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Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %)

Examine global economic trends in inflation and forecasts for inflation rates worldwide to gauge the economic and financial climates of over 195 countries. This insightful information is crucial for international businesses to identify opportunities and indicate future market performances; inflation directly impacts the cost of doing business and determines the buying power of potential customers. Stay informed about our expert inflation predictions to navigate international markets effectively and make informed decisions.

What does the inflation rate mean?

Inflation refers to an overall increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is a weighted average of prices for different goods. The set of goods that make up the index depends on which are considered representative of a common consumption basket. Therefore, depending on the country and the consumption habits of the majority of the population, the index will comprise different goods. Some goods might record a drop in prices, whereas others may increase, thus the overall value of the CPI will depend on the weight of each of the goods with respect to the whole basket.

The rate of inflation reflects how quickly prices increase. For example, annual inflation refers to the percent change of the CPI compared to the same month of the previous year. Meanwhile, a slowing inflation rate is termed disinflation, and falling prices are called deflation.

Several factors affect inflation. First, a tighter labour market tends to generate wage pressures and drive inflation up. Second, higher interest rates generally cause inflation to slow. Third, government interventions can alter inflation, such as in the case of subsidies, which make particular goods cheaper for consumers. In contrast, higher taxes or fiscal stimulus can increase inflation. Fourth, the exchange rate impacts inflation by altering the purchasing power of a nation’s currency. Fifth, international commodity prices, like the price for oil and gas, impact domestic inflation. Finally, capacity constraints, for example via import restrictions, boost the prices of acquiring particular goods and drive inflation up.

Why our inflation rate forecasts are valuable for businesses

Our projections for inflation rates by country are useful for several reasons:

Cost Management

Inflation impacts the cost of goods and services. Businesses need to monitor inflation rates to adjust pricing strategies, manage costs effectively, and maintain profit margins. Furthermore, inflation influences overall economic conditions. Businesses use our inflation rate reports for accurate budgeting, financial planning, and forecasting, ensuring realistic expectations and strategies.

Wage and salary adjustments are one important area determined by inflation. Businesses use inflation data to make informed decisions about wage and salary adjustments for employees, maintaining competitiveness in the job market.

Exchange Rates

Inflation is linked to currency values in a bidirectional relationship. In general, sustained inflation over a longer time period in one country tends to cause that country’s currency to depreciate relative to another country which is not experiencing persistent high inflation, due to the purchasing power parity relationship. At the same time, currency depreciation due to circumstances unrelated to inflation drives inflation up, by making goods and services more expensive as each currency unit is worth less.

By using our detailed reports—which cover both inflation and exchange rate movements—you can identify potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate the impact of inflation and currency values on operations and profitability

Consumer Understanding

Inflation directly affects consumer purchasing power: When the goods and services that consumers buy become more expensive, they are left with less disposable income and may cut back on certain purchases. Businesses analyse inflation reports to understand how changing prices influence consumer behaviour, allowing for adjustments in marketing, sales and pricing strategies.

Inflation Rates by Country

This chart displays Inflation (CPI, ann. var. %, aop) for Major Economies, Latin America, South Asia, Middle East & North Africa from 2010 to 2023.

