Inflation (CPI)
Annual percentage change of average consumer prices. IMF WEO, 2019–2026.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (Apr 2026) Licence: IMF terms — public data Unit: % YoY Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Method: Years after the latest actual are IMF estimates/projections, not outturns.
Avg (2026)
7.4
0.00pp vs 2025
Improving
90
of 194 tracked
Declining
44
period over period
Stable
60
±0.5pp band
CPI inflation
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
AmericasSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & PacificAdvanced / other
Two dimensions at once
Inflation × growth
Real GDP growth →
CPI inflation →
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 387.4 | +135.4pp |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | 68.9 | +18.0pp |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | 10.5 | +8.7pp |
| 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 9.6 | +8.7pp |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | 5.9 | +5.6pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan, Republic of | 14 | -83.6pp |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 8 | -73.4pp |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | 75.1 | -25.1pp |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | 14.5 | -19.7pp |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 0 | -14.6pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Americas +4.0pp
Middle East & North Africa +1.9pp
South Asia +1.0pp
East Asia & Pacific +0.90pp
Europe & Central Asia -0.10pp
Advanced / other -1.3pp
Sub-Saharan Africa -4.3pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americas | 36 | 15.6 | +4.0pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 17 | 9.1 | +1.9pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 47 | 7.1 | -4.3pp |
| Advanced / other | 1 | 5.9 | -1.3pp |
| South Asia | 6 | 5.2 | +1.0pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52 | 4.4 | -0.10pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 32 | 4 | +0.90pp |