|   |   | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2005) | Inflation rate (consumer prices) (2006) | 
				  | 
				Afghanistan | 
				10.3% (2003) | 
				16.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Albania | 
				3.2% (2004 est.) | 
				2.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Algeria | 
				3.1% (2004 est.) | 
				1.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				American Samoa | 
				NA% | 
				NA% | 
				
				  | 
				Andorra | 
				4.3% (2000) | 
				3.4% (2004) | 
				
				  | 
				Angola | 
				43.8% (2004 est.) | 
				23% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Anguilla | 
				2.3% | 
				5.3% | 
				
				  | 
				Antigua and Barbuda | 
				0.4% (2000 est.) | 
				0.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Argentina | 
				6.1% (2004 est.) | 
				9.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Armenia | 
				3.5% (2004 est.) | 
				0.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Aruba | 
				3.2% (2002 est.) | 
				3.4% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Australia | 
				2.3% (2004 est.) | 
				2.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Austria | 
				1.8% (2004 est.) | 
				2.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Azerbaijan | 
				4.6% (2004 est.) | 
				9.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bahamas, The | 
				1.2% (year ending September 2004) | 
				1.2% ( 2004) | 
				
				  | 
				Bahrain | 
				2.1% (2004 est.) | 
				2.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bangladesh | 
				6% (2004 est.) | 
				7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Barbados | 
				-0.5% (2003 est.) | 
				-0.5% (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Belarus | 
				17.4% (2004 est.) | 
				10.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Belgium | 
				1.9% (2004 est.) | 
				2.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Belize | 
				2.9% (2004 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Benin | 
				2.8% (2004 est.) | 
				3.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bermuda | 
				3.3% (mid-2003 est.) | 
				2.8% (November 2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Bhutan | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bolivia | 
				4.9% (2004 est.) | 
				5.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Bosnia and Herzegovina | 
				1.1% (2004 est.) | 
				4.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Botswana | 
				7% (2004 est.) | 
				8.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Brazil | 
				7.6% (2004 est.) | 
				6.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				British Virgin Islands | 
				2.5% (2003) | 
				2% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Brunei | 
				0.3% (2003 est.) | 
				0.9% (2004) | 
				
				  | 
				Bulgaria | 
				6.1% (2004 est.) | 
				5% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Burkina Faso | 
				2.4% (2004 est.) | 
				6.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Burma | 
				17.2% (2004 est.) | 
				20.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Burundi | 
				8.5% (2004 est.) | 
				16% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cambodia | 
				3.1% (2004 est.) | 
				5.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cameroon | 
				1% (2004 est.) | 
				2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Canada | 
				1.9% (2004 est.) | 
				2.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cape Verde | 
				1.5% (2004 est.) | 
				0.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cayman Islands | 
				2.8% (2002) | 
				4.4% (2004) | 
				
				  | 
				Central African Republic | 
				3.6% (2001 est.) | 
				3.6% (2001 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Chad | 
				8% (2004 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Chile | 
				2.4% (2004 est.) | 
				3.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				China | 
				4.1% (2004 est.) | 
				1.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Colombia | 
				5.9% (2004 est.) | 
				5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Comoros | 
				3.5% (2001 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 
				14% (2003 est.) | 
				9% (2004 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Congo, Republic of the | 
				1.8% (2004 est.) | 
				2.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cook Islands | 
				3.2% (2000 est.) | 
				2.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Costa Rica | 
				11.5% (2004 est.) | 
				13.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cote d'Ivoire | 
				1.4% (2004 est.) | 
				3.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Croatia | 
				2.5% (2004 est.) | 
				3.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cuba | 
				3.1% (2004 est.) | 
				7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Cyprus | 
				Republic of Cyprus: 2.4% (2003 est.); north Cyprus: 12.6% (2003 est.) | 
				Republic of Cyprus: 2.6% (2005 est.); north Cyprus: 9.1% (2004 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Czech Republic | 
				3.2% (2004 est.) | 
				1.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Denmark | 
				1.4% (2004 est.) | 
				1.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Djibouti | 
				2% (2002 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Dominica | 
				1% (2001 est.) | 
				-0.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Dominican Republic | 
				55% (2004 est.) | 
				4.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				East Timor | 
				4% (2003 est.) | 
				1.4% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Ecuador | 
				2% (2004 est.) | 
				2.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Egypt | 
				9.5% (2004 est.) | 
				4.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				El Salvador | 
				5.4% (2004 est.) | 
				4.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Equatorial Guinea | 
				8.5% (2004 est.) | 
				5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Eritrea | 
				10% (2004 est.) | 
				15% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Estonia | 
				3% (2004 est.) | 
				4.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ethiopia | 
				2.4% (2004 est.) | 
				11.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				European Union | 
				2.1% (2004 est.) | 
				2.2% (2005 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.) | 
				3% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Finland | 
				0.7% (2004 est.) | 
				0.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				France | 
				2.3% (2004 est.) | 
				1.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				French Guiana | 
				1.5% (2002 est.) | 
				1% (2003) | 
				
