|   |   | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2003) | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2002) | 
				  | 
				Algeria | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Angola | 
				106% (2002 est.) | 
				110% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Argentina | 
				41% (2002, yearend) | 
				4% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Armenia | 
				1.1% (2002 est.) | 
				3.1% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Aruba | 
				3.2% (2002 est.) | 
				4% (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Bahamas, The | 
				1.8% (2001 est.) | 
				1.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bahrain | 
				0.5% (2002 est.) | 
				1.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bangladesh | 
				3.1% (2002 est.) | 
				5.8% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Barbados | 
				-0.6% (2002 est.) | 
				3.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Belarus | 
				42.8% (2002 est.) | 
				46.1% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Belize | 
				1.9% (2002 est.) | 
				1.7% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Benin | 
				3.3% (2002 est.) | 
				3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bermuda | 
				2.3% (July 2002) | 
				3% (July 2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Bhutan | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				7% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 
				3.5% (2002 est.) | 
				5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Botswana | 
				8.1% (2002 est.) | 
				6.6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Brazil | 
				8.3% (2002) | 
				7.7% (2001) (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				British Virgin Islands | 
				2.5% (2002) | 
				3.3% (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Brunei | 
				-2% (2002 est.) | 
				1% (1999 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Burma | 
				53.7% (2002 est.) | 
				20% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Burundi | 
				12% (2002 est.) | 
				14% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cambodia | 
				3.3% (2002 est.) | 
				1.6% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cameroon | 
				4.5% (2002 est.) | 
				2% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cape Verde | 
				3% (2002) | 
				3% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Cayman Islands | 
				2.8% (2002) | 
				2.3% (2000) (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Chad | 
				6% (2002 est.) | 
				3% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Chile | 
				2.5% (2002 est.) | 
				3.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Colombia | 
				6.2% (2002 est.) | 
				7.6% (2001) (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 
				16% (2002 est.) | 
				358% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Congo, Republic of the | 
				4% (2002 est.) | 
				3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Costa Rica | 
				9.1% (2002 est.) | 
				12.1% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cote d'Ivoire | 
				3.2% (2002 est.) | 
				2.5% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Croatia | 
				2.2% (2002 est.) | 
				4% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cyprus | 
				Greek Cypriot area: 2.8% (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 24.5% (2002 est.) | 
				Greek Cypriot area: 1.9% (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 53.2% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Czech Republic | 
				0.6% (2002 est.) | 
				2.2% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Djibouti | 
				2% (2002 est.) | 
				2% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Dominican Republic | 
				5.3% (2002 est.) | 
				5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ecuador | 
				12.5% (2002 est.) | 
				22% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Egypt | 
				4.3% (2002 est.) | 
				2.3% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Equatorial Guinea | 
				6% (2002 est.) | 
				6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Eritrea | 
				15% (2001) | 
				15% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Estonia | 
				3.7% (2002 est.) | 
				3.7% (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Ethiopia | 
				4% (2003 est.) | 
				6.8% (2001 est.) | 
				
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				Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 
				3.6% (1998) | 
				3.6% (1998) (1998) | 
				
				  | 
				Fiji | 
				2% (2002 est.) | 
				3% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				French Guiana | 
				1.5% (2002 est.) | 
				2.5% (1992) (1992) | 
				
				  | 
				French Polynesia | 
				1.5% | 
				1.5% (1994) | 
				
				  | 
				Gabon | 
				2.3% (2002 est.) | 
				1.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Gambia, The | 
				5.5% (2002 est.) | 
				4% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Gaza Strip | 
				2.2% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) | 
				1% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ghana | 
				14.5% (2002 est.) | 
				25% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Greece | 
				3.6% (2002 est.) | 
				3.6% (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Guatemala | 
				8.1% (2002 est.) | 
				7.6% (2001) (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Guinea | 
				6% (2002 est.) | 
				6% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guinea-Bissau | 
				4% (2002 est.) | 
				5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guyana | 
				4.7% (2002 est.) | 
				6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Haiti | 
				11.9% (2001 est.) | 
				14% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Honduras | 
				7.7% (2002 est.) | 
				9.7% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Hong Kong | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				-1.6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iceland | 
				5.2% (2002 est.) | 
				5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Indonesia | 
				11.9% (2002 est.) | 
				11.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iran | 
				15.3% (2002 est.) | 
				17.3% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iraq | 
				70% (2002 est.) | 
				60% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Isle of Man | 
				3.6% (March 2003 est.) | 
				2.5% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Italy | 
				2.4% (2002 est.) | 
				2.4% (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Jamaica | 
				7% (2002 est.) | 
				6.9% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kazakhstan | 
				6% (2002 est.) | 
				8.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kenya | 
				1.9% (2002 est.) | 
				3.3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kuwait | 
				2% (2002 est.) | 
				2.7% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Kyrgyzstan | 
				2.1% (2002 est.) | 
				7% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Laos | 
				10% (2002 est.) | 
				10% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Lebanon | 
				3.5% (2002 est.) | 
				0.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Lesotho | 
				10% (2002 est.) | 
				6.9% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Liberia | 
				15% (2002 est.) | 
				8% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Libya | 
				1% (2001 est.) | 
				13.6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Macau | 
				-2.6% (2002 est.) | 
				-2% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 
				1.1% (2002 est.) | 
				4% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Madagascar | 
				7.4% (2001 est.) | 
				7% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Malawi | 
				27.4% (2001 est.) | 
				28.6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Malaysia | 
				1.9% (2002 est.) | 
				1.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Maldives | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				3% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mali | 
				4.5% (2002 est.) | 
				4.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Marshall Islands | 
				2% (2001 est.) | 
				1.9% (1999 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Martinique | 
				3.9% (1990) | 
				3.9% (1990) (1990) | 
				
