Inflation is a decrease in the purchasing power of a currency due to a rise in prices across the economy. Sudan is the top country with the highest GDP inflation in the world with 229.44%, and inflation growth of 114.16% in 2021. Lebanon is the second-highest country with 150.00% GDP inflation, and inflation growth is 88.94%. Zimbabwe has the second-highest GDP inflation growth rate in the world at 140.68%, after Lebanon. Timor-Leste is the country with the lowest GDP inflation in the world with a minus of -1.35%. Japan is the second-lowest country with a -0.91% GDP inflation rate.
| Rank | Country | 2021 | 2020 | Inflation Growth% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 229.44 | 115.28 | 114.16 |
| 2 | Lebanon | 150.00 | 61.06 | 88.94 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 140.68 | 558.56 | -417.88 |
| 4 | Libya | 110.40 | -5.07 | 115.47 |
| 5 | Yemen, Rep. | 59.07 | 21.36 | 37.71 |
| 6 | Argentina | 54.07 | 39.89 | 14.18 |
| 7 | Suriname | 52.31 | 44.87 | 7.44 |
| 8 | Angola | 44.38 | 18.04 | 26.34 |
| 9 | Iraq | 33.45 | -10.26 | 43.71 |
| 10 | Turkiye | 28.70 | 14.83 | 13.87 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 25.06 | 10.29 | 14.77 |
| 12 | Zambia | 23.35 | 13.74 | 9.61 |
| 13 | Qatar | 22.48 | -14.77 | 37.25 |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 21.78 | 18.25 | 3.53 |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 21.16 | -7.40 | 28.56 |
| 16 | Haiti | 19.34 | 20.58 | -1.24 |
| 17 | Congo, Rep. | 19.27 | -13.86 | 33.13 |
| 18 | Algeria | 18.84 | -5.51 | 24.35 |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.16 | -8.83 | 26.99 |
| 20 | Norway | 16.93 | -3.60 | 20.53 |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 16.28 | 0.61 | 15.67 |
| 22 | Kyrgyz Republic | 15.97 | 6.12 | 9.85 |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.48 | -10.86 | 26.34 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 14.79 | -8.70 | 23.49 |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 13.56 | 11.65 | 1.91 |
| 26 | Mongolia | 13.25 | 3.71 | 9.54 |
| 27 | Gabon | 13.21 | -9.16 | 22.37 |
| 28 | Guyana | 12.92 | -26.30 | 39.22 |
| 29 | Belarus | 12.82 | 12.13 | 0.69 |
| 30 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 12.60 | 3.90 | 8.70 |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 12.00 | 10.92 | 1.08 |
| 32 | Guinea | 11.60 | 4.92 | 6.68 |
| 33 | Ghana | 11.19 | 9.37 | 1.82 |
| 34 | Brazil | 11.10 | 5.14 | 5.96 |
| 35 | Georgia | 10.78 | 7.28 | 3.50 |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 10.61 | 4.21 | 6.40 |
| 37 | Liberia | 10.28 | -5.61 | 15.89 |
| 38 | Nigeria | 10.13 | 7.85 | 2.28 |
| 39 | Pakistan | 10.12 | 9.96 | 0.16 |
| 40 | Uruguay | 10.01 | 11.04 | -1.03 |
| 41 | India | 9.60 | 5.60 | 4.00 |
| 42 | Bahrain | 9.50 | -5.50 | 15.00 |
| 43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.43 | 5.47 | 3.96 |
| 44 | Burundi | 9.34 | 10.99 | -1.65 |
| 45 | West Bank and Gaza | 8.48 | 2.22 | 6.26 |
| 46 | Malawi | 8.46 | 10.20 | -1.74 |
| 47 | Peru | 8.42 | 3.89 | 4.53 |
| 48 | Canada | 8.18 | 0.75 | 7.43 |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 7.91 | 3.96 | 3.95 |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 7.88 | 1.66 | 6.22 |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 7.78 | 4.72 | 3.06 |
| 52 | Papua New Guinea | 7.72 | 5.48 | 2.24 |
| 53 | Chile | 7.56 | 8.82 | -1.26 |
| 54 | Gambia, The | 7.45 | 4.04 | 3.41 |
| 55 | Chad | 7.20 | -5.45 | 12.65 |
| 56 | Madagascar | 7.19 | 5.06 | 2.13 |
| 57 | South Africa | 7.14 | 5.27 | 1.87 |
| 58 | Mexico | 7.09 | 4.01 | 3.08 |