Inflation Rate (CPI, annual variation in %) Data

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Afghanistan 0.6 2.3 - - -
Albania 2.0 1.4 1.6 2.0 6.7
Algeria 3.5 2.4 1.3 6.6 9.7
Andorra 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.7 6.2
Angola 19.6 17.1 22.3 25.8 21.4
Antigua and Barbuda 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.6 7.5
Argentina 34.3 53.5 42.0 48.4 72.4
Armenia 2.5 1.4 1.2 7.2 8.6
Aruba -4.8 -0.7 - - -
Australia 1.9 1.6 0.8 2.9 6.6
Austria 2.0 1.5 1.4 2.8 8.5
Azerbaijan 2.3 2.7 2.8 6.7 13.8
Bahamas, The 2.3 2.5 0.0 2.9 5.6
Bahrain 2.1 1.0 -2.3 -0.6 3.6
Bangladesh 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.5 7.7
Barbados 84.1 2.3 0.5 1.6 4.8
Belarus 4.9 5.6 5.6 9.4 15.2
Belgium 2.1 1.4 0.7 2.4 9.6
Belize 0.3 0.2 0.1 3.2 6.3
Benin 0.6 -0.7 3.0 1.7 1.4
Bhutan 2.7 2.7 5.6 7.3 5.6
Bolivia 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.7 1.7
Bosnia-Herz. 1.4 0.6 -1.1 2.0 14.0
Botswana 3.2 2.8 1.9 6.7 12.2
Brazil 3.7 3.7 3.2 8.3 9.3
Brunei 1.0 -0.4 1.9 1.7 3.7
Bulgaria 2.8 3.1 1.7 3.3 15.3
Burkina Faso 2.0 -3.2 1.9 3.9 14.1
Burundi -2.8 -0.7 7.3 8.4 18.8
Cabo Verde 1.3 1.1 0.6 1.9 7.9
Cambodia 2.5 1.9 2.9 2.9 5.3
Canada 2.3 1.9 0.7 3.4 6.8
CdI 0.4 -1.1 2.4 4.1 5.3
Central African Republic -3.4 -0.8 0.9 5.2 11.1
Chad 4.0 -1.0 4.5 -0.8 5.8
Chile 2.4 2.6 3.0 4.5 11.6
China 2.1 2.9 2.5 0.9 2.0
Colombia 3.2 3.5 2.5 3.5 10.2
Comoros 0.6 6.3 -4.8 7.1 -
Congo 29.3 4.7 11.4 9.0 9.3
Costa Rica 2.2 2.1 0.7 1.7 8.3
Croatia 1.5 0.8 0.2 2.6 10.8
Cuba - - - - 24.6
Cyprus 1.4 0.3 -0.6 2.4 8.4
Czech Republic 2.1 2.8 3.2 3.8 15.1
Denmark 0.8 0.8 0.4 1.9 7.7
Djibouti 0.1 3.3 1.8 1.2 5.2
Dominica 1.0 1.5 -0.7 1.5 7.8
Dominican Republic 3.6 1.8 3.8 8.2 8.8
DR Congo 29.3 4.7 11.4 9.0 9.3
Ecuador -0.2 0.3 -0.3 0.1 3.5
Egypt 14.4 9.2 5.1 5.2 13.9
El Salvador 1.1 0.1 -0.4 3.5 7.2
Equatorial Guinea 36.4 38.4 45.0 44.9 51.8
Eritrea -14.4 1.3 - - -
Estonia 3.4 2.3 -0.4 4.7 19.4
Ethiopia 13.8 15.8 20.3 26.8 33.9
Fiji 4.1 1.8 -2.6 0.2 4.3
Finland 1.1 1.0 0.3 2.2 7.1
France 1.9 1.1 0.5 1.6 5.2
Gabon - -2.4 1.4 1.1 4.2
Gambia, The 6.5 7.1 5.9 7.4 11.5
Georgia 2.6 4.9 5.2 9.6 11.9
Germany 1.8 1.4 0.5 3.1 6.9
Ghana 9.8 8.4 8.7 10.0 31.9
Greece 0.6 0.3 -1.2 1.2 9.6
Grenada 0.8 0.6 -0.7 1.2 2.6
Guatemala 3.8 3.7 3.2 4.3 6.9
Guinea -8.7 0.0 10.6 24.5 37.6
Guinea-Bissau 0.4 0.2 1.1 2.2 9.4
Guyana 1.3 2.1 1.0 5.0 6.1
Haiti 12.5 14.5 22.8 16.8 34.0
Honduras 4.3 4.4 3.5 4.5 9.1
Hong Kong 2.4 2.9 0.3 1.6 1.9
Hungary 2.8 3.3 3.3 5.1 14.6
Iceland 2.7 3.0 2.8 4.4 8.3
India 3.4 4.8 6.2 5.5 6.7
Indonesia 3.2 2.8 2.0 1.6 4.2
Iran 18.0 40.0 30.5 43.6 41.9
Iraq 0.4 -0.2 0.6 6.0 5.0
Ireland 0.5 0.9 -0.3 2.4 7.8
Israel 0.8 0.8 -0.6 1.5 4.4
