| | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2004) | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2003) |
|
Afghanistan |
5.2% (2003) |
NA% |
|
Albania |
2.4% (2003) |
6% (2002 est.) |
|
Algeria |
3.5% (2003 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
American Samoa |
NA (2003 est.) |
NA% |
|
Andorra |
4.3% (2000) |
4.3% (2000) |
|
Angola |
76.6% (2003 est.) |
106% (2002 est.) |
|
Anguilla |
2.3% |
2.3% |
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
0.4% (2000 est.) |
0.4% (2000 est.) |
|
Argentina |
13.4% (2003) |
41% (2002, yearend) |
|
Armenia |
4.8% (2003 est.) |
1.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Aruba |
3.2% (2002 est.) |
3.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Australia |
2.8% (2003 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Austria |
1.4% (2003 est.) |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Azerbaijan |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
2.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Bahamas, The |
1.7% (2002 est.) |
1.8% (2001 est.) |
|
Bahrain |
-0.2% (2003 est.) |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Bangladesh |
5.6% (2003 est.) |
3.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Barbados |
-0.5% (2003 est.) |
-0.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Belarus |
28.2% (2003 est.) |
42.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Belgium |
1.6% (2003 est.) |
1.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Belize |
2.6% (2003 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Benin |
1.5% (2003 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Bermuda |
3.3% (mid-2003 est.) |
2.3% (July 2002) |
|
Bhutan |
3% (2002 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
Bolivia |
3.3% (2003 est.) |
2% (2001 est.) |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.9% (2003 est.) |
3.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Botswana |
9.2% (2003 est.) |
8.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Brazil |
14.7% (2003) |
8.3% (2002) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
2.5% (2002) |
2.5% (2002) |
|
Brunei |
-2% (2002 est.) |
-2% (2002 est.) |
|
Bulgaria |
2.3% (2003 est.) |
5.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Burkina Faso |
1.9% (2003 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
|
Burma |
49.7% (2003 est.) |
53.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Burundi |
10.7% (2003 est.) |
12% (2002 est.) |
|
Cambodia |
1.7% (2003 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Cameroon |
2.3% (2003 est.) |
4.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Canada |
2.8% (2003 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Cape Verde |
3% (2003) |
3% (2002) |
|
Cayman Islands |
2.8% (2002) |
2.8% (2002) |
|
Central African Republic |
3.6% (2001 est.) |
3.6% (2001 est.) |
|
Chad |
6% (2003 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
|
Chile |
2.8% (2003 est.) |
2.5% (2002 est.) |
|
China |
1.2% (2003 est.) |
-0.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Christmas Island |
NA |
NA% |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
NA |
NA% |
|
Colombia |
7.1% (2003 est.) |
6.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Comoros |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
14% (2003 est.) |
16% (2002 est.) |
|
Congo, Republic of the |
2.4% (2003 est.) |
4% (2002 est.) |
|
Cook Islands |
3.2% (2000 est.) |
3.2% (2000 est.) |
|
Costa Rica |
9.4% (2003 est.) |
9.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Cote d'Ivoire |
3.4% (2003 est.) |
3.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Croatia |
1.8% (2003 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Cuba |
4.1% (2003 est.) |
7.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Cyprus |
Republic of Cyprus: 4.1% (2003 est.); north Cyprus: 12.6% (2003 est.) |
Greek Cypriot area: 2.8% (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 24.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Czech Republic |
0.1% (2003 est.) |
0.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Denmark |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
2.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Djibouti |
2% (2002 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
|
Dominica |
1% (2001 est.) |
1% (2001 est.) |
|
Dominican Republic |
27.5% (2003 est.) |
5.3% (2002 est.) |
|
East Timor |
8% NA (2003 est.) |
NA% |
|
Ecuador |
7.9% (2003 est.) |
12.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Egypt |
4.3% (2003 est.) |
4.3% (2002 est.) |
|
El Salvador |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
3.8% (2001 est.) |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
6% (2003 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
|
Eritrea |
12.3% (2003) |
15% (2001) |
|
Estonia |
1.3% (2003 est.) |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Ethiopia |
17.8% (2003 est.) |
4% (2003 est.) |
|
European Union |
2% (2004 est.) |
- |
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
3.6% (1998) |
3.6% (1998) |
|
Faroe Islands |
5.1% (1999) |
5.1% (1999) |
|
Fiji |
1.6% (2002 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
|
Finland |
0.9% (2003 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
|
France |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
