United States vs Germany: Inflation Comparison

Compare the same 2024 observation in annual %, then explore both economies' history. Negative inflation is deflation. National consumer baskets differ, and a lower rate does not mean that prices have returned to their earlier level.

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Inflation comparison in 2024, using annual %
Economy	Inflation (annual %)	Year	Rank among reporting economies
United States	2.95%	2024	89 / 175
Germany	2.26%	2024	114 / 175

United States reports 2.95% and Germany reports 2.26% in 2024. The difference (United States minus Germany) is 0.69 percentage points. Both ranks use the same 175 reporting economies.

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Inflation · annual %

-219.88%-109.94%0.00%109.94%219.88%

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198520242025Year Speed

World Bank WDI + Taiwan patch · Snapshot retrieved 6 Oct 2026 · Exact-year observations

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Country rankings · 2024

175 reporting economies; 43 without data. Ranks use the selected indicator and year.

218 economies shown

Inflation rankings for 2024; missing values appear last. All money values use the stated unit.
Rank	Economy		GDP per capitacurrent US$	Populationpeople	GDP growthannual %
1	Argentina	219.88%	$13.97K	45.7M	-1.34%
2	South Sudan	91.44%	Not reported	11.94M	Not reported
3	Turkiye	58.51%	$15.89K	85.52M	3.33%
4	West Bank and Gaza	53.67%	$3.03K	5.29M	-22.86%
5	Lebanon	45.24%	$4.47K	5.81M	-7.08%
6	Nigeria	33.24%	$1.08K	232.68M	4.07%
7	Iran	32.46%	$5.19K	91.57M	3.66%
8	Malawi	32.18%	$522	21.66M	1.67%
9	Sierra Leone	28.63%	$807	8.64M	4.29%
10	Egypt	28.27%	$3.34K	116.54M	2.40%
11	Angola	28.24%	$2.72K	37.89M	4.95%
12	Haiti	26.95%	$2.06K	11.77M	-4.18%
13	Lao PDR	23.13%	$2.12K	7.77M	4.13%
14	Ghana	22.85%	$2.42K	34.43M	5.85%
15	Ethiopia	21.04%	$1.13K	132.06M	7.61%
16	Burundi	20.21%	$216	14.05M	4.11%
17	Suriname	16.23%	$6.96K	634.43K	1.72%
18	Zambia	14.99%	$1.19K	21.31M	3.82%
19	Sao Tome and Principe	14.35%	$3.5K	235.54K	1.48%
20	Pakistan	12.63%	$1.48K	251.27M	3.08%
21	Gambia	11.56%	$871	2.76M	5.55%
22	Bangladesh	10.47%	$2.59K	173.56M	4.22%
23	Uzbekistan	9.63%	$3.34K	36.36M	6.68%
24	Niger	9.07%	$730	27.03M	8.32%
25	Chad	8.90%	$981	20.3M	4.95%
26	Kazakhstan	8.69%	$14.16K	20.59M	5.00%
27	Russian Federation	8.43%	$14.96K	143.67M	4.92%
28	Liberia	8.21%	$851	5.61M	4.02%
29	Guinea	8.12%	$1.7K	14.75M	5.35%
30	Madagascar	7.61%	$550	31.96M	4.32%
31	Tunisia	7.21%	$4.19K	12.28M	1.61%
32	Colombia	6.61%	$7.95K	52.89M	1.49%
33	Ukraine	6.50%	$5.39K	37.86M	3.25%
34	Antigua and Barbuda	6.20%	$23.06K	93.77K	2.54%
34	Mongolia	6.20%	$6.75K	3.52M	5.12%
36	Lesotho	6.11%	$1.02K	2.34M	5.23%
37	Iceland	5.86%	$85.86K	386.51K	-1.28%
38	Belarus	5.79%	$8.61K	9.13M	4.35%
39	Romania	5.72%	$20.08K	19.05M	0.92%
