101st	South Africa	15.33%	6.5%
102nd	Haiti	15.42%	-27.5%
103rd	Nepal	15.56%	74.3%
104th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	17.13%	90.3%
105th	Lesotho	17.68%	47.7%
106th	Ghana	18.03%	-51.6%
107th	Israel	19.11%	11.3%
108th	Philippines	19.26%	45.9%
109th	Greece	19.46%	-4.8%
110th	Rwanda	19.64%	367.3%
111th	Guinea	19.68%	-23.4%
112th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	19.75%	-6.9%
113th	Kenya	20.08%	12.9%
114th	Uganda	20.82%	-54.1%
115th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	21.45%	25.3%
116th	Chile	21.78%	-16.3%
117th	Mexico	22.66%	-15.0%
118th	Paraguay	24.23%	-36.6%
119th	Algeria	25.89%	179.2%
120th	Suriname	25.97%	19.3%
121st	Tanzania	28.70%	-21.2%
122nd	Costa Rica	28.71%	50.6%
123rd	Colombia	30.39%	4.4%
124th	Myanmar	32.27%	83.1%
125th	Guatemala	33.17%	-12.7%
126th	Mozambique	33.26%	-23.9%
127th	Honduras	33.97%	45.7%
128th	Hungary	34.82%	20.2%
129th	Albania	35.72%	19,942.8%
130th	Yemen, Republic of	36.00%	-
131st	São Tomé and Principe	46.48%	10.0%
132nd	Dominican Republic	47.08%	-6.7%
133rd	Ecuador	48.72%	0.4%
134th	Lebanon	50.12%	-27.3%
135th	Jamaica	51.07%	106.1%
136th	Guinea-Bissau	57.60%	74.5%
137th	Türkiye	65.98%	9.4%
138th	Poland	76.77%	-86.9%
139th	Viet Nam	81.82%	127.1%
140th	Belarus	83.48%	-
141st	Angola	83.78%	4,470.9%
142nd	Zambia	97.64%	4.0%
143rd	Uruguay	101.97%	-9.4%
144th	Sierra Leone	102.70%	-7.4%
145th	Guyana	103.10%	60.3%
146th	Slovenia	114.83%	-79.2%
147th	Nicaragua	116.60%	-96.1%
148th	Mongolia	120.20%	-
149th	Croatia	122.22%	-75.6%
150th	Sudan	123.58%	14,239.4%
151st	Russian Federation	135.65%	-
152nd	Iraq	180.95%	3,823.6%
153rd	Cambodia	191.00%	34.7%
154th	Romania	230.62%	80.3%
155th	Bulgaria	338.45%	1,316.1%
156th	Peru	409.53%	-94.5%
157th	Brazil	432.79%	-85.3%
158th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	2,154.44%	2,550.1%

FAQ

What was United States's inflation rate in 1991?▾

United States's inflation rate in 1991 was 4.23%. This ranked 41st globally.

How did United States's inflation rate change in 1991?▾

United States's inflation rate decreased by 21.8% in 1991 compared to 1990.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1991?▾

Congo, Democratic Republic of had the highest inflation rate in 1991 at 2,154.44%.

What is the inflation rate of United States in 1991?▾

The inflation rate of United States in 1991 was 4.23%. This ranked 41st globally.

How does 1991 compare to 1990 for United States's inflation rate?▾

United States's inflation rate went from 5.40% in 1990 to 4.23% in 1991, a 21.8% decrease.

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