Inflation - Country rankings
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Inflation: percent change in the Consumer Price Index, 2018 - Country rankings:
The average for 2018 based on 154 countries was 3.4 percent.The highest value was in Liberia: 23.6 percent and the lowest value was in Burundi: -2.8 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
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