40	Jamaica	5.41%	$7.75K	2.84M	-0.54%
41	Bolivia	5.10%	$4.42K	12.41M	-1.12%
42	Comoros	5.05%	$1.86K	866.63K	3.30%
43	Kyrgyz Republic	5.00%	$2.52K	7.22M	11.54%
44	India	4.95%	$2.59K	1.45B	7.10%
45	Uruguay	4.85%	$24.31K	3.39M	3.33%
46	Mexico	4.72%	$13.99K	130.86M	1.35%
47	Nepal	4.69%	$1.46K	29.65M	3.68%
48	Moldova	4.68%	$7.58K	2.4M	0.27%
49	Serbia	4.67%	$13.68K	6.59M	3.95%
50	Nicaragua	4.62%	$2.85K	6.92M	3.58%
51	Honduras	4.61%	$3.42K	10.83M	3.63%
52	Cameroon	4.53%	$1.83K	29.12M	3.52%
53	Kenya	4.49%	$2.13K	56.43M	4.66%
54	Brazil	4.37%	$10.31K	212M	3.42%
55	South Africa	4.36%	$6.27K	64.01M	0.53%
56	Solomon Islands	4.32%	$1.93K	819.2K	3.00%
57	Chile	4.30%	$16.66K	19.76M	2.81%
58	Namibia	4.24%	$4.5K	3.03M	3.78%
59	Burkina Faso	4.19%	$982	23.55M	4.83%
60	Mozambique	4.08%	$657	34.63M	2.15%
61	Algeria	4.05%	$5.75K	46.81M	3.70%
62	Fiji	3.89%	$6.43K	928.78K	3.53%
63	Paraguay	3.84%	$6.46K	6.93M	4.67%
64	Poland	3.79%	$25.1K	36.56M	3.03%
65	Guinea-Bissau	3.77%	$998	2.2M	4.41%
66	Hungary	3.70%	$23.31K	9.56M	0.71%
67	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	3.63%	$11.5K	100.62K	4.06%
68	Viet Nam	3.62%	$4.72K	100.99M	7.04%
69	Mauritius	3.60%	$11.99K	1.25M	4.95%
70	Estonia	3.52%	$31.43K	1.37M	-0.09%
71	North Macedonia	3.49%	$9.29K	1.82M	2.99%
72	Côte d’Ivoire	3.45%	$2.73K	31.93M	6.02%
73	Netherlands	3.35%	$67.47K	17.99M	1.07%
74	Montenegro	3.34%	$13.27K	623.53K	3.16%
75	Uganda	3.32%	$1.08K	50.02M	6.06%
76	Dominican Republic	3.30%	$10.88K	11.43M	4.95%
77	Belize	3.29%	$7.68K	417.07K	3.50%
78	United Kingdom	3.27%	$53.34K	69.28M	1.08%
79	Mali	3.21%	$1.09K	24.48M	5.02%
79	Philippines	3.21%	$3.99K	115.84M	5.71%
81	Tonga	3.18%	$6.22K	104.18K	1.72%
82	Australia	3.17%	$64.61K	27.19M	1.37%
83	Norway	3.15%	$89.89K	5.57M	1.42%
84	Belgium	3.14%	$56.58K	11.86M	1.10%
85	Republic of the Congo	3.09%	$2.48K	6.33M	2.10%
86	Israel	3.07%	$54.22K	10M	0.95%
87	Tanzania	3.06%	$1.19K	68.56M	5.53%
88	Croatia	2.97%	$24.05K	3.87M	3.83%
89	United States	2.95%	$86.17K	340M	2.79%
90	Austria	2.94%	$58.27K	9.18M	-0.66%
91	Equatorial Guinea	2.92%	$7K	1.89M	0.40%
91	New Zealand	2.92%	$49.43K	5.29M	-0.87%
93	Guyana	2.90%	$29.68K	831.09K	43.82%
93	Kuwait	2.90%	$32.86K	4.9M	-1.47%
95	Guatemala	2.87%	$6.15K	18.41M	3.72%
96	Togo	2.86%	$1.27K	8.41M	6.53%
97	Sweden	2.84%	$57.22K	10.57M	1.02%
98	Botswana	2.82%	$7.65K	2.52M	-2.78%
99	Bhutan	2.76%	$4.23K	791.52K	7.50%
99	Slovak Republic	2.76%	$25.99K	5.42M	1.94%
101	Spain	2.75%	$35.33K	48.85M	3.46%
102	Dominica	2.74%	$10.41K	66.21K	2.05%
102	Greece	2.74%	$24.63K	10.41M	2.09%
102	Japan	2.74%	$33.8K	123.98M	-0.24%
105	Iraq	2.61%	$6.07K	46.04M	-1.55%
106	Mauritania	2.49%	$2.11K	5.17M	6.31%
107	Kiribati	2.46%	$2.55K	134.52K	4.70%
108	Bulgaria	2.45%	$17.6K	6.44M	3.39%
109	Czechia	2.44%	$31.83K	10.91M	1.25%
110	Portugal	2.42%	$29.33K	10.69M	2.21%
111	Singapore	2.39%	$94.9K	6.04M	5.34%