				  | 
				French Polynesia | 
				1.5% (2002 est.) | 
				1.1% (2006 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Gabon | 
				1.5% (2004 est.) | 
				-0.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Gambia, The | 
				7% (2004 est.) | 
				8.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Gaza Strip | 
				2.2% (includes West Bank) (2001 est.) | 
				7% (includes West Bank) (2003) | 
				
				  | 
				Georgia | 
				5.5% (2004 est.) | 
				8.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Germany | 
				1.6% (2004 est.) | 
				2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ghana | 
				13% (2004 est.) | 
				15.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Gibraltar | 
				1.5% (1998) | 
				1.5% (1998) | 
				
				  | 
				Greece | 
				2.9% (2004 est.) | 
				3.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Greenland | 
				1.6% (1999 est.) | 
				1.6% (1999 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Grenada | 
				2.8% (2001 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guadeloupe | 
				NA% | 
				NA% | 
				
				  | 
				Guam | 
				0% (1999 est.) | 
				2.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guatemala | 
				7.2% (2004 est.) | 
				9.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guernsey | 
				4.9% (2004 est.) | 
				4.9% (2004 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guinea | 
				18% (2004 est.) | 
				25% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guinea-Bissau | 
				4% (2002 est.) | 
				4% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Guyana | 
				4.5% (2004 est.) | 
				6.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Haiti | 
				22% (2004 est.) | 
				15.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Honduras | 
				7% (2004 est.) | 
				8.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Hong Kong | 
				-0.3% (2004 est.) | 
				0.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Hungary | 
				7% (2004 est.) | 
				3.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iceland | 
				4% (2004 est.) | 
				4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				India | 
				4.2% (2004 est.) | 
				4.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Indonesia | 
				6.1% (2004 est.) | 
				10.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iran | 
				15.5% (2004 est.) | 
				13.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Iraq | 
				25.4% (2004 est.) | 
				33% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ireland | 
				2.2% (2004 est.) | 
				2.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Isle of Man | 
				3.6% (March 2003 est.) | 
				2.7% (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Israel | 
				0% (2004 est.) | 
				1.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Italy | 
				2.3% (2004 est.) | 
				2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Jamaica | 
				12.4% (2004 est.) | 
				15.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Japan | 
				-0.1% (2004 est.) | 
				-0.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Jersey | 
				5.3% (2004) | 
				5.3% (2004) | 
				
				  | 
				Jordan | 
				3.2% (2004 est.) | 
				4.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kazakhstan | 
				6.9% (2004 est.) | 
				7.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kenya | 
				9% (2004 est.) | 
				10.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kiribati | 
				2.5% (2001 est.) | 
				0.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Korea, North | 
				NA (2003 est.) | 
				NA% | 
				
