ChowChowRankings
English

High income Countries Ranked by Inflation rate (2025)

Inflation rate: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Russian Federation ranks #1 with 8.72% per year (consumer prices). Romania is second with 7.19% per year (consumer prices), 21.3% behind. The top five are Russian Federation, Romania, Estonia, Uruguay and Bulgaria. The median across all 62 is 2.35% per year (consumer prices); Palau is last at -0.418% per year (consumer prices). Russian Federation's figure has fallen 59% since 2001 (21.5% per year (consumer prices) to 8.72% per year (consumer prices) in 2025).

#1
Russian Federation · 8.72% per year (consumer prices)
Median
2.35% per year (consumer prices)
Coverage
62 High income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Inflation rateBar chart of the top 10: 1. Russian Federation 8.72; 2. Romania 7.19; 3. Estonia 4.83; 4. Uruguay 4.65; 5. Bulgaria 4.58; 6. Hungary 4.41; 7. Chile 4.21; 8. Iceland 4.09; 9. Slovak Republic 4; 10. United Kingdom 3.88.Russian Federation8.72Romania7.19Estonia4.83Uruguay4.65Bulgaria4.58Hungary4.41Chile4.21Iceland4.09Slovak Republic4United Kingdom3.88
Top 10: Inflation rate (% per year (consumer prices)). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Russian Federation 8.72; 2. Romania 7.19; 3. Estonia 4.83; 4. Uruguay 4.65; 5. Bulgaria 4.58; 6. Hungary 4.41; 7. Chile 4.21; 8. Iceland 4.09; 9. Slovak Republic 4; 10. United Kingdom 3.88.
Inflation rate over time, top 5Russian Federation: 21.5 in 2001 to 8.72 in 2025; Romania: 34.5 in 2001 to 7.19 in 2025; Estonia: 5.75 in 2001 to 4.83 in 2025; Uruguay: 4.36 in 2001 to 4.65 in 2025; Bulgaria: 7.36 in 2001 to 4.58 in 2025.-1.547.4616.525.534.5200120132025Russian FederationRomaniaEstoniaUruguayBulgaria
Inflation rate over time, top 5 (% per year (consumer prices)). Russian Federation: 21.5 in 2001 to 8.72 in 2025; Romania: 34.5 in 2001 to 7.19 in 2025; Estonia: 5.75 in 2001 to 4.83 in 2025; Uruguay: 4.36 in 2001 to 4.65 in 2025; Bulgaria: 7.36 in 2001 to 4.58 in 2025.

Full ranking

High income Countries Ranked by Inflation rate, 2025
RankCountryInflation rate (% per year (consumer prices))Year
1Russian Federation8.722025
2Romania7.192025
3Estonia4.832025
4Uruguay4.652025
5Bulgaria4.582025
6Hungary4.412025
7Chile4.212025
8Iceland4.092025
9Slovak Republic42025
10United Kingdom3.882025
11Poland3.812025
12Lithuania3.792025
13Latvia3.752025
14Croatia3.692025
15St. Kitts and Nevis3.562023
16Austria3.532025
17Guyana3.332025
18Netherlands3.22025
19Japan3.172025
20Israel3.042025
21Norway3.042025
22United States2.952024
23Australia2.872025
24New Zealand2.842025
25Spain2.672025
26Greece2.482025
27Belgium2.472025
28Czechia2.462025
29Slovenia2.372025
30Malta2.362025
31Kuwait2.362025
32Portugal2.342025
33San Marino2.32025
34Luxembourg2.262025
35Ireland2.212025
36Germany2.172025
37Korea, Rep.2.122025
38Canada2.072025
39Saudi Arabia2.042025
40Denmark1.892025
41Italy1.532025
42Hong Kong SAR, China1.442025
43Antigua and Barbuda1.372025
44Qatar1.272024
45United Arab Emirates1.252025
46Bahamas, The1.112025
47Trinidad and Tobago0.9942025
48Oman0.9682025
49France0.9442025
50Singapore0.9032025
51Barbados0.8472025
52Sweden0.6792025
53Macao SAR, China0.3332025
54Finland0.3332025
55Seychelles0.2982025
56Switzerland0.1542025
57Cyprus0.1272025
58Costa Rica-0.0742025
59Bahrain-0.1382025
60Panama-0.1882025
61Brunei Darussalam-0.3032025
62Palau-0.4182025

About the top 10

#10 United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks #10 on this list with 3.88% per year (consumer prices).

Capital
London
Continent
Europe
Income group
High income
Population
69.49 million people (2025)
GDP
US$4 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$57,602 (2025)
Life expectancy
81.4 years (2024)
Urban population
83.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: London, Birmingham, Glasgow.

Also ranks #2 in government debt share of gdp · #2 in new businesses registered · #4 in exports of goods and services.

Full country profile Weather in London (Purr Weather)

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

Related rankings

Source and method

Inflation rate: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

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. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.