| | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2005) | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2003) |
 |
Afghanistan |
10.3% (2003) |
NA% |
 |
Albania |
3.2% (2004 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Algeria |
3.1% (2004 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Angola |
43.8% (2004 est.) |
106% (2002 est.) |
 |
Argentina |
6.1% (2004 est.) |
41% (2002, yearend) |
 |
Armenia |
3.5% (2004 est.) |
1.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Australia |
2.3% (2004 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Austria |
1.8% (2004 est.) |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Azerbaijan |
4.6% (2004 est.) |
2.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Bahamas, The |
1.2% (year ending September 2004) |
1.8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Bahrain |
2.1% (2004 est.) |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Bangladesh |
6% (2004 est.) |
3.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Barbados |
-0.5% (2003 est.) |
-0.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Belarus |
17.4% (2004 est.) |
42.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Belgium |
1.9% (2004 est.) |
1.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Belize |
2.9% (2004 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Benin |
2.8% (2004 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Bermuda |
3.3% (mid-2003 est.) |
2.3% (July 2002) |
 |
Bolivia |
4.9% (2004 est.) |
2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1.1% (2004 est.) |
3.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Botswana |
7% (2004 est.) |
8.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Brazil |
7.6% (2004 est.) |
8.3% (2002) |
 |
British Virgin Islands |
2.5% (2003) |
2.5% (2002) |
 |
Brunei |
0.3% (2003 est.) |
-2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Bulgaria |
6.1% (2004 est.) |
5.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Burkina Faso |
2.4% (2004 est.) |
3.5% (2001 est.) |
 |
Burma |
17.2% (2004 est.) |
53.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Burundi |
8.5% (2004 est.) |
12% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cambodia |
3.1% (2004 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cameroon |
1% (2004 est.) |
4.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Canada |
1.9% (2004 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cape Verde |
1.5% (2004 est.) |
3% (2002) |
 |
Chad |
8% (2004 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Chile |
2.4% (2004 est.) |
2.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
China |
4.1% (2004 est.) |
-0.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Christmas Island |
- |
NA% |
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
- |
NA% |
 |
Colombia |
5.9% (2004 est.) |
6.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
14% (2003 est.) |
16% (2002 est.) |
 |
Congo, Republic of the |
1.8% (2004 est.) |
4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Costa Rica |
11.5% (2004 est.) |
9.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
1.4% (2004 est.) |
3.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Croatia |
2.5% (2004 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cuba |
3.1% (2004 est.) |
7.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Cyprus |
Republic of Cyprus: 2.4% (2003 est.); north Cyprus: 12.6% (2003 est.) |
Greek Cypriot area: 2.8% (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 24.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Czech Republic |
3.2% (2004 est.) |
0.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Denmark |
1.4% (2004 est.) |
2.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Dominican Republic |
55% (2004 est.) |
5.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
East Timor |
4% (2003 est.) |
NA% |
 |
Ecuador |
2% (2004 est.) |
12.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Egypt |
9.5% (2004 est.) |
4.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
El Salvador |
5.4% (2004 est.) |
3.8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Equatorial Guinea |
8.5% (2004 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Eritrea |
10% (2004 est.) |
15% (2001) |
 |
Estonia |
3% (2004 est.) |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Ethiopia |
2.4% (2004 est.) |
4% (2003 est.) |
 |
European Union |
2.1% (2004 est.) |
- |
 |
Fiji |
1.6% (2002 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Finland |
0.7% (2004 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
France |
2.3% (2004 est.) |
1.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
French Polynesia |
1.5% (2002 est.) |
1.5% |
 |
Gabon |
1.5% (2004 est.) |
2.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Gambia, The |
7% (2004 est.) |
5.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Georgia |
5.5% (2004 est.) |
5.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Germany |
1.6% (2004 est.) |
1.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Ghana |
13% (2004 est.) |
14.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Greece |
2.9% (2004 est.) |
3.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Guatemala |
7.2% (2004 est.) |
8.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Guernsey |
4.9% (2004 est.) |
3.99% (2000 est.) |
 |
Guinea |
18% (2004 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Guyana |
4.5% (2004 est.) |
4.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Haiti |
22% (2004 est.) |
11.9% (2001 est.) |
 |
Honduras |
7% (2004 est.) |
7.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Hong Kong |
-0.3% (2004 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Hungary |
7% (2004 est.) |
5.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Iceland |
4% (2004 est.) |
5.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
India |
4.2% (2004 est.) |
5.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Indonesia |
6.1% (2004 est.) |
11.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Iran |
15.5% (2004 est.) |
15.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Iraq |
25.4% (2004 est.) |
70% (2002 est.) |
 |
Ireland |
2.2% (2004 est.) |
4.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Israel |
0% (2004 est.) |
5.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Italy |
2.3% (2004 est.) |
2.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Jamaica |
12.4% (2004 est.) |
7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Japan |
-0.1% (2004 est.) |
-0.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Jersey |
5.3% (2004) |
4.7% (1998) |
 |
Jordan |
3.2% (2004 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Kazakhstan |
6.9% (2004 est.) |
6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Kenya |
9% (2004 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Korea, North |
NA (2003 est.) |
NA% |
 |
Korea, South |
