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United States - Inflation Rate 1999

Name: United States Inflation Rate 1999
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

2.19% +0.64pp from 1998 Global rank: 76th

United States's inflation rate was 2.19% in 1999, increased +0.64pp from 1.55% in 1998. This was the 76th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999▾

Inflation Rate by Country - 1999
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Zimbabwe	-13.43%	52.1%
2nd	Azerbaijan	-8.53%	-1,002.9%
3rd	Chad	-8.03%	-288.4%
4th	Hong Kong SAR, China	-4.01%	-241.8%
5th	Syrian Arab Republic	-3.70%	-288.6%
6th	Macao SAR, China	-3.20%	-1,956.1%
7th	Rwanda	-2.41%	-127.2%
8th	Niger	-2.30%	-150.4%
9th	Guinea-Bissau	-2.09%	-125.8%
10th	Gabon	-1.94%	-233.7%
11th	Central African Republic	-1.41%	30.1%
12th	China	-1.40%	-81.5%
13th	Saudi Arabia	-1.33%	-216.1%
14th	Bahrain	-1.29%	-208.0%
15th	North Macedonia	-1.28%	-335.2%
16th	Mali	-1.20%	-129.5%
17th	Argentina	-1.17%	-226.2%
18th	Burkina Faso	-1.07%	-121.8%
19th	Brunei Darussalam	-0.42%	5.8%
20th	Djibouti	-0.40%	-118.2%
21st	Japan	-0.34%	-152.3%
22nd	New Zealand	-0.11%	-109.0%
23rd	Togo	-0.05%	-105.5%
24th	Singapore	0.02%	106.2%
25th	Lebanon	0.24%	-94.7%
26th	Samoa	0.27%	-95.1%
27th	Thailand	0.28%	-96.4%
28th	Benin	0.33%	-94.3%
29th	Equatorial Guinea	0.37%	-95.3%
30th	Albania	0.39%	-98.1%
31st	Sweden	0.46%	-54.1%
32nd	Oman	0.51%	19.3%
33rd	El Salvador	0.51%	-79.8%
34th	France	0.54%	-20.2%
35th	Austria	0.57%	-30.4%
36th	Grenada	0.58%	-58.9%
37th	Germany	0.59%	-1.8%
38th	Jordan	0.61%	-80.3%
39th	Armenia	0.65%	-92.5%
40th	Puerto Rico (US)	0.67%	1,037.3%
41st	Morocco	0.68%	-74.7%
42nd	Côte d'Ivoire	0.70%	-84.4%
43rd	Lithuania	0.73%	-86.4%
44th	Switzerland	0.81%	4,144.4%
45th	Korea	0.81%	-89.2%
46th	Senegal	0.83%	-16.4%
47th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1.01%	-51.9%
48th	Luxembourg	1.03%	5.5%
49th	Comoros	1.10%	-8.3%
50th	Belgium	1.12%	24.4%
51st	Antigua and Barbuda	1.12%	-65.6%
52nd	Finland	1.16%	-13.8%
53rd	Dominica	1.18%	23.4%
54th	Panama	1.25%	98.6%
55th	Bahamas, The	1.25%	3.9%
56th	Australia	1.48%	72.7%
57th	Barbados	1.56%	222.9%
58th	Ireland	1.63%	-23.5%
59th	Cyprus	1.63%	-30.2%
60th	Italy	1.66%	-18.1%
61st	Canada	1.73%	74.2%
62nd	United Kingdom	1.75%	12.6%
63rd	Kiribati	1.76%	-52.2%
64th	Cameroon	1.87%	-41.1%
65th	Micronesia, Federated States of	1.92%	17.5%
66th	Fiji	1.97%	-65.7%
67th	Liberia	1.98%	-
68th	Vanuatu	2.00%	-43.8%
69th	United Arab Emirates	2.10%	5.3%
70th	Malta	2.13%	-42.1%
71st	Czechia	2.14%	-80.0%
72nd	Netherlands	2.16%	21.1%
73rd	European Union	2.16%	-10.4%
74th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	2.16%	-71.9%
75th	Qatar	2.18%	-23.8%
76th	United States	2.19%	41.4%
77th	Aruba	2.28%	22.3%
78th	Spain	2.31%	31.0%
79th	Portugal	2.34%	5.6%
80th	Latvia	2.36%	-44.9%
81st	Norway	2.37%	5.1%
82nd	Denmark	2.50%	90.1%
83rd	Bulgaria	2.57%	-86.2%
84th	Belize	2.62%	409.5%
85th	Greece	2.64%	-41.6%
86th	Algeria	2.65%	-46.6%
87th	Libya	2.65%	-28.8%
88th	Tunisia	2.69%	-13.3%
89th	Malaysia	2.74%	-48.1%
90th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.84%	1,118.3%
91st	Mozambique	2.87%	93.3%
92nd	Maldives	2.95%	309.5%
93rd	Kuwait	2.99%	2,206.7%
94th	Haiti	3.00%	-54.4%
95th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	3.08%	-38.9%
96th	Iceland	3.23%	89.8%
