| | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2002) | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2002) |
 |
Afghanistan |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Albania |
6% (2002 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Algeria |
3% (2001 est.) |
3% (2001 est.) |
 |
American Samoa |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Andorra |
4.3% (2000) |
4.3% (2000) |
 |
Angola |
110% (2001 est.) |
110% (2001 est.) |
 |
Anguilla |
2.3% |
2.3% |
 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
0.4% (2000 est.) |
0.4% (2000 est.) |
 |
Argentina |
4% (2001 est.) |
4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Armenia |
3.1% (2000 est.) |
3.1% (2000 est.) |
 |
Aruba |
4% (2000) |
4% (2000) |
 |
Australia |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Austria |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Azerbaijan |
2.6% (2002 est.) |
2.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Bahamas, The |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Bahrain |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Bangladesh |
5.8% (2000 est.) |
5.8% (2000 est.) |
 |
Barbados |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Belarus |
46.1% (2001 est.) |
46.1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Belgium |
1.7% (2002 est.) |
1.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Belize |
1.7% (2001 est.) |
1.7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Benin |
3% (2001 est.) |
3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Bermuda |
3% (July 2001) |
3% (July 2001) |
 |
Bhutan |
7% (2000 est.) |
7% (2000 est.) |
 |
Bolivia |
2% (2001 est.) |
2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5% (2001 est.) |
5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Botswana |
6.6% (2001 est.) |
6.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Brazil |
7.7% (2001) (2001) |
7.7% (2001) (2001) |
 |
British Virgin Islands |
3.3% (2000) |
3.3% (2000) |
 |
Brunei |
1% (1999 est.) |
1% (1999 est.) |
 |
Bulgaria |
5.9% (2002 est.) |
5.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Burkina Faso |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Burma |
20% (2001 est.) |
20% (2001 est.) |
 |
Burundi |
14% (2001 est.) |
14% (2001 est.) |
 |
Cambodia |
1.6% (2000 est.) |
1.6% (2000 est.) |
 |
Cameroon |
2% (2000 est.) |
2% (2000 est.) |
 |
Canada |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cape Verde |
3% (2001) |
3% (2001) |
 |
Cayman Islands |
2.3% (2000) (2000) |
2.3% (2000) (2000) |
 |
Central African Republic |
3.6% (2001 est.) |
3.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Chad |
3% (2000 est.) |
3% (2000 est.) |
 |
Chile |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
China |
-0.8% (2002 est.) |
-0.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Christmas Island |
NA% |
NA% |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Colombia |
7.6% (2001) (2001) |
7.6% (2001) (2001) |
 |
Comoros |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
358% (2001 est.) |
358% (2001 est.) |
 |
Congo, Republic of the |
3% (2001 est.) |
3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Cook Islands |
3.2% (2000 est.) |
3.2% (2000 est.) |
 |
Costa Rica |
12.1% (2001 est.) |
12.1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
2.5% (2000 est.) |
2.5% (2000 est.) |
 |
Croatia |
4% (2002 est.) |
4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cuba |
7.1% (2002 est.) |
7.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cyprus |
Greek Cypriot area: 1.9% (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 53.2% (2001 est.) |
Greek Cypriot area: 1.9% (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 53.2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Czech Republic |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Denmark |
2.3% (2002 est.) |
2.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Djibouti |
2% (2001 est.) |
2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Dominica |
1% (2001 est.) |
1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Dominican Republic |
5% (2001 est.) |
5% (2001 est.) |
 |
East Timor |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Ecuador |
22% (2001 est.) |
22% (2001 est.) |
 |
Egypt |
2.3% (2001) |
2.3% (2001) |
 |
El Salvador |
3.8% (2001 est.) |
3.8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Equatorial Guinea |
6% (2001 est.) |
6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Eritrea |
15% (2001 est.) |
15% (2001 est.) |
 |
Estonia |
3.7% (2002) |
3.7% (2002) |
 |
Ethiopia |
6.8% (2001 est.) |
6.8% (2001 est.) |
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
3.6% (1998) (1998) |
3.6% (1998) (1998) |
 |
Faroe Islands |
5.1% (1999) |
5.1% (1999) |
 |
Fiji |
3% (2000 est.) |
3% (2000 est.) |
 |
Finland |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
France |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
French Guiana |
2.5% (1992) (1992) |
2.5% (1992) (1992) |
 |
French Polynesia |
1.5% (1994) |
1.5% (1994) |
 |
Gabon |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Gambia, The |
4% (2001 est.) |
4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Gaza Strip |
1% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) |
1% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) |
 |
Georgia |
5.2% (2002 est.) |
5.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Germany |
1.3% (2002 est.) |
