INFLATION BY COUNTRY

Estimated Inflation for 2011-2018 By Country

The © Financial Freedom Index uses average figures of estimated inflation rates for the years 2011 to 2018. These have been calculated using projected annual inflation rates from the IMF World Economic Outlook Database.

The individual average inflation rates are assigned "ratings" from 0.00 - 1.00, with 1 being the best. Inflation rates between 1.5% and 2.5% are rated as most favorable and are given a rating of "1.00". The "optimal inflation range" of 1.5-2.5% is equivalent to the official 2% target inflation rate of the Federal Reserve (source 3) with a ±0.5 percentage point difference. The "ratings" from 0.00-1.00 assigned to the inflation rates decrease on a logarithmic scale for inflation rates below and above the "optimal range".

Map of Countries by Estimated Inflation rates for 2011-2018

Dark Blue = Favorable Rate of Inflation // Light Blue = Unfavorable Rate of Inflation
AVERAGE ESTIMATED INFLATION RATES FOR 2011-2018 (3)
SCORE COUNTRY AVERAGE ESTIMATED INFLATION FOR 2011-2018 (3) SOURCE (SEE FOOTER)
0.70 Liechtenstein -0.70 1
0.78 Syria 0.00 2
0.84 Switzerland 0.40 2
0.90 Cyprus 0.82 2
0.90 Greece 0.84 2
0.94 Andorra 1.10 1
0.98 Japan 1.36 2
1.00 Brunei 1.50 2
1.00 Ireland 1.58 2
1.00 San Marino 1.60 2
1.00 United Arab Emirates 1.62 2
1.00 Niger 1.64 2
1.00 France 1.72 2
1.00 Belgium 1.72 2
1.00 Portugal 1.77 2
1.00 Senegal 1.78 2
1.00 Spain 1.85 2
1.00 Italy 1.87 2
1.00 Germany 1.90 2
1.00 Sweden 1.90 2
1.00 Netherlands 1.94 2
1.00 Canada 1.96 2
1.00 Dominica 1.98 2
1.00 Slovenia 2.00 2
1.00 Taiwan 2.00 2
1.00 Denmark 2.00 2
1.00 Bahamas 2.00 2
1.00 Peru 2.00 2
1.00 Bahrain 2.00 2
1.00 Czech Republic 2.00 2
1.00 Burkina Faso 2.00 2
1.00 Belize 2.00 2
1.00 Macedonia 2.00 2
1.00 Norway 2.00 2
1.00 Finland 2.00 2
1.00 Israel 2.13 2
1.00 New Zealand 2.13 2
1.00 United States 2.14 2
1.00 Morocco 2.18 2
1.00 Austria 2.20 2
1.00 Cook Islands 2.20 1
1.00 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.20 2
1.00 Tuvalu 2.23 2
1.00 Vanuatu 2.24 2
1.00 Luxembourg 2.29 2
1.00 Malta 2.30 2
1.00 Kiribati 2.30 2
1.00 Montenegro 2.32 2
1.00 Central African Republic 2.36 2
1.00 Malaysia 2.40 2
1.00 Latvia 2.40 2
1.00 Kosovo 2.47 2
1.00 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2.49 2
1.00 Australia 2.51 2
0.99 United Kingdom 2.58 2
0.98 Bulgaria 2.60 2
0.98 Grenada 2.60 2
0.98 Slovakia 2.60 2
0.98 Croatia 2.63 2
0.97 Lithuania 2.66 2
0.97 Cameroon 2.70 2
0.97 Ivory Coast 2.70 2
0.97 Palau 2.70 2
0.97 El Salvador 2.70 2
0.97 Poland 2.70 2
0.97 Thailand 2.71 2
0.93 Colombia 2.97 2
0.92 St. Kitts and Nevis 3.00 2
0.92 Chad 3.00 2
0.92 Albania 3.00 2
0.92 Djibouti 3.00 2
0.92 Marshall Islands 3.00 2
0.92 Guinea Bissau 3.00 2
0.92 Gabon 3.00 2
0.92 Chile 3.00 2
0.92 Singapore 3.00 2
0.92 China 3.00 2
0.92 South Korea 3.00 2
0.92 Antigua and Barbuda 3.01 2
0.91 Togo 3.05 2
0.91 Mali 3.07 2
0.91 Cape Verde 3.07 2
0.90 Congo 3.16 2
0.89 Estonia 3.20 2
0.88 St. Lucia 3.29 2
0.88 Mexico 3.31 2
0.87 Micronesia 3.33 2
0.87 Jordan 3.37 2
0.87 Philipines 3.38 2
0.86 Romania 3.40 2
0.86 Oman 3.41 2
0.86 Benin 3.41 2