| 59 | Armenia | 6.87 | 2.02 | 4.85 |
| 60 | Hungary | 6.87 | 6.31 | 0.56 |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 6.80 | 4.27 | 2.53 |
| 62 | Latvia | 6.79 | -0.12 | 6.91 |
| 63 | Colombia | 6.56 | 1.36 | 5.20 |
| 64 | Lithuania | 6.54 | 1.46 | 5.08 |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 6.23 | 4.20 | 2.03 |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.22 | 0.10 | 6.12 |
| 67 | Serbia | 6.09 | 2.45 | 3.64 |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 6.06 | 0.86 | 5.20 |
| 69 | Indonesia | 6.02 | -0.44 | 6.46 |
| 70 | Iceland | 6.00 | 3.21 | 2.79 |
| 71 | Tunisia | 5.93 | 6.88 | -0.95 |
| 72 | Albania | 5.92 | 0.68 | 5.24 |
| 73 | Poland | 5.82 | 4.10 | 1.72 |
| 74 | Mozambique | 5.77 | 2.50 | 3.27 |
| 75 | Malaysia | 5.70 | -0.78 | 6.48 |
| 76 | Paraguay | 5.65 | 2.20 | 3.45 |
| 77 | Nepal | 5.51 | 3.22 | 2.29 |
| 78 | Estonia | 5.45 | -0.29 | 5.74 |
| 79 | Romania | 5.42 | 3.89 | 1.53 |
| 80 | El Salvador | 5.26 | 0.20 | 5.06 |
| 81 | Kenya | 5.00 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 82 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 4.81 | 6.22 | -1.41 |
| 83 | Myanmar | 4.80 | 3.84 | 0.96 |
| 84 | Belgium | 4.52 | 1.25 | 3.27 |
| 85 | Tanzania | 4.41 | 0.34 | 4.07 |
| 86 | Montenegro | 4.37 | -0.18 | 4.55 |
| 87 | China | 4.37 | 0.49 | 3.88 |
| 88 | Marshall Islands | 4.33 | 4.39 | -0.06 |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 4.24 | 3.41 | 0.83 |
| 90 | United States | 4.16 | 1.21 | 2.95 |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 4.12 | 3.84 | 0.28 |
| 92 | Singapore | 4.03 | -2.97 | 7.00 |
| 93 | Czech Republic | 4.01 | 4.40 | -0.39 |
| 94 | Mauritius | 3.99 | 1.39 | 2.60 |
| 95 | Bolivia | 3.97 | -1.85 | 5.82 |
| 96 | Honduras | 3.80 | 4.63 | -0.83 |
| 97 | Lao PDR | 3.71 | 5.03 | -1.32 |
| 98 | Seychelles | 3.69 | -3.02 | 6.71 |
| 99 | Eswatini | 3.61 | 3.60 | 0.01 |
| 100 | New Zealand | 3.44 | 2.06 | 1.38 |
| 101 | Niger | 3.42 | 0.90 | 2.52 |
| 102 | Moldova | 3.33 | 5.43 | -2.10 |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 3.33 | 5.49 | -2.16 |
| 104 | Central African Republic | 3.27 | 1.98 | 1.29 |
| 105 | Croatia | 3.25 | -0.13 | 3.38 |
| 106 | Guatemala | 3.21 | 2.65 | 0.56 |
| 107 | Cameroon | 3.21 | 0.55 | 2.66 |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 3.17 | 1.80 | 1.37 |
| 109 | Kosovo | 3.06 | 1.38 | 1.68 |
| 110 | Barbados | 3.06 | 2.78 | 0.28 |
| 111 | Germany | 3.05 | 1.60 | 1.45 |
| 112 | Sweden | 2.96 | 1.76 | 1.20 |
| 113 | Belize | 2.85 | -2.09 | 4.94 |
| 114 | Nauru | 2.84 | 1.84 | 1.00 |
| 115 | Australia | 2.83 | 1.78 | 1.05 |
| 116 | Vietnam | 2.77 | 1.61 | 1.16 |
| 117 | Cyprus | 2.75 | -1.12 | 3.87 |
| 118 | Rwanda | 2.74 | 6.73 | -3.99 |
| 119 | Finland | 2.71 | 1.56 | 1.15 |
| 120 | Benin | 2.70 | 2.88 | -0.18 |
| 121 | Israel | 2.60 | 0.97 | 1.63 |
| 122 | Ecuador | 2.58 | -0.40 | 2.98 |
| 123 | Slovenia | 2.55 | 1.23 | 1.32 |
| 124 | Botswana | 2.53 | 4.35 | -1.82 |
| 125 | Uganda | 2.46 | 2.72 | -0.26 |
| 126 | Senegal | 2.45 | 1.49 | 0.96 |
| 127 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 2.45 | 0.57 | 1.88 |
| 128 | Mali | 2.45 | 0.53 | 1.92 |
| 129 | Somalia | 2.42 | 7.90 | -5.48 |
| 130 | Netherlands | 2.42 | 2.29 | 0.13 |
| 131 | St. Lucia | 2.40 | -4.17 | 6.57 |
| 132 | Slovak Republic | 2.38 | 2.37 | 0.01 |
| 133 | Comoros | 2.38 | 0.67 | 1.71 |
| 134 | Denmark | 2.37 | 2.61 | -0.24 |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.37 | 0.97 | 1.40 |
| 136 | Cabo Verde | 2.33 | -0.86 | 3.19 |
| 137 | Korea, Rep. | 2.32 | 1.31 | 1.01 |
