Inflation rate (consumer prices) In 36 editions of 36.

• all countries 25%;
• developed countries 1% to 3% typically;
• developing countries 5% to 60% typically (1999 est.)

note: national inflation rates vary widely in individual cases, from stable prices in Japan to hyperinflation in a number of Third World countries

4.2% (1999 est.)

270% (1999 est.)

3% (1999 est.)

7.7% (1999 est.)

2.5% (1999 est.)

26% (1999 est.)

5% (1999)

2.1% (1999 est.)

2.6% (1999 est.)

12% (1998 est.)

4% (1998)

46% (1999 est.)

4% (1999 est.)

2.5% (1999 est.)

0% (1999 est.)

3.7% (1999)

6% (1999 est.)

9% (1998 est.)

6% (1999 est.)

4% (1999 est.)

2.9% (1999 est.)

2.5% (1999 est.)

12.8% (1999 est.)

4.5% (1999 est.)

5.5% (1999)

6% (1999 est.)

8% (1998 est.)

3% (1998 est.)

18% (1999 est.)

9.5% (1999 est.)

45% (1999)

3% (1999 est.)

9.8% (1998)

6.8% (1999)

NA%

1.9% (1999 est.)

4% (1999 est.)

8.5% (1999)

4.8% (1999)

12.5% (1999 est.)

NA%

10% (1998)

NA%

10.5% (yearend 1999 est.)

2% (1999 est.)

3% (1999)

30% (1999 est.)

NA%

5.5% (1999 est.)

20% (1999 est.)

8.8% (1999 est.)

3% (1999 est.)

2.7% (1999 est.)

7% (1999)

NA%

27.4% (1999 est.)

59% (1999 est.)

1.2% (1998 est.)

1.9% (1999 est.)

NA%

NA%

2.5% (1999)

-6.8% (1999 est.)

9% (FY98/99 est.)

9% (1998)

-1.3% (1999 est.)

19% (1999 est.)

6.7% (1999 est.)

-0.8% (1999 est.)

8.3% (1999 est.)

NA%

0.8% (1999 est.)

37% (1999 est.)

3% (1999 est.)

9.5% (1998)

11.8% (FY98/99 est.)

6% (1999 est.)

86% (1999 est.)

6% (1999 est.)

22% (1999 est.)

30% (1999 est.)

29% (1999 est.)

2.5% (1998 est.)

1.6% (1999 est.)

2% (1999 est.)

1.3% (1998)

1.7% (1998)

-0.9% (1999 est.)

5.3% (1998)

3% (1998)

10.8% (1999 est.)

0.3% (1999 est.)

1.1% (1998)

5.1% (1999)

1.3% (1999 est.)

1.3% (1998)

NA

6.8% (1999 est.)

9% (1999 est.)

14% (1999 est.)

9.4% (1999 est.)

3.9% (1990)

5% (1998)

1.1% (1998)

12% (1999 est.)

1.5% (1999 est.)

5.2% (1999 est.)

1% (1998 est.)

3.7% (1998 est.)

2% (1999 est.)

3.5% (1999 est.)

4% (1995)

NA%

0.5% (1999 est.)

1.62% (1998)

0.5% (1999)

295% (1999 est.)

1% (1999 est.)

5% (1997 est.)

6.2% (1999 est.)

4.4% (1999)

2.5% (1999 est.)

2.5% (1999 est.)

3.7% (1999 est.)

2.8% (1996 est.)

1% (1999 est.)

0.5% (1999 est.)

0.8% (1999 est.)

1.5% (1998)

2.6% (1999 est.)

4.7% (1997 est.)

10% (1999 est.)

2.2% (1999)

2% (1999 est.)

1.7% (1999 est.)

4.7% (1998)

3.2% (1999 est.)

0.5% (1997 est.)

0.3% (1999 est.)

1.1% (1999 est.)

1.8% (1999 est.)

38% (1999 est.)

NA%

2.2% (1999 est.)

1% (1999 est.)

2.8% (1999 est.)

8.4% (1999 est.)

2.4% (1999 est.)

44% (1999 est.)

2% (1997)

42% (1999 est.)

14% (1999 est.)

6.3% (1999 est.)

2.3% (1999 est.)

0.4% (1999 est.)

1% (1999 est.)

20% (1999 est.)

2.3% (1999)

0.5% (1998 est.)

Greek Cypriot area:

2.3% (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 66% (1998 est.)

• 5% (includes West Bank) (1999 est.)

30% (1999 est.)

135% (1999 est.)

1.3% (1999 est.)

3% (1999 est.)

2% (1999 est.)

4.5% (1999 est.)

-0.07% (1999 est.)

2% (1999)

-1.2% (1999)

2.3% (1999 est.)

65% (1999 est.)

4% (1999 est.)

• 5% (includes Gaza Strip) (1999 est.)

10% (1999 est.)