1.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Ghana |
25% (2001 est.) |
25% (2001 est.) |
 |
Gibraltar |
1.5% (1998) |
1.5% (1998) |
 |
Greece |
3.6% (2002) |
3.6% (2002) |
 |
Greenland |
1.6% (1999 est.) |
1.6% (1999 est.) |
 |
Grenada |
2.8% (2001 est.) |
2.8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Guadeloupe |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Guam |
0% (1999 est.) |
0% (1999 est.) |
 |
Guatemala |
7.6% (2001) (2001) |
7.6% (2001) (2001) |
 |
Guernsey |
3.99% (2000 est.) |
3.99% (2000 est.) |
 |
Guinea |
6% (2000 est.) |
6% (2000 est.) |
 |
Guinea-Bissau |
5% (2001 est.) |
5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Guyana |
6% (2001 est.) |
6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Haiti |
14% (2001 est.) |
14% (2001 est.) |
 |
Honduras |
9.7% (2001 est.) |
9.7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Hong Kong |
-1.6% (2001 est.) |
-1.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Hungary |
5.3% (2002 est.) |
5.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Iceland |
5% (2001 est.) |
5% (2001 est.) |
 |
India |
5.4% (2002 est.) |
5.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Indonesia |
11.5% (2001 est.) |
11.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Iran |
17.3% (2002 est.) |
17.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Iraq |
60% (2001 est.) |
60% (2001 est.) |
 |
Ireland |
4.6% (2002 est.) |
4.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Isle of Man |
2.5% (2000 est.) |
2.5% (2000 est.) |
 |
Israel |
5.7% (2002 est.) |
5.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Italy |
2.4% (2002) |
2.4% (2002) |
 |
Jamaica |
6.9% (2001 est.) |
6.9% (2001 est.) |
 |
Japan |
-0.9% (2002 est.) |
-0.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Jersey |
4.7% (1998) |
4.7% (1998) |
 |
Jordan |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Kazakhstan |
8.5% (2001 est.) |
8.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Kenya |
3.3% (2001 est.) |
3.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Kiribati |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Korea, North |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Korea, South |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Kuwait |
2.7% (2001) |
2.7% (2001) |
 |
Kyrgyzstan |
7% (2001 est.) |
7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Laos |
10% (2001 est.) |
10% (2001 est.) |
 |
Latvia |
2% (2002 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Lebanon |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Lesotho |
6.9% (2001 est.) |
6.9% (2001 est.) |
 |
Liberia |
8% (2001 est.) |
8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Libya |
13.6% (2001 est.) |
13.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Liechtenstein |
1% (2001) |
1% (2001) |
 |
Lithuania |
0.8% (2002 est.) |
0.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Luxembourg |
1.6% (2002 est.) |
1.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Macau |
-2% (2001 est.) |
-2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
4% (2002 est.) |
4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Madagascar |
7% (2001 est.) |
7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Malawi |
28.6% (2001 est.) |
28.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Malaysia |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Maldives |
3% (2000 est.) |
3% (2000 est.) |
 |
Mali |
4.5% (2001 est.) |
4.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Malta |
2.4% (2002 est.) |
2.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Marshall Islands |
1.9% (1999 est.) |
1.9% (1999 est.) |
 |
Martinique |
3.9% (1990) (1990) |
3.9% (1990) (1990) |
 |
Mauritania |
4.4% (2001 est.) |
4.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Mauritius |
4.2% (2001 est.) |
4.2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Mayotte |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Mexico |
6.5% (2001 est.) |
6.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Moldova |
5.5% (2002 est.) |
5.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Monaco |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Mongolia |
11.8% (2000 est.) |
11.8% (2000 est.) |
 |
Montserrat |
5% (1998) (1998) |
5% (1998) (1998) |
 |
Morocco |
1% (2001 est.) |
1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Mozambique |
10% (2001 est.) |
10% (2001 est.) |
 |
Namibia |
8.8% (2001) |
8.8% (2001) |
 |
Nauru |
-3.6% (1993) (1993) |
-3.6% (1993) (1993) |
 |
Nepal |
2.1% |
2.1% |
 |
Netherlands |
3.4% (2002 est.) |
3.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Netherlands Antilles |
5.8% (2000 est.) |
5.8% (2000 est.) |
 |
New Caledonia |
2.3% (2000 est.) |
2.3% (2000 est.) |
 |
New Zealand |
2.6% (2001 est.) |
2.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Nicaragua |
7.4% (2001 est.) |
7.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Niger |
4.2% (2001 est.) |
4.2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Nigeria |
14.9% (2001 est.) |
14.9% (2001 est.) |
 |
Niue |
1% (1995) (1995) |
1% (1995) (1995) |
 |
Norfolk Island |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
1.2% (1997 est.) |
1.2% (1997 est.) |
 |
Norway |
1.3% (2001 est.) |
1.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Oman |
1% (2001 est.) |
1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Pakistan |
4% (2001 est.) |
4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Palau |
3.4% (2000 est.) |
