Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2020, Venezuela ranked the highest in average inflation measured by CPI with 6,500% followed by Zimbabwe and Sudan. On the other end of the scale was Qatar with -2.17%, Puerto Rico with -1.62% and United Arab Emirates with -1.50%.
Average average inflation measured by CPI reached 3.18% in 2020 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.694 % more than in the previous year and 14.5 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average average inflation measured by CPI reached an all time high of 39.5% in 1993 and an all time low of 0.089% in 1978. The average annual growth amounted to 7.18 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Inflation, CPI (Average) indicator page.
| Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | % | 7.30% | 9.16% | 30.7% | 29.8% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | % | ... | ... | ... | 25.7% | 34.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 7.40% | 9.57% | 6.63% | 10.7% | 13.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 3.94% | 7.52% | 13.4% | 14.7% | 12.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 15.6% | 11.9% | 9.05% | 9.64% | 31.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 1.80% | -3.70% | -0.816% | 4.48% | 4.55% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 2.43% | 14.8% | 24.0% | 28.0% | -1.20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | % | 4.65% | 6.69% | 10.9% | 18.2% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 1.66% | 52.8% | 380% | 188% | 83.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 36.9% | 16.9% | 17.8% | 32.4% | 63.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Suriname | % | 3.38% | 6.90% | 55.5% | 22.0% | 6.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | % | 62.2% | 122% | 255% | 438% | 65,374% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 8.16% | 22.0% | 21.3% | 30.4% | 27.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 7.81% | 10.1% | 17.9% | 6.58% | 6.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | -0.213% | -2.41% | -1.56% | 0.907% | 10.6% |
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