|
French Guiana |
1.5% (2002 est.) |
1.5% (2002 est.) |
|
French Polynesia |
1.5% (2002 est.) |
1.5% |
|
Gabon |
0.5% (2003 est.) |
2.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Gambia, The |
14% (2003 est.) |
5.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Gaza Strip |
2.2% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) |
2.2% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) |
|
Georgia |
4.8% (2003 est.) |
5.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Germany |
1.1% (2003 est.) |
1.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Ghana |
26.7% (2003 est.) |
14.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Gibraltar |
1.5% (1998) |
1.5% (1998) |
|
Greece |
3.6% (2003 est.) |
3.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Greenland |
1.6% (1999 est.) |
1.6% (1999 est.) |
|
Grenada |
2.8% (2001 est.) |
2.8% (2001 est.) |
|
Guadeloupe |
NA (2003 est.) |
NA% |
|
Guam |
0% (1999 est.) |
0% (1999 est.) |
|
Guatemala |
5.5% (2003 est.) |
8.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Guernsey |
4% (2000 est.) |
3.99% (2000 est.) |
|
Guinea |
14.8% (2003 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
|
Guinea-Bissau |
4% (2002 est.) |
4% (2002 est.) |
|
Guyana |
5.7% (2003 est.) |
4.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Haiti |
37.8% (2003 est.) |
11.9% (2001 est.) |
|
Honduras |
7.7% (2003 est.) |
7.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Hong Kong |
-2.6% (2003 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
Hungary |
4.7% (2003 est.) |
5.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Iceland |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
5.2% (2002 est.) |
|
India |
3.8% (2003 est.) |
5.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Indonesia |
6.6% (2003 est.) |
11.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Iran |
16.4% (2003 est.) |
15.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Iraq |
29.3% (2003 est.) |
70% (2002 est.) |
|
Ireland |
3.5% (2003 est.) |
4.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Isle of Man |
3.6% (March 2003 est.) |
3.6% (March 2003 est.) |
|
Israel |
0.7% (2003 est.) |
5.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Italy |
2.7% (2003 est.) |
2.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Jamaica |
10.3% (2003 est.) |
7% (2002 est.) |
|
Japan |
-0.3% (2003 est.) |
-0.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Jersey |
4.7% (1998) |
4.7% (1998) |
|
Jordan |
2.4% (2003 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Kazakhstan |
6.6% (2003 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
|
Kenya |
9.8% (2003 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Kiribati |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
2.5% (2001 est.) |
|
Korea, North |
NA (2003 est.) |
NA% |
|
Korea, South |
3.6% (2003 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Kuwait |
1.2% (2003 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
|
Kyrgyzstan |
3.5% (2003 est.) |
2.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Laos |
15.3% (2003 est.) |
10% (2002 est.) |
|
Latvia |
2.9% (2003 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
|
Lebanon |
2.5% (2003 est.) |
3.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Lesotho |
6.1% (2003 est.) |
10% (2002 est.) |
|
Liberia |
15% (2003 est.) |
15% (2002 est.) |
|
Libya |
2.8% (2003 est.) |
1% (2001 est.) |
|
Liechtenstein |
1% (2001) |
1% (2001) |
|
Lithuania |
-1.2% (2003 est.) |
0.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Luxembourg |
2% (2003 est.) |
1.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Macau |
-2.6% (2003 est.) |
-2.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Macedonia |
1.2% (2003 est.) |
- |
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
- |
1.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Madagascar |
8% (2003 est.) |
7.4% (2001 est.) |
|
Malawi |
9.5% (2003 est.) |
27.4% (2001 est.) |
|
Malaysia |
1.1% (2003 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Maldives |
1% (2002 est.) |
1% (2002 est.) |
|
Mali |
4.5% (2002 est.) |
4.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Malta |
0.4% (2003 est.) |
2.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Marshall Islands |
2% (2001 est.) |
2% (2001 est.) |
|
Martinique |
3.9% (1990) |
3.9% (1990) |
|
Mauritania |
7% (2003 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
Mauritius |
4.2% (2003 est.) |
6.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Mayotte |
NA |
NA% |
|
Mexico |
4.5% (2003 est.) |
6.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Micronesia, Federated States of |
1% (2002 est.) |
1% (2002 est.) |
|
Moldova |
11.6% (2003 est.) |
5.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Monaco |
NA (2000) |
NA% |
|
Mongolia |
1.5% (2002 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
Montserrat |
2.6% (2002 est.) |
2.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Morocco |
1.2% (2003 est.) |
3.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Mozambique |
14% (2003 est.) |
15.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Namibia |
7.3% (2003) |
8% (2001) |
|
Nauru |
-3.6% (1993) |
-3.6% (1993) |
|
Nepal |
2.9% (2002 est.) |
2.8% (2001 est.) |
|
Netherlands |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