3.4% (2000 est.) |
 |
Panama |
1% (2000 est.) |
1% (2000 est.) |
 |
Papua New Guinea |
10.3% (2001 est.) |
10.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Paraguay |
7.2% (2001 est.) |
7.2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Peru |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Philippines |
6% (2001 est.) |
6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Pitcairn Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Poland |
2.5% (2002 est.) |
2.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Portugal |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Puerto Rico |
5.7% (2000 est.) |
5.7% (2000 est.) |
 |
Qatar |
2% (2001) |
2% (2001) |
 |
Reunion |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Romania |
34.5% (2001 est.) |
34.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Russia |
16.2% (2002 est.) |
16.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Rwanda |
5% (2001 est.) |
5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Saint Helena |
3.2% (1997 est.) |
3.2% (1997 est.) |
 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1.7% (2001 est.) |
1.7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Saint Lucia |
3% (2001 est.) |
3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
2.1% (1991-96 average) |
2.1% (1991-96 average) |
 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
-0.4% (2001 est.) |
-0.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Samoa |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
San Marino |
3.3% (2001) |
3.3% (2001) |
 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
7% (2001 est.) |
7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Saudi Arabia |
1.7% (2001) |
1.7% (2001) |
 |
Senegal |
3.3% (2001 est.) |
3.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
18% (2002 est.) |
18% (2002 est.) |
 |
Seychelles |
6.1% (2001 est.) |
6.1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Sierra Leone |
15% (2000 est.) |
15% (2000 est.) |
 |
Singapore |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
1.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Slovakia |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Slovenia |
7.4% (2002 est.) |
7.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Solomon Islands |
7.9% (2001 est.) |
7.9% (2001 est.) |
 |
Somalia |
over 100% (businesses print their own money) (2000 est.) |
over 100% (businesses print their own money) (2000 est.) |
 |
South Africa |
5.8% (2001 est.) |
5.8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Spain |
3% (2002 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Sri Lanka |
14.2% (2001 est.) |
14.2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Sudan |
10% (2001 est.) |
10% (2001 est.) |
 |
Suriname |
59% (2000) (2000) |
59% (2000) (2000) |
 |
Svalbard |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Swaziland |
7.5% (2001 est.) |
7.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Sweden |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Switzerland |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Syria |
0.3% (2001 est.) |
0.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Taiwan |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
0.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Tajikistan |
33% (2001 est.) |
33% (2001 est.) |
 |
Tanzania |
5% (2001 est.) |
5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Thailand |
1.6% (2001) |
1.6% (2001) |
 |
Togo |
2.3% (2001 est.) |
2.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Tokelau |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Tonga |
9.4% (2001 est.) |
9.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
5.6% (2001 est.) |
5.6% (2001 est.) |
 |
Tunisia |
2.7% (2001 est.) |
2.7% (2001 est.) |
 |
Turkey |
45.2% (2002) |
45.2% (2002) |
 |
Turkmenistan |
10% (2001 est.) |
10% (2001 est.) |
 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
4% (1995) (1995) |
4% (1995) (1995) |
 |
Tuvalu |
5% (2000 est.) |
5% (2000 est.) |
 |
Uganda |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Ukraine |
12% (2001 est.) |
12% (2001 est.) |
 |
United Arab Emirates |
4.5% (2000 est.) |
4.5% (2000 est.) |
 |
United Kingdom |
2.1% (2002 est.) |
2.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
United States |
2.8% (2001) (2001) |
2.8% (2001) (2001) |
 |
Uruguay |
3.6% (2001) (2001) |
3.6% (2001) (2001) |
 |
Uzbekistan |
23% (2001 est.) |
23% (2001 est.) |
 |
Vanuatu |
2.5% (2000 est.) |
2.5% (2000 est.) |
 |
Venezuela |
12.3% (2001) (2001) |
12.3% (2001) (2001) |
 |
Vietnam |
-0.3% (2001 est.) |
-0.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Virgin Islands |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
Wallis and Futuna |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
West Bank |
1% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) |
1% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) |
 |
Western Sahara |
NA% |
NA% |
 |
World |
developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 60% typically (2001 est.); national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflation in several Third World countries |
developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 60% typically (2001 est.); national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflation in several Third World countries |
 |
Yemen |
10% (2001 est.) |
10% (2001 est.) |
 |
Zambia |
21.5% (2001) |
21.5% (2001) |
 |
Zimbabwe |
100% (2001) |
100% (2001) |