| 138 | Philippines | 2.29 | 1.65 | 0.64 |
| 139 | Spain | 2.17 | 1.10 | 1.07 |
| 140 | Panama | 2.17 | -1.80 | 3.97 |
| 141 | Grenada | 2.11 | -0.30 | 2.41 |
| 142 | Andorra | 2.10 | 1.11 | 0.99 |
| 143 | Greece | 2.08 | -0.84 | 2.92 |
| 144 | Costa Rica | 2.03 | 0.16 | 1.87 |
| 145 | Morocco | 1.98 | 0.86 | 1.12 |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.98 | 1.74 | 0.24 |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 1.96 | 1.03 | 0.93 |
| 148 | Thailand | 1.88 | -1.32 | 3.20 |
| 149 | Austria | 1.78 | 2.31 | -0.53 |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.74 | 0.18 | 1.56 |
| 151 | Malta | 1.71 | 1.48 | 0.23 |
| 152 | Togo | 1.66 | 1.28 | 0.38 |
| 153 | Bahamas, The | 1.62 | -3.49 | 5.11 |
| 154 | Djibouti | 1.60 | 1.76 | -0.16 |
| 155 | Dominica | 1.57 | -1.13 | 2.70 |
| 156 | Namibia | 1.52 | 4.15 | -2.63 |
| 157 | Switzerland | 1.44 | -0.50 | 1.94 |
| 158 | Jordan | 1.30 | -0.26 | 1.56 |
| 159 | Cambodia | 1.29 | -0.67 | 1.96 |
| 160 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.28 | 1.20 | 0.08 |
| 161 | Samoa | 1.25 | 0.22 | 1.03 |
| 162 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.10 | -3.36 | 4.46 |
| 163 | Bermuda | 1.02 | -0.48 | 1.50 |
| 164 | France | 0.83 | 2.52 | -1.69 |
| 165 | Portugal | 0.68 | 1.94 | -1.26 |
| 166 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.55 | -1.62 | 2.17 |
| 167 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.51 | 0.57 | -0.06 |
| 168 | Italy | 0.47 | 1.38 | -0.91 |
| 169 | Jamaica | 0.45 | 3.56 | -3.11 |
| 170 | United Kingdom | 0.29 | 5.09 | -4.80 |
| 171 | Mauritania | 0.18 | 3.52 | -3.34 |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -0.08 | 5.46 | -5.54 |
| 173 | Fiji | -0.08 | -1.53 | 1.45 |
| 174 | Maldives | -0.30 | 0.36 | -0.66 |
| 175 | Ireland | -0.38 | -1.21 | 0.83 |
| 176 | Lesotho | -0.54 | 13.15 | -13.69 |
| 177 | Macao SAR, China | -0.74 | -0.24 | -0.50 |
| 178 | Burkina Faso | -0.82 | 6.84 | -7.66 |
| 179 | Japan | -0.91 | 0.91 | -1.82 |
| 180 | Timor-Leste | -1.35 | -15.85 | 14.50 |
| 181 | Monaco | - | 2.52 | - |
| 182 | Curacao | - | 2.18 | - |
| 183 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | - | - | - |
| 184 | Cuba | - | 16.55 | - |
| 185 | Northern Mariana Islands | - | - | - |
| 186 | Oman | - | -13.22 | - |
| 187 | New Caledonia | - | - | - |
| 188 | South Sudan | - | - | - |
| 189 | Palau | - | 4.12 | - |
| 190 | Channel Islands | - | - | - |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | - | 2.30 | - |
| 192 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | - | - | - |
| 193 | French Polynesia | - | 0.32 | - |
| 194 | Bhutan | - | 6.85 | - |
| 195 | San Marino | - | 0.34 | - |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | - | - | - |
| 197 | St. Martin (French part) | - | - | - |
| 198 | Faroe Islands | - | - | - |
| 199 | Afghanistan | - | 7.82 | - |
| 200 | Gibraltar | - | - | - |
| 201 | United Arab Emirates | - | -8.36 | - |
| 202 | American Samoa | - | 5.28 | - |
| 203 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | - | 4.35 | - |
| 204 | Turkmenistan | - | - | - |
| 205 | Tonga | - | -3.62 | - |
| 206 | Venezuela, RB | - | - | - |
| 207 | British Virgin Islands | - | - | - |
| 208 | Syrian Arab Republic | - | - | - |
| 209 | Kuwait | - | -13.91 | - |
| 210 | Cayman Islands | - | 0.06 | - |
| 211 | Greenland | - | 0.41 | - |
| 212 | Guam | - | 4.17 | - |
| 213 | Isle of Man | - | - | - |
| 214 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | - | 40.56 | - |
| 215 | Eritrea | - | - | - |
| 216 | Kiribati | - | 3.27 | - |
| 217 | Aruba | - | -2.90 | - |