Countries With the Fastest Decline in Inflation rate (5-Year Change)
Change in Inflation rate over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Lebanon fell the most: by 70.3 pts, from 84.9% per year (consumer prices) to 14.6% per year (consumer prices) in the five years to 2025. Suriname is second (−25.7 pts), followed by Sri Lanka (−10.9 pts). 55 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −1.73 pts.
- #1
- Lebanon · −70.3 pts
- Median
- −1.73 pts
- Coverage
- 55 countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 84.9 | 14.6 | −70.3 pts |
| 2 | Suriname | 34.9 | 9.21 | −25.7 pts |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 6.15 | -4.76 | −10.9 pts |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 2.3 | -6.6 | −8.9 pts |
| 5 | Liberia | 17 | 8.32 | −8.64 pts |
| 6 | Chad | 4.46 | -3.91 | −8.38 pts |
| 7 | Niger | 2.9 | -4.45 | −7.35 pts |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 20.4 | 13.2 | −7.13 pts |
| 9 | Guinea | 10.6 | 3.57 | −7.03 pts |
| 10 | Pakistan | 9.74 | 3.55 | −6.19 pts |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 13.4 | 7.49 | −5.96 pts |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 8.58 | 3.39 | −5.19 pts |
| 13 | Uruguay | 9.76 | 4.65 | −5.11 pts |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 5.33 | 0.656 | −4.67 pts |
| 15 | India | 6.62 | 2.4 | −4.22 pts |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 12.9 | 8.8 | −4.07 pts |
| 17 | Rwanda | 9.85 | 5.91 | −3.94 pts |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 1.88 | -0.586 | −2.47 pts |
| 19 | Nepal | 5.06 | 2.65 | −2.4 pts |
| 20 | China | 2.42 | 0.06 | −2.36 pts |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.41 | 0.125 | −2.29 pts |
| 22 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.94 | -0.303 | −2.24 pts |
| 23 | Angola | 22.3 | 20.2 | −2.11 pts |
| 24 | Djibouti | 1.78 | -0.314 | −2.09 pts |
| 25 | Bhutan | 5.63 | 3.56 | −2.07 pts |
| 26 | Benin | 3.02 | 1.1 | −1.92 pts |
| 27 | Zambia | 15.7 | 13.9 | −1.82 pts |
| 28 | Guatemala | 3.21 | 1.49 | −1.73 pts |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 3.68 | 2.08 | −1.6 pts |
| 30 | Kenya | 5.41 | 4.07 | −1.34 pts |
| 31 | Georgia | 5.2 | 3.87 | −1.33 pts |
| 32 | Togo | 1.7 | 0.433 | −1.27 pts |
| 33 | Jamaica | 5.23 | 4 | −1.22 pts |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 3.19 | 2.04 | −1.15 pts |
| 35 | Senegal | 2.54 | 1.46 | −1.08 pts |
| 36 | Algeria | 2.42 | 1.42 | −0.997 pts |
| 37 | Seychelles | 1.2 | 0.298 | −0.905 pts |
| 38 | Mauritania | 2.39 | 1.55 | −0.838 pts |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.725 | -0.074 | −0.799 pts |
| 40 | Philippines | 2.39 | 1.66 | −0.735 pts |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 1.71 | 1 | −0.708 pts |
| 42 | Lesotho | 4.98 | 4.27 | −0.708 pts |
| 43 | Czechia | 3.16 | 2.46 | −0.701 pts |
| 44 | Palau | 0.218 | -0.418 | −0.637 pts |
| 45 | Cambodia | 2.94 | 2.35 | −0.589 pts |
| 46 | Tunisia | 5.63 | 5.15 | −0.483 pts |
| 47 | Macao SAR, China | 0.811 | 0.333 | −0.478 pts |
| 48 | Peru | 2 | 1.53 | −0.471 pts |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 4.87 | 4.42 | −0.45 pts |
| 50 | Iraq | 0.574 | 0.303 | −0.271 pts |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.14 | 0.875 | −0.265 pts |
| 52 | Timor-Leste | 0.496 | 0.428 | −0.067 pts |
| 53 | South Africa | 3.23 | 3.21 | −0.027 pts |
| 54 | Indonesia | 1.92 | 1.91 | −0.0065 pts |
| 55 | Morocco | 0.706 | 0.702 | −0.0041 pts |
About the top 10
#1 Lebanon
Lebanon ranks #1 on this list with −70.3 pts.
- Capital
- Beirut
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 5.85 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$25.97 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$4,473 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 77.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 91% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Beirut.
Also ranks #1 in official exchange rate · #2 in smoking prevalence · #7 in refugee population by asylum.
#2 Suriname
Suriname ranks #2 on this list with −25.7 pts.
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 639,850 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.52 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,070 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in forest area share · #3 in irrigated land share · #3 in water resources per capita.
#3 Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka ranks #3 on this list with −10.9 pts.
- Capital
- Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 21.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$108.83 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$5,002 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 77.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 20.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #6 in rural population share · #9 in immunisation (measles) rate · #13 in prevalence of wasting (under-5).
#4 Afghanistan
Afghanistan ranks #4 on this list with −8.9 pts.
- Capital
- Kabul
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 43.84 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$17.78 billion (2024)
- GDP per person
- US$416.9 (2024)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 25.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kabul.
Also ranks #1 in refugee population by origin · #4 in health expenditure share of gdp · #6 in agriculture value added share of gdp.
#5 Liberia
Liberia ranks #5 on this list with −8.64 pts.
- Capital
- Monrovia
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 5.73 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$5.25 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$915.3 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 56.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Monrovia.
Also ranks #2 in forest rents share of gdp · #3 in renewable energy share · #5 in infant mortality rate.
#6 Chad
Chad ranks #6 on this list with −8.38 pts.
- Capital
- N'Djamena
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 21 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$21.47 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,022 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 55.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 27.6% of population (2025)
Largest cities: N'Djamena.
Also ranks #1 in fertility rate · #2 in birth rate · #2 in maternal mortality ratio.
#7 Niger
Niger ranks #7 on this list with −7.35 pts.
- Capital
- Niamey
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 27.92 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$21.65 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$775.4 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 61.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 18.4% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Niamey.
Also ranks #1 in agriculture value added share of gdp · #2 in under-5 mortality rate · #3 in population ages 0-14 share.
#8 Ethiopia
Ethiopia ranks #8 on this list with −7.13 pts.
- Capital
- Addis Ababa
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 135.47 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$126.36 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$932.7 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.6 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 24.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Addis Ababa.
Also ranks #3 in children out of school (primary) · #6 in rural population · #6 in gdp growth rate.
#9 Guinea
Guinea ranks #9 on this list with −7.03 pts.
- Capital
- Conakry
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 15.1 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$28.35 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,877 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 60.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 38.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Conakry.
Also ranks #6 in under-5 mortality rate · #7 in infant mortality rate · #7 in official exchange rate.
#10 Pakistan
Pakistan ranks #10 on this list with −6.19 pts.
- Capital
- Islamabad
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 255.22 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$407.31 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,596 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 39.5% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad.
Also ranks #1 in diabetes prevalence · #2 in children out of school (primary) · #3 in rural population.
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Source and method
Change in Inflation rate over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Inflation, consumer prices (annual %): International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.