97th	Estonia	3.30%	-62.5%
98th	Chile	3.34%	-34.7%
99th	St. Kitts and Nevis	3.36%	-8.7%
100th	Burundi	3.39%	-73.2%
101st	Trinidad and Tobago	3.44%	-38.6%
102nd	Peru	3.47%	-52.2%
103rd	St. Lucia	3.50%	9.4%
104th	Gambia, The	3.81%	242.2%
105th	Cambodia	4.01%	-68.9%
106th	Croatia	4.02%	-40.1%
107th	Mauritania	4.07%	-49.3%
108th	Viet Nam	4.12%	-49.2%
109th	Pakistan	4.14%	-46.9%
110th	Congo, Republic of	4.14%	88.3%
111th	Cabo Verde	4.36%	-1.0%
112th	Tonga	4.46%	55.7%
113th	Guinea	4.55%	-10.8%
114th	India	4.67%	-64.4%
115th	Sri Lanka	4.69%	-49.9%
116th	Brazil	4.86%	52.0%
117th	Ghana	4.87%	-74.7%
118th	South Africa	5.18%	-25.7%
119th	Israel	5.19%	-4.5%
120th	Guatemala	5.21%	-21.1%
121st	West Bank and Gaza	5.54%	-0.6%
122nd	Uruguay	5.66%	-47.6%
123rd	Kenya	5.74%	6.0%
124th	Uganda	5.78%	-1.0%
125th	Philippines	5.94%	-36.6%
126th	Jamaica	5.95%	-31.0%
127th	Eswatini	6.09%	-18.9%
128th	Bangladesh	6.11%	-8.3%
129th	Slovenia	6.16%	-22.6%
130th	Seychelles	6.35%	135.1%
131st	Dominican Republic	6.47%	33.9%
132nd	Nigeria	6.62%	-15.8%
133rd	Paraguay	6.75%	-41.6%
134th	Bhutan	6.78%	-10.7%
135th	Mauritius	6.91%	1.5%
136th	Poland	7.15%	-39.4%
137th	Nepal	7.45%	-10.5%
138th	Guyana	7.54%	65.0%
139th	Mongolia	7.56%	-20.5%
140th	Botswana	7.75%	19.0%
141st	Lesotho	7.77%	-5.6%
142nd	Tanzania	7.89%	-38.2%
143rd	Solomon Islands	8.02%	-35.1%
144th	Kazakhstan	8.30%	16.3%
145th	Eritrea	8.40%	-11.3%
146th	Yemen, Republic of	8.66%	-25.0%
147th	Namibia	9.38%	41.8%
148th	Madagascar	9.93%	59.9%
149th	Hungary	10.00%	-29.7%
150th	Costa Rica	10.05%	-13.8%
151st	Slovak Republic	10.57%	58.0%
152nd	Colombia	10.87%	-41.7%
153rd	Nicaragua	11.21%	-14.1%
154th	Honduras	11.66%	-14.7%
155th	Iraq	12.58%	-14.8%
156th	São Tomé and Principe	12.73%	-69.8%
157th	Papua New Guinea	14.93%	9.9%
158th	Mexico	16.59%	4.2%
159th	Sudan	17.17%	-30.3%
160th	Myanmar	18.40%	-61.1%
161st	Georgia	19.19%	438.5%
162nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	20.07%	8.8%
163rd	Indonesia	20.48%	-65.0%
164th	Ukraine	22.68%	114.5%
165th	Turkmenistan	23.47%	39.9%
166th	Zambia	26.79%	18.2%
167th	Tajikistan	27.45%	-36.4%
168th	Uzbekistan	29.10%	0.4%
169th	Sierra Leone	34.09%	-5.3%
170th	Kyrgyz Republic	37.03%	254.1%
171st	Moldova	39.26%	410.1%
172nd	Serbia	42.45%	41.5%
173rd	Malawi	44.80%	50.5%
174th	Romania	45.80%	-22.5%
175th	Ecuador	52.24%	44.7%
176th	Türkiye	64.87%	-23.4%
177th	Russian Federation	85.75%	209.7%
178th	Suriname	98.77%	778.1%
179th	Lao PDR	125.27%	39.0%
180th	Angola	248.20%	131.0%
181st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	284.89%	877.5%
182nd	Belarus	293.68%	302.2%

FAQ

What was United States's inflation rate in 1999?▾

United States's inflation rate in 1999 was 2.19%. This ranked 76th globally.

How did United States's inflation rate change in 1999?▾

United States's inflation rate increased by 41.4% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest inflation rate in 1999?▾

Belarus had the highest inflation rate in 1999 at 293.68%.

What is the inflation rate of United States in 1999?▾

The inflation rate of United States in 1999 was 2.19%. This ranked 76th globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for United States's inflation rate?▾

United States's inflation rate went from 1.55% in 1998 to 2.19% in 1999, a 41.4% increase.

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