				  | 
				Korea, South | 
				3.6% (2004 est.) | 
				2.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kuwait | 
				2.3% (2004 est.) | 
				4.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Kyrgyzstan | 
				3.2% (2004 est.) | 
				5.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Laos | 
				12.3% (2004 est.) | 
				7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Latvia | 
				6% (2004 est.) | 
				6.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Lebanon | 
				2% (2004 est.) | 
				2.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Lesotho | 
				5.3% (2004 est.) | 
				4.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Liberia | 
				15% (2003 est.) | 
				15% (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Libya | 
				2.9% (2004 est.) | 
				3.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Liechtenstein | 
				1% (2001) | 
				1% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Lithuania | 
				1.1% (2004 est.) | 
				2.7% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Luxembourg | 
				2.4% (2004 est.) | 
				2.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Macau | 
				2% (3rd quarter, 2004) | 
				3.8% (2nd quarter, 2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Macedonia | 
				0.4% (2004 est.) | 
				0% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Madagascar | 
				7.5% (2004 est.) | 
				15% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Malawi | 
				12% (2004 est.) | 
				15.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Malaysia | 
				1.3% (2004 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Maldives | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mali | 
				4.5% (2002 est.) | 
				4.5% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Malta | 
				2.9% (2004 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Marshall Islands | 
				2% (2001 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Martinique | 
				3.9% (1990) | 
				NA | 
				
				  | 
				Mauritania | 
				7% (2003 est.) | 
				7% (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mauritius | 
				4.5% (2004 est.) | 
				5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mayotte | 
				NA% | 
				NA% | 
				
				  | 
				Mexico | 
				5.4% (2004 est.) | 
				4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Micronesia, Federated States of | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				2.2% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Moldova | 
				11.5% (2004 est.) | 
				11.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Monaco | 
				1.9% (2000) | 
				1.9% (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Mongolia | 
				11% (2004 est.) | 
				9.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Montenegro | 
				- | 
				3.4% (2004) | 
				
				  | 
				Montserrat | 
				2.6% (2002 est.) | 
				2.6% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Morocco | 
				2.1% (2004 est.) | 
				1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Mozambique | 
				12.8% (2004 est.) | 
				6.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Namibia | 
				4.2% (2004 est.) | 
				2.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nauru | 
				-3.6% (1993) | 
				-3.6% (1993) | 
				
				  | 
				Nepal | 
				2.9% (2002 est.) | 
				7.8% (October 2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Netherlands | 
				1.4% (2004 est.) | 
				1.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Netherlands Antilles | 
				2.1% (2003 est.) | 
				2.1% (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				New Caledonia | 
				-0.6% (2000 est.) | 
				-0.6% (2000 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				New Zealand | 
				2.4% (2004 est.) | 
				3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nicaragua | 
				9.3% (2004 est.) | 
				9.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Niger | 
				3% (2002 est.) | 
				0.2% (2004 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Nigeria | 
				16.5% (2004 est.) | 
				13.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Niue | 
				1% (1995) | 
				4% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Norfolk Island | 
				NA | 
				- | 
				
				  | 
				Northern Mariana Islands | 
				1.2% (1997 est.) | 
				-0.8% (2000) | 
				
				  | 
				Norway | 
				1% (2004 est.) | 
				1.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Oman | 
				0.2% (2004 est.) | 
				1.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Pakistan | 
				4.8% (FY03/04 est.) | 
				9.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Palau | 
				3.4% (2000 est.) | 
				2.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Panama | 
				2% (2004 est.) | 
				2.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Papua New Guinea | 
				4.2% (2004 est.) | 
				1.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Paraguay | 
				5.1% (2004 est.) | 
				6.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Peru | 
				3.8% (2004 est.) | 
				1.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Philippines | 
				5.5% (2004 est.) | 
				7.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Pitcairn Islands | 
				NA | 
				- | 
				
				  | 
				Poland | 
				3.4% (2004 est.) | 
				2.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Portugal | 
				2.1% (2004 est.) | 
				2.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Puerto Rico | 
				6.5% (2003 est.) | 
				6.5% (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Qatar | 
				3% (2004 est.) | 
				8.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Reunion | 
				NA% | 
				NA% | 
				
				  | 
				Romania | 
				9.6% (2004 est.) | 
				9% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				Russia | 
				11.5% (2004 est.) | 
				12.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Rwanda | 
				7% (2004 est.) | 
				8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Helena | 
				3.2% (1997 est.) | 
				3.2% (1997 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Kitts and Nevis | 
				1.7% (2001 est.) | 
				8.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Lucia | 
				3% (2001 est.) | 
				2.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 
				2.1% (1991-96 average) | 
				2.1% (1991-96 average) | 
				
