🇺🇸US2.4%
🇬🇧UK2.8%
🇮🇳India4.9%
🇵🇰Pakistan11.2%
🇹🇷Turkey28.6%
🇦🇷Argentina30.4%
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Side-by-side 2026 CPI inflation rates for 26 countries, ranked in a global table with year-over-year trend arrows.

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Side-by-side 2026 annual consumer price inflation across 25+ economies

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026. Annual CPI inflation (%).

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Darker red = higher inflation. ▲ / ▼ shows the trend versus 2025.

How to use this tool

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Select any two countries from the dropdowns above — choose the ones you want to compare.
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The four metric cards instantly show each country's 2026 rate, the prior year rate, and the difference between them.
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Scroll down for the full global table ranked from highest to lowest inflation — with trend arrows showing whether each country is easing or rising.

What the numbers mean

The figures shown are annual consumer price inflation (CPI) — the percentage increase in the average price of a basket of everyday goods and services over the prior 12 months. A rate of 5% means prices on average are 5% higher than a year ago.

Not all inflation is equal. Turkey (28.6%) and Argentina (30.4%) are experiencing structural high inflation driven by currency weakness and fiscal deficits. China (0.7%) and Japan (2.1%) face the opposite challenge — growth is so weak that prices barely rise, which can signal economic stagnation. The US (2.4%) and most of Europe are close to central bank targets of ~2%.

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26 countries tracked
From the G7 to emerging markets — all using IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 data.
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Trend arrows
Green ↓ Easing means inflation is falling vs 2025. Red ↑ Rising means it's accelerating.
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Why compare?
High inflation gaps between countries affect trade, currency exchange rates, and investment returns.
Data source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026 edition. Annual consumer price index (CPI) inflation. 2026 figures are IMF projections published in April 2026.

Methodology

Every rate shown here is a country's annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate — the percentage change in average consumer prices versus the same period one year earlier, as published by the IMF World Economic Outlook.

Annual inflation rate
Inflation Rate (%) = ((CPIthis year − CPIlast year) / CPIlast year) × 100
Worked example

If a country's CPI was 310.2 in 2025 and 317.7 in 2026: ((317.7 − 310.2) / 310.2) × 100 = 2.4%

We do not recompute CPI ourselves — every figure is the already-calculated annual rate published by the IMF, World Bank, or (for the US) the BLS. Full source list on our Data Sources page.

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Frequently asked questions

The US annual inflation rate is estimated at 2.4% in 2026, near the Federal Reserve's 2% target. Housing (4.2%) and education (4.5%) remain the stickiest components, while energy and goods prices have moderated from their 2022 peaks. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026.
US inflation peaked at 8.0% in 2022 — a 40-year high — due to: (1) massive COVID-era fiscal stimulus (CARES Act, American Rescue Plan) while supply was constrained; (2) global supply chain bottlenecks; (3) Russia's invasion of Ukraine driving energy and food prices sharply higher; and (4) pent-up consumer demand. The Federal Reserve raised rates from near 0% to over 5%, the fastest hiking cycle in four decades.