0.85 Saudi Arabia 3.49 2
0.85 Cambodia 3.53 2
0.84 Iceland 3.60 2
0.82 Qatar 3.72 2
0.81 Hong Kong 3.80 2
0.81 Ecuador 3.83 2
0.80 Kuwait 3.86 2
0.79 Zimbabwe 3.97 2
0.78 Lebanon 4.00 2
0.78 Seychelles 4.00 2
0.78 Hungary 4.00 2
0.78 Armenia 4.00 2
0.78 Fiji 4.00 2
0.78 Panama 4.00 2
0.78 Samoa 4.00 2
0.76 Georgia 4.20 2
0.76 Ukraine 4.21 2
0.76 Comoros 4.22 2
0.73 Guatemala 4.43 2
0.71 Moldova 4.60 1
0.71 Tunisia 4.60 2
0.70 Guyana 4.66 2
0.70 Dominican Republic 4.70 2
0.69 Paraguay 4.75 2
0.68 Haiti 4.88 2
0.67 Bolivia 4.93 2
0.67 Namibia 4.94 2
0.67 Turkmenistan 5.00 2
0.67 Tonga 5.00 2
0.67 Trinidad and Tobago 5.00 2
0.67 Algeria 5.00 2
0.67 Gambia 5.00 2
0.67 Costa Rica 5.00 2
0.67 Equatorial Guinea 5.00 2
0.66 Solomon Islands 5.05 2
0.66 Mauritius 5.06 2
0.66 Brazil 5.10 2
0.65 Barbados 5.13 2
0.65 Laos 5.14 2
0.65 Lesotho 5.16 2
0.65 Myanmar 5.19 2
0.64 Monaco 5.24 2
0.64 Indonesia 5.25 2
0.64 South Africa 5.26 2
0.64 Mauritania 5.29 2
0.62 Iraq 5.40 2
0.62 Rwanda 5.40 2
0.61 Azerbaijan 5.50 2
0.61 Macau 5.50 1
0.59 Honduras 5.70 2
0.59 Mozambique 5.70 2
0.58 Afghanistan 5.84 2
0.57 Turkey 5.92 2
0.57 Suriname 5.95 2
0.57 Madagascar 6.00 2
0.57 Cuba 6.00 1
0.57 Liberia 6.00 2
0.57 Libya 6.00 2
0.57 Russia 6.00 2
0.57 Zambia 6.00 2
0.55 Serbia 6.16 2
0.55 Swaziland 6.17 2
0.54 Papua New Guinea 6.29 2
0.53 Maldives 6.35 2
0.53 Kazakhstan 6.41 2
0.52 Sao Tome and Principe 6.58 2
0.51 Sri Lanka 6.64 2
0.50 Bangladesh 6.82 2
0.49 Uruguay 6.92 2
0.48 Kenya 7.00 2
0.48 Botswana 7.01 2
0.47 Jamaica 7.10 2
0.46 Nicaragua 7.24 2
0.45 Kyrgistan 7.36 2
0.45 Tajikistan 7.47 2
0.43 Nepal 7.71 2
0.42 Burundi 7.86 2
0.41 Tanzania 7.96 2
0.41 Uganda 8.00 2
0.41 Ghana 8.01 2
0.40 Bhutan 8.15 2
0.36 Angola 8.79 2
0.35 India 8.96 2
0.35 Nigeria 9.00 2
0.35 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.00 2
0.35 East Timor 9.00 2
0.35 Sierra Leone 9.03 2
0.34 Mongolia 9.05 2
0.34 Egypt 9.21 2
0.33 Malawi 9.33 2
0.33 Vietnam 9.36 2
0.30 Yemen 9.85 2
0.30 Argentina 9.99 2
0.29 Guinea 10.04 2
0.26 South Sudan 10.75 2
0.26 Pakistan 10.90 1
0.25 Uzbekistan 11.00 2
0.20 Eritrea 12.39 2
0.15 Ethiopia 14.00 2
0.05 Sudan 20.74 2
0.04 Iran 22.80 2
0.03 Venezuela 24.00 2
0.01 Belarus 28.70 2
Only countries from source (2) show average estimated inflation rates for 2011-2018. Countries from source (1) show the latest available individual inflation rates from the period 2011-2013.
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SOURCES


  1. The individual inflation rates for the years 2011-2013 are based on the CIA World Fact Book, "Country Comparison: Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)". Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  2. The "Average Estimated Inflation Rates for 2011-2018" have been calculated based on yearly inflation rate projections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF): "World Economic Outlook Database, April 2013". Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. Why does the Federal Reserve aim for 2 percent inflation over time?" Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

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