112	Canada	2.38%	$55.02K	41.26M	2.05%
113	South Korea	2.32%	$36.24K	51.75M	2.00%
114	Germany	2.26%	$56.1K	83.52M	-0.50%
115	Palau	2.23%	$18.17K	17.7K	12.01%
116	Albania	2.22%	$11.37K	2.38M	4.05%
117	Azerbaijan	2.21%	$7.3K	10.2M	4.16%
118	Taiwan	2.20%	$34.25K	23.4M	5.30%
119	Indonesia	2.18%	$4.93K	283.49M	5.03%
120	Samoa	2.17%	$5.39K	218.02K	4.75%
121	Libya	2.13%	$6.57K	7.38M	1.90%
122	Djibouti	2.11%	$3.55K	1.17M	6.98%
122	Ireland	2.11%	$112.9K	5.4M	2.60%
124	Timor-Leste	2.06%	$1.33K	1.4M	-9.10%
125	Luxembourg	2.05%	$137.78K	677.01K	0.36%
126	Peru	2.01%	$8.53K	34.22M	3.52%
127	France	2.00%	$46.1K	68.55M	1.19%
128	Slovenia	1.97%	$34.3K	2.13M	1.73%
129	Malaysia	1.83%	$11.87K	35.56M	5.11%
130	Cyprus	1.80%	$38.67K	1.36M	3.94%
131	Rwanda	1.77%	$1.06K	14.26M	7.23%
132	Hong Kong	1.73%	$54.28K	7.52M	2.63%
133	Saudi Arabia	1.69%	$35.53K	35.3M	2.65%
134	United Arab Emirates	1.66%	$50.27K	10.99M	3.99%
135	Malta	1.65%	$44.02K	568.85K	6.21%
136	Kosovo	1.62%	$7.03K	1.59M	4.57%
137	Finland	1.57%	$53.16K	5.62M	0.37%
138	Jordan	1.56%	$5.07K	11.55M	2.56%
139	Ecuador	1.55%	$6.83K	18.14M	-1.94%
140	Central African Republic	1.48%	$516	5.33M	1.50%
141	Barbados	1.45%	$26.9K	282.47K	3.37%
142	Maldives	1.41%	$13.38K	527.8K	3.49%
143	Denmark	1.37%	$71.03K	5.98M	3.48%
144	Latvia	1.27%	$23.58K	1.87M	-0.04%
144	Qatar	1.27%	$75.69K	2.86M	3.11%
146	San Marino	1.24%	Not reported	33.98K	Not reported
147	Gabon	1.17%	$8.23K	2.54M	3.39%
148	Benin	1.16%	$1.49K	14.46M	7.45%
149	Vanuatu	1.14%	$3.96K	327.78K	3.77%
150	Georgia	1.11%	$8.97K	3.81M	9.68%
151	Grenada	1.09%	$11.53K	117.21K	2.40%
152	Switzerland	1.06%	$107.7K	9.01M	1.39%
153	Cabo Verde	1.05%	$5.17K	524.88K	6.99%
154	Morocco	0.99%	$4.15K	38.08M	3.79%
155	Italy	0.98%	$40.43K	58.95M	0.78%
156	Bahrain	0.92%	$29.72K	1.59M	2.90%
157	El Salvador	0.85%	$5.5K	6.34M	2.59%
158	Cambodia	0.81%	$2.63K	17.64M	6.02%
159	Senegal	0.80%	$1.74K	18.5M	6.46%
160	Lithuania	0.72%	$29.6K	2.89M	3.03%
161	Panama	0.69%	$19.16K	4.52M	2.75%
162	Macao	0.67%	$72.01K	687K	7.85%
163	Papua New Guinea	0.60%	$2.91K	10.58M	3.89%
164	Oman	0.59%	$20.29K	5.28M	1.63%
165	Trinidad and Tobago	0.53%	$18.73K	1.37M	2.51%
166	Bahamas	0.41%	$39.46K	401.28K	3.38%
167	Thailand	0.40%	$7.39K	71.67M	2.95%
168	Seychelles	0.31%	$18.37K	121.35K	3.35%
169	Armenia	0.27%	$8.56K	3.03M	5.90%
170	China	0.22%	$13.29K	1.41B	4.96%
171	Brunei Darussalam	-0.39%	$33.15K	462.72K	4.05%
172	Costa Rica	-0.41%	$18.85K	5.13M	4.08%
173	Sri Lanka	-0.43%	$4.55K	21.92M	4.99%
174	St. Lucia	-0.67%	$14.49K	179.74K	4.77%
175	Afghanistan	-6.60%	$417	42.65M	1.87%
—	Aruba	Not reported	$38.59K	108K	6.81%
—	Andorra	Not reported	$49.36K	81.94K	3.85%
—	American Samoa	Not reported	Not reported	46.77K	Not reported
—	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Not reported	$9.4K	3.16M	3.23%
—	Bermuda	Not reported	$142.25K	64.64K	1.89%