				  | 
				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 
				-0.4% (2001 est.) | 
				1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Samoa | 
				4% (2001 est.) | 
				3.3% (2005) | 
				
				  | 
				San Marino | 
				3.3% (2001) | 
				-1.7% (2001) | 
				
				  | 
				Sao Tome and Principe | 
				14% (2004 est.) | 
				15.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Saudi Arabia | 
				0.8% (2004 est.) | 
				0.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Senegal | 
				0.8% (2004 est.) | 
				1.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Serbia | 
				- | 
				15.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Serbia and Montenegro | 
				8.8% (2004 est.) | 
				- | 
				
				  | 
				Seychelles | 
				5% (2004 est.) | 
				1.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sierra Leone | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				1% (2002 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Singapore | 
				1.7% (2004 est.) | 
				0.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Slovakia | 
				7.5% (2004 est.) | 
				2.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Slovenia | 
				3.3% (2004 est.) | 
				2.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Solomon Islands | 
				10% (2003 est.) | 
				6.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Somalia | 
				note - businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be sensibly determined (2004 est.) | 
				NA%; note - businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot be easily determined | 
				
				  | 
				South Africa | 
				4.5% (2004 est.) | 
				4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Spain | 
				3.2% (2004 est.) | 
				3.4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sri Lanka | 
				5.8% (2004 est.) | 
				11.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sudan | 
				9% (2004 est.) | 
				9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Suriname | 
				23% (2003 est.) | 
				9.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Swaziland | 
				5.4% (2004 est.) | 
				4% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Sweden | 
				0.7% (2004 est.) | 
				0.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Switzerland | 
				0.9% (2004 est.) | 
				1.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Syria | 
				2.1% (2004 est.) | 
				5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Taiwan | 
				1.7% (2004 est.) | 
				2.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tajikistan | 
				8% (2004 est.) | 
				7.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tanzania | 
				5.4% (2004 est.) | 
				4.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Thailand | 
				2.8% (2004 est.) | 
				4.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Togo | 
				1% (2004 est.) | 
				6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tokelau | 
				NA% | 
				NA% | 
				
				  | 
				Tonga | 
				10.3% (2002 est.) | 
				11.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Trinidad and Tobago | 
				3.3% (2004 est.) | 
				6.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Tunisia | 
				4.1% (2004 est.) | 
				2.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Turkey | 
				9.3% (2004 est.) | 
				8.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Turkmenistan | 
				9% (2004 est.) | 
				10.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Turks and Caicos Islands | 
				4% (1995) | 
				4% (1995) | 
				
				  | 
				Tuvalu | 
				5% (2000 est.) | 
				3.7% (2003 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Uganda | 
				3.5% (2004 est.) | 
				8.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Ukraine | 
				12% (2004 est.) | 
				13.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				United Arab Emirates | 
				3.2% (2004 est.) | 
				10.5% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				United Kingdom | 
				1.4% (2004 est.) | 
				2.1% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				United States | 
				2.5% (2004 est.) | 
				3.2% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Uruguay | 
				7.6% (2004 est.) | 
				4.7% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Uzbekistan | 
				3% (2004 est.) | 
				6.9% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Vanuatu | 
				3.1% (2003 est.) | 
				-1.6% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Venezuela | 
				22.4% (2004 est.) | 
				16% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Vietnam | 
				9.5% (2004 est.) | 
				8.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Virgin Islands | 
				2.2% (2003) | 
				2.2% (2003) | 
				
				  | 
				Wallis and Futuna | 
				NA% | 
				2.8% NA% | 
				
				  | 
				West Bank | 
				2.2% (includes Gaza Strip) (2001 est.) | 
				7% (includes Gaza Strip) (2003 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 (2004 est.) | 
				developed countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries 5% to 20% typically; national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflation in one Third World countries (Zimbabwe); inflation rates have declined for most countries for the last several years, held in check by increasing international competition from several low wage countries (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Yemen | 
				12.2% (2004 est.) | 
				11.8% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Zambia | 
				18.3% (2004 est.) | 
				18.3% (2005 est.) | 
				
				  | 
				Zimbabwe | 
				133% (2004 est.) | 
				266.8% official data; private sector estimates are much higher (2005 est.) |