3.6% (2004 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Kuwait |
2.3% (2004 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Kyrgyzstan |
3.2% (2004 est.) |
2.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Laos |
12.3% (2004 est.) |
10% (2002 est.) |
 |
Latvia |
6% (2004 est.) |
2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Lebanon |
2% (2004 est.) |
3.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Lesotho |
5.3% (2004 est.) |
10% (2002 est.) |
 |
Liberia |
15% (2003 est.) |
15% (2002 est.) |
 |
Libya |
2.9% (2004 est.) |
1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Lithuania |
1.1% (2004 est.) |
0.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Luxembourg |
2.4% (2004 est.) |
1.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Macau |
2% (3rd quarter, 2004) |
-2.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Macedonia |
0.4% (2004 est.) |
- |
 |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of |
- |
1.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Madagascar |
7.5% (2004 est.) |
7.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Malawi |
12% (2004 est.) |
27.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Malaysia |
1.3% (2004 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Malta |
2.9% (2004 est.) |
2.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Mauritania |
7% (2003 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Mauritius |
4.5% (2004 est.) |
6.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Mexico |
5.4% (2004 est.) |
6.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Moldova |
11.5% (2004 est.) |
5.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Monaco |
1.9% (2000) |
NA% |
 |
Mongolia |
11% (2004 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Morocco |
2.1% (2004 est.) |
3.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Mozambique |
12.8% (2004 est.) |
15.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Namibia |
4.2% (2004 est.) |
8% (2001) |
 |
Nepal |
2.9% (2002 est.) |
2.8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Netherlands |
1.4% (2004 est.) |
3.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Netherlands Antilles |
2.1% (2003 est.) |
0.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
New Zealand |
2.4% (2004 est.) |
2.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Nicaragua |
9.3% (2004 est.) |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Nigeria |
16.5% (2004 est.) |
14.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Norfolk Island |
NA |
NA% |
 |
Norway |
1% (2004 est.) |
1.3% (2001 est.) |
 |
Oman |
0.2% (2004 est.) |
-0.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Pakistan |
4.8% (FY03/04 est.) |
3.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Panama |
2% (2004 est.) |
1.1% (2001 est.) |
 |
Papua New Guinea |
4.2% (2004 est.) |
9.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Paraguay |
5.1% (2004 est.) |
10.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Peru |
3.8% (2004 est.) |
0.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Philippines |
5.5% (2004 est.) |
3.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Pitcairn Islands |
NA |
NA% |
 |
Poland |
3.4% (2004 est.) |
1.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Portugal |
2.1% (2004 est.) |
3.7% (2002 est.) |
 |
Puerto Rico |
6.5% (2003 est.) |
5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Qatar |
3% (2004 est.) |
1.9% (2002) |
 |
Romania |
9.6% (2004 est.) |
22.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Russia |
11.5% (2004 est.) |
15% (2002 est.) |
 |
Rwanda |
7% (2004 est.) |
5.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
14% (2004 est.) |
9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Saudi Arabia |
0.8% (2004 est.) |
1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Senegal |
0.8% (2004 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Serbia and Montenegro |
8.8% (2004 est.) |
19% (2002 est.) |
 |
Seychelles |
5% (2004 est.) |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Singapore |
1.7% (2004 est.) |
-0.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Slovakia |
7.5% (2004 est.) |
3.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Slovenia |
3.3% (2004 est.) |
7.4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Solomon Islands |
10% (2003 est.) |
1.8% (2001 est.) |
 |
Somalia |
note - businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be sensibly determined (2004 est.) |
over 100% (businesses print their own money) |
 |
South Africa |
4.5% (2004 est.) |
9.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Spain |
3.2% (2004 est.) |
3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Sri Lanka |
5.8% (2004 est.) |
9.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Sudan |
9% (2004 est.) |
9.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Suriname |
23% (2003 est.) |
17% (2002 est.) |
 |
Svalbard |
- |
NA% |
 |
Swaziland |
5.4% (2004 est.) |
11.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Sweden |
0.7% (2004 est.) |
2.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Switzerland |
0.9% (2004 est.) |
0.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Syria |
2.1% (2004 est.) |
0.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Taiwan |
1.7% (2004 est.) |
-0.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Tajikistan |
8% (2004 est.) |
12% (2001 est.) |
 |
Tanzania |
5.4% (2004 est.) |
4.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
Thailand |
2.8% (2004 est.) |
0.6% (2002 est.) |
 |
Togo |
1% (2004 est.) |
4% (2002 est.) |
 |
Tonga |
10.3% (2002 est.) |
8.4% (2001 est.) |
 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
3.3% (2004 est.) |
4.3% (2002 est.) |
 |
Tunisia |
4.1% (2004 est.) |
2.5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Turkey |
9.3% (2004 est.) |
45.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Turkmenistan |
9% (2004 est.) |
5% (2002 est.) |
 |
Uganda |
3.5% (2004 est.) |
0.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Ukraine |
12% (2004 est.) |
-1.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
United Arab Emirates |
3.2% (2004 est.) |
2.8% (2002 est.) |
 |
United Kingdom |
1.4% (2004 est.) |
2.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
United States |
2.5% (2004 est.) |
1.6% (2002) |
 |
Uruguay |
7.6% (2004 est.) |
14.1% (2002 est.) |
 |
Uzbekistan |
3% (2004 est.) |
26% (2001 est.) |
 |
Vanuatu |
3.1% (2003 est.) |
3.2% (2001 est.) |
 |
Venezuela |
22.4% (2004 est.) |
31.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Vietnam |
9.5% (2004 est.) |
3.9% (2002 est.) |
 |
Virgin Islands |
2.2% (2003) |
2% (1992) |
 |
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 (2004 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 |
12.2% (2004 est.) |
12.2% (2002 est.) |
 |
Zambia |
18.3% (2004 est.) |
21% (2002 est.) |
 |
Zimbabwe |
133% (2004 est.) |
134.5% (2002 est.) |