—	Channel Islands	Not reported	Not reported	168.13K	Not reported
—	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Not reported	$693	109.28M	6.10%
—	Cuba	Not reported	Not reported	10.98M	-1.06%
—	Curacao	Not reported	$22.83K	155.97K	5.03%
—	Cayman Islands	Not reported	$104.29K	74.46K	3.76%
—	Eritrea	Not reported	Not reported	3.54M	Not reported
—	Faroe Islands	Not reported	$74.18K	54.64K	0.84%
—	Micronesia	Not reported	$4.25K	113.16K	2.30%
—	Gibraltar	Not reported	Not reported	39.33K	Not reported
—	Greenland	Not reported	Not reported	56.84K	Not reported
—	Guam	Not reported	Not reported	167.78K	Not reported
—	Isle of Man	Not reported	Not reported	84.16K	Not reported
—	St. Kitts and Nevis	Not reported	$23.96K	46.84K	0.31%
—	Liechtenstein	Not reported	$220.17K	40.45K	Not reported
—	St. Martin (French part)	Not reported	Not reported	26.13K	Not reported
—	Monaco	Not reported	$288K	38.63K	8.51%
—	Marshall Islands	Not reported	$7.59K	37.55K	3.30%
—	Myanmar	Not reported	$1.36K	54.5M	-0.97%
—	Northern Mariana Islands	Not reported	Not reported	44.28K	Not reported
—	New Caledonia	Not reported	$29.21K	292.64K	-13.50%
—	Nauru	Not reported	$14.05K	11.95K	1.45%
—	Puerto Rico (US)	Not reported	$39.35K	3.2M	3.18%
—	North Korea	Not reported	Not reported	26.5M	Not reported
—	French Polynesia	Not reported	$22.44K	281.81K	1.13%
—	Sudan	Not reported	$985	50.45M	-13.96%
—	Somalia	Not reported	$630	19.01M	4.11%
—	Eswatini	Not reported	$3.91K	1.24M	3.03%
—	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	Not reported	$41.47K	43.35K	3.00%
—	Syrian Arab Republic	Not reported	Not reported	24.67M	Not reported
—	Turks and Caicos Islands	Not reported	$37.51K	46.54K	5.64%
—	Tajikistan	Not reported	$1.36K	10.59M	8.40%
—	Turkmenistan	Not reported	$5.9K	7.49M	6.28%
—	Tuvalu	Not reported	$5.88K	9.65K	3.39%
—	Venezuela	Not reported	$4.24K	28.41M	5.52%
—	British Virgin Islands	Not reported	Not reported	39.47K	Not reported
—	Virgin Islands (U.S.)	Not reported	Not reported	104.38K	Not reported
—	Yemen	Not reported	Not reported	40.58M	Not reported
—	Zimbabwe	Not reported	$2.5K	16.63M	1.68%

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Reading the United States and Germany comparison

Consumer price inflation measures the annual percentage change in the cost of a basket of consumer goods and services. Negative inflation is deflation. National consumer baskets differ, and a lower rate does not mean that prices have returned to their earlier level.

The history chart starts with these two economies. Missing observations remain gaps, and the map and full world ranking use the selected year. The two-country summary above retains its labelled 2024 observation. Other indicators have their own units and should not be compared as if they measured the same quantity.

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