3.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Netherlands Antilles |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
0.4% (2002 est.) |
|
New Caledonia |
-0.6% (2000 est.) |
-0.6% (2000 est.) |
|
New Zealand |
1.8% (2003 est.) |
2.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Nicaragua |
5.3% (2003 est.) |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Niger |
3% (2002 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
Nigeria |
13.8% (2003 est.) |
14.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Niue |
1% (1995) |
1% (1995) |
|
Norfolk Island |
NA |
NA% |
|
Northern Mariana Islands |
1.2% (1997 est.) |
1.2% (1997 est.) |
|
Norway |
2.5% (2003 est.) |
1.3% (2001 est.) |
|
Oman |
-0.3% (2003 est.) |
-0.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Pakistan |
2.9% (2003 est.) |
3.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Palau |
3.4% (2000 est.) |
3.4% (2000 est.) |
|
Panama |
1.4% (2003 est.) |
1.1% (2001 est.) |
|
Papua New Guinea |
14.7% (2003 est.) |
9.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Paraguay |
14.2% (2003 est.) |
10.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Peru |
2.3% (2003 est.) |
0.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Philippines |
3.1% (2003 est.) |
3.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Pitcairn Islands |
NA |
NA% |
|
Poland |
0.7% (2003 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Portugal |
3.3% (2003 est.) |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
|
Puerto Rico |
6.5% (2003 est.) |
5% (2002 est.) |
|
Qatar |
2.3% (2003) |
1.9% (2002) |
|
Reunion |
NA |
NA% |
|
Romania |
15.3% (2003) |
22.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Russia |
13.7% (2003 est.) |
15% (2002 est.) |
|
Rwanda |
7.5% (2003 est.) |
5.5% (2002 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 |
4% (2001 est.) |
4% (2001 est.) |
|
San Marino |
3.3% (2001) |
3.3% (2001) |
|
Sao Tome and Principe |
9% (2003 est.) |
9% (2002 est.) |
|
Saudi Arabia |
0.5% (2003 est.) |
1% (2002 est.) |
|
Senegal |
0% (2003 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
Serbia and Montenegro |
11.2% (2003 est.) |
19% (2002 est.) |
|
Seychelles |
3.3% (2003 est.) |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Sierra Leone |
1% (2002 est.) |
1% (2002 est.) |
|
Singapore |
0.5% (2003 est.) |
-0.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Slovakia |
8.6% (2003 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Slovenia |
5.6% (2003 est.) |
7.4% (2002 est.) |
|
Solomon Islands |
9% (2002 est.) |
1.8% (2001 est.) |
|
Somalia |
note - businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be sensibly determined (2003 est.) |
over 100% (businesses print their own money) |
|
South Africa |
5.9% (2003 est.) |
9.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Spain |
3% (2003 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
|
Sri Lanka |
6.3% (2003 est.) |
9.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Sudan |
8.8% (2003 est.) |
9.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Suriname |
17% (2002 est.) |
17% (2002 est.) |
|
Svalbard |
NA |
NA% |
|
Swaziland |
7.3% (2003 est.) |
11.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Sweden |
1.9% (2003 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Switzerland |
0.6% (2003 est.) |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Syria |
1.5% (2003 est.) |
0.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Taiwan |
-0.3% (2003 est.) |
-0.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Tajikistan |
16.3% (2003 est.) |
12% (2001 est.) |
|
Tanzania |
4.4% (2003 est.) |
4.8% (2002 est.) |
|
Thailand |
1.8% (2003 est.) |
0.6% (2002 est.) |
|
Togo |
-1% (2003 est.) |
4% (2002 est.) |
|
Tokelau |
NA |
NA% |
|
Tonga |
10.3% (2002 est.) |
8.4% (2001 est.) |
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
3.8% (2003 est.) |
4.3% (2002 est.) |
|
Tunisia |
2.7% (2003 est.) |
2.5% (2002 est.) |
|
Turkey |
25.3% (2003 est.) |
45.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Turkmenistan |
9.5% (2003 est.) |
5% (2002 est.) |
|
Turks and Caicos Islands |
4% (1995) |
4% (1995) |
|
Tuvalu |
5% (2000 est.) |
5% (2000 est.) |
|
Uganda |
7.9% (2003 est.) |
0.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Ukraine |
5.2% (2003 est.) |
-1.2% (2002 est.) |
|
United Arab Emirates |
3.2% (2003 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
|
United Kingdom |
1.4% (2003 est.) |
2.1% (2002 est.) |
|
United States |
2.3% (2003) |
1.6% (2002) |
|
Uruguay |
19.4% (2003 est.) |
14.1% (2002 est.) |
|
Uzbekistan |
13.1% (2003 est.) |
26% (2001 est.) |
|
Vanuatu |
2% (2002 est.) |
3.2% (2001 est.) |
|
Venezuela |
31.1% (2003 est.) |
31.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Vietnam |
3.1% (2003 est.) |
3.9% (2002 est.) |
|
Virgin Islands |
2.2% (2003) |
2% (1992) |
|
Wallis and Futuna |
NA |
NA% |
|
West Bank |
2.2% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) |
2.2% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) |
|
Western Sahara |
NA |
NA% |
|
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 (2003 est.) |
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 |
|
Yemen |
10.8% (2003 est.) |
12.2% (2002 est.) |
|
Zambia |
21.4% (2003 est.) |
21% (2002 est.) |
|
Zimbabwe |
384.7% (2003 est.) |
134.5% (2002 est.) |