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