Italy 1.1 0.6 -0.1 1.9 8.2
Jamaica 3.7 3.9 5.7 5.9 10.3
Japan 1.0 0.5 0.0 -0.2 2.5
Jordan 4.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 4.2
Kazakhstan 6.0 5.3 6.8 8.0 15.0
Kenya 4.7 5.2 5.4 6.1 7.7
Kiribati 27.9 25.5 28.7 31.4 -
Korea 1.5 0.4 0.5 2.5 5.1
Kosovo 1.1 2.7 0.2 3.3 11.6
Kuwait 0.6 1.1 2.1 3.4 4.0
Kyrgyzstan 1.5 1.1 6.3 11.9 13.9
Laos 2.0 3.3 5.1 3.8 23.0
Latvia 2.5 2.8 0.2 3.3 17.3
Lebanon 6.1 2.9 84.9 154.8 171.2
Lesotho 3.9 5.2 5.0 6.0 8.3
Liberia 256.2 352.2 428.9 470.2 513.5
Libya 14.0 -2.9 1.5 2.9 4.5
Lithuania 2.7 2.3 1.2 4.7 19.7
Luxembourg 1.5 1.7 0.8 2.5 6.3
Macao 3.0 2.8 0.8 0.0 1.0
Madagascar 8.6 5.6 4.2 5.8 8.2
Malawi 12.4 9.4 8.6 9.3 21.0
Malaysia 1.0 0.7 -1.1 2.5 3.4
Maldives -0.1 0.2 -1.4 0.5 2.3
Mali 1.9 -3.0 0.5 3.8 9.7
Malta 1.2 1.6 0.6 1.5 6.2
Marshall Islands 47.7 47.6 46.6 49.9 54.7
Mauritania 3.0 2.4 2.3 3.6 9.6
Mauritius 3.2 0.4 2.5 4.0 10.8
Mexico 4.9 3.6 3.4 5.7 7.9
Micronesia, Federated States of 1.0 2.2 1.0 1.8 5.0
Moldova 3.0 4.8 3.8 5.1 28.7
Mongolia 6.8 7.3 3.7 7.0 15.2
Montenegro 2.6 0.4 -0.3 2.4 13.0
Morocco 1.8 0.3 0.4 1.3 6.7
Mozambique 3.2 5.7 0.9 6.6 10.4
Myanmar 6.9 8.8 3.8 6.2 -
Namibia 4.3 3.7 2.2 3.6 6.1
Nauru -14.4 4.2 1.0 2.0 -
Nepal 4.1 5.6 5.1 4.1 7.7
Netherlands 1.7 2.6 1.3 2.7 10.0
New Zealand 1.6 1.6 1.7 3.9 7.2
Nicaragua 4.9 5.4 3.7 4.9 10.5
Niger 2.8 -2.5 2.7 4.1 4.2
Nigeria 12.1 11.4 13.2 17.0 18.8
North Macedonia 1.4 0.8 1.2 3.2 14.1
Norway 2.8 2.2 1.3 3.5 5.8
Oman 0.9 0.5 -0.4 1.7 2.5
Pakistan 5.8 9.4 9.5 9.5 19.9
Palau 2.8 3.1 3.3 6.1 19.2
Panama 0.8 -0.4 -1.6 1.6 2.9
Papua New Guinea 4.4 3.9 4.9 4.5 5.3
Paraguay 4.0 2.8 1.8 4.8 9.8
Peru 1.3 2.1 1.8 4.0 7.9
Philippines 5.2 2.4 2.4 3.9 5.8
Poland 1.7 2.3 3.4 5.1 14.3
Portugal 1.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 7.8
Puerto Rico 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.2 4.7
Qatar 0.3 -0.7 -2.8 2.3 5.0
Romania 4.6 3.8 2.6 5.0 13.7
Russia 2.9 4.5 3.4 6.7 13.8
Rwanda -0.3 3.3 9.9 -0.4 17.7
Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.7 5.8 4.6 6.6 10.7
Saint Lucia 1.2 1.8 0.0 2.4 8.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.3 0.9 -0.6 1.6 5.7
Samoa 7.2 8.3 6.6 9.9 22.0
Sao Tome and Principe 7.9 7.7 9.8 8.1 18.0
Saudi Arabia 2.5 -2.1 3.4 3.1 2.5
Senegal 0.5 1.8 2.5 2.2 9.7
Serbia 2.0 1.8 1.6 4.1 12.0
Seychelles 9.8 11.8 13.2 24.2 27.5
Sierra Leone 16.0 14.8 13.4 11.9 27.2
Singapore 0.4 0.6 -0.2 2.3 6.1
Slovakia 2.5 2.7 1.9 3.1 12.8
Slovenia 1.7 1.6 -0.1 1.9 8.8
Solomon Islands 3.5 5.2 8.3 8.2 14.1
Somalia 11.2 14.6 20.2 27.0 34.7
South Africa 4.6 4.1 3.3 4.6 6.9
South Sudan 83.5 87.2 29.7 10.5 -6.7
Spain 1.7 0.7 -0.3 3.1 8.4
Sri Lanka 4.3 4.3 4.6 5.9 44.8