				  | 
				Mauritania | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				4.4% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mauritius | 
				6.4% (2002 est.) | 
				4.2% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mexico | 
				6.4% (2002 est.) | 
				6.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Micronesia, Federated States of | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				2.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mongolia | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				11.8% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Montserrat | 
				2.6% (2002 est.) | 
				5% (1998) (1998) | 
				
				  | 
				Morocco | 
				3.6% (2002 est.) | 
				1% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mozambique | 
				15.2% (2002 est.) | 
				10% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Namibia | 
				8% (2001) | 
				8.8% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Nauru | 
				-3.6% (1993) | 
				-3.6% (1993) (1993) | 
				
				  | 
				Nepal | 
				2.8% (2001 est.) | 
				2.1% | 
				
				  | 
				Netherlands Antilles | 
				0.4% (2002 est.) | 
				5.8% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				New Caledonia | 
				-0.6% (2000 est.) | 
				2.3% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				New Zealand | 
				2.7% (2002 est.) | 
				2.6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nicaragua | 
				3.7% (2002 est.) | 
				7.4% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Niger | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				4.2% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nigeria | 
				14.2% (2002 est.) | 
				14.9% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Niue | 
				1% (1995) | 
				1% (1995) (1995) | 
				
				  | 
				Oman | 
				-0.5% (2002 est.) | 
				1% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Pakistan | 
				3.9% (2002 est.) | 
				4% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Panama | 
				1.1% (2001 est.) | 
				1% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Papua New Guinea | 
				9.8% (2002 est.) | 
				10.3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Paraguay | 
				10.5% (2002 est.) | 
				7.2% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Peru | 
				0.2% (2002 est.) | 
				1.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Philippines | 
				3.1% (2002 est.) | 
				6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Poland | 
				1.9% (2002 est.) | 
				2.5% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Puerto Rico | 
				5% (2002 est.) | 
				5.7% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Qatar | 
				1.9% (2002) | 
				2% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Romania | 
				22.5% (2002 est.) | 
				34.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Russia | 
				15% (2002 est.) | 
				16.2% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Rwanda | 
				5.5% (2002 est.) | 
				5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Samoa | 
				4% (2001 est.) | 
				2.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sao Tome and Principe | 
				9% (2002 est.) | 
				7% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Saudi Arabia | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				1.7% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Senegal | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				3.3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Serbia and Montenegro | 
				19% (2002 est.) | 
				18% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Seychelles | 
				0.5% (2002 est.) | 
				6.1% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sierra Leone | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				15% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Singapore | 
				-0.4% (2002 est.) | 
				1.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Solomon Islands | 
				1.8% (2001 est.) | 
				7.9% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Somalia | 
				over 100% (businesses print their own money) | 
				over 100% (businesses print their own money) (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				South Africa | 
				9.9% (2002 est.) | 
				5.8% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sri Lanka | 
				9.6% (2002 est.) | 
				14.2% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sudan | 
				9.2% (2002 est.) | 
				10% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Suriname | 
				17% (2002 est.) | 
				59% (2000) (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Swaziland | 
				11.8% (2002 est.) | 
				7.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Syria | 
				0.9% (2002 est.) | 
				0.3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Taiwan | 
				-0.2% (2002 est.) | 
				0.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tajikistan | 
				12% (2001 est.) | 
				33% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tanzania | 
				4.8% (2002 est.) | 
				5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Thailand | 
				0.6% (2002 est.) | 
				1.6% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Togo | 
				4% (2002 est.) | 
				2.3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tonga | 
				8.4% (2001 est.) | 
				9.4% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Trinidad and Tobago | 
				4.3% (2002 est.) | 
				5.6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tunisia | 
				2.5% (2002 est.) | 
				2.7% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Turkey | 
				45.2% (2002 est.) | 
				45.2% (2002) | 
				
				  | 
				Turkmenistan | 
				5% (2002 est.) | 
				10% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Turks and Caicos Islands | 
				4% (1995) | 
				4% (1995) (1995) | 
				
				  | 
				Uganda | 
				0.1% (2002 est.) | 
				3.5% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ukraine | 
				-1.2% (2002 est.) | 
				12% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				United Arab Emirates | 
				2.8% (2002 est.) | 
				4.5% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				United States | 
				1.6% (2002) | 
				2.8% (2001) (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Uruguay | 
				14.1% (2002 est.) | 
				3.6% (2001) (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Uzbekistan | 
				26% (2001 est.) | 
				23% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Vanuatu | 
				3.2% (2001 est.) | 
				2.5% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Venezuela | 
				31.2% (2002 est.) | 
				12.3% (2001) (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Vietnam | 
				3.9% (2002 est.) | 
				-0.3% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Virgin Islands | 
				2% (1992) | 
				NA% | 
				
				  | 
				West Bank | 
				2.2% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) | 
				1% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				World | 
				developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 60% typically; 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 | 
				12.2% (2002 est.) | 
				10% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Zambia | 
				21% (2002 est.) | 
				21.5% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Zimbabwe | 
				134.5% (2002 est.) | 
				100% (2001) |