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DEFINITION:
Consumer price index reflects changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
2000 = 100.
2000 = 100.
CONTENTS
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 1,845.91% | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 813.59% | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 424.26% | 2002 | ||
| 4 | Belarus | 384.31% | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Lebanon | 331.36% | 1994 | ||
| 6 | Turkey | 329.47% | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Burma | 297.05% | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 286.72% | 2004 | |||
| 8 | Venezuela | 254.96% | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Zambia | 251.45% | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Ghana | 250.62% | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Haiti | 248.29% | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Suriname | 238.04% | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Romania | 231.6% | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Dominican Republic | 230.43% | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Nigeria | 207.54% | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Russia | 199.77% | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Malawi | 198.4% | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Iran | 192.89% | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Ecuador | 175.86% | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Mozambique | 174.41% | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Costa Rica | 169.85% | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Jamaica | 165.58% | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Madagascar | 165.17% | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Moldova | 164.4% | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Laos | 163.06% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Uruguay | 162.28% | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Argentina | 161.72% | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Tonga | 160.41% | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Sri Lanka | 159.68% | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Afghanistan | 156.66% | 1991 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 156.48% | 2005 | |||
| 31 | The Gambia | 156.39% | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Indonesia | 156.03% | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Brazil | 151.42% | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Paraguay | 150.87% | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 149.72% | 2005 | |||
| 35 | Honduras | 149.6% | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 148.11% | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 147.1% | 2005 | |||
| 37 | Ukraine | 146.9% | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Burundi | 146.11% | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Kenya | 145.79% | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 145.63% | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 145.61% | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Sudan | 145.21% | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Guatemala | 142.8% | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 142.63% | 2002 | |||
| 43 | Mauritania | 141.57% | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 140.35% | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Lesotho | 140.15% | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Nicaragua | 139.3% | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Yemen | 139.21% | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Swaziland | 138% | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Rwanda | 137.95% | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Colombia | 136.85% | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 135.93% | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 135.43% | 2005 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 135.22% | 2005 | |||
| 52 | Samoa | 133.09% | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Hungary | 133.02% | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Slovakia | 132.98% | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Georgia | 132.43% | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 130