Sudan 63.3 51.0 163.3 359.1 138.8
Suriname 7.1 4.3 34.9 59.1 52.4
Swaziland 4.8 2.6 3.9 3.7 4.8
Sweden 2.0 1.8 0.5 2.2 8.4
Switzerland 0.9 0.4 -0.7 0.6 2.8
Syrian Arab Republic 0.7 13.7 - - -
Taiwan 1.4 0.6 -0.2 2.0 2.9
Tajikistan 3.9 7.8 8.6 9.0 6.6
Tanzania 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.7 4.3
Thailand 1.1 0.7 -0.8 1.2 6.1
Timor-Leste 2.3 0.9 0.5 3.8 7.0
Togo 3.4 4.1 5.9 10.3 19.1
Tonga 6.8 3.3 0.4 1.4 8.5
Trinidad and Tobago 1.0 1.0 0.6 2.1 5.8
Tunisia 7.3 6.7 5.6 5.7 8.3
Turkey 16.3 15.2 12.3 19.6 72.3
Turkmenistan 13.3 5.1 6.1 19.5 11.2
Tuvalu 2.2 3.5 1.9 6.2 11.5
UAE 3.1 -2.0 -2.1 0.2 4.8
Uganda 2.1 2.1 2.8 2.2 7.2
Ukraine 11.0 7.9 2.7 9.3 20.1
United Kingdom 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.6 9.1
United States 2.4 1.8 1.2 4.7 8.0
Uruguay 7.6 7.9 9.8 7.7 9.1
Uzbekistan 17.5 14.5 12.9 10.8 11.4
Vanuatu 2.3 2.8 5.3 2.3 6.7
Venezuela 65,374.1 19,906.0 2,355.1 1,588.5 186.7
Vietnam 3.5 2.8 3.2 1.8 3.2
West Bank and Gaza 0.0 1.6 0.8 2.1 5.9
Yemen 33.6 15.4 19.6 26.0 29.1
Zambia 7.5 9.2 15.7 22.0 11.0
Zimbabwe 10.6 255.3 12.0 19.7 43.5

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Our expert forecast reports provide in-depth data, forecasts and analysis of the global inflation outlook over the next 5 years. Your report will include detailed inflation predictions from the world’s leading economic forecasters, possible implications of the inflationary environment and how current affairs shape the overall outlook.

Inflation is calculated by comparing the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over time. The CPI measures the average price of a basket of goods and services that consumers typically purchase. The formula for inflation is [(Current CPI – Previous CPI) / Previous CPI] * 100. This calculation reflects the percentage increase in the cost of living and provides a key indicator of inflationary trends.

Inflation impacts various facets of the economy and individuals alike. It diminishes the purchasing power of currency, causing a general increase in the prices of goods and services. This surge in prices affects the cost of living, influencing households’ budgets and altering consumer spending patterns.

Additionally, inflation has a direct bearing on interest rates, prompting central banks to adjust them as a means of controlling economic conditions. This, in turn, influences borrowing costs, investment returns, and the overall financial landscape. Inflation also plays a role in shaping government policies; governments normally aim to maintain a stable and balanced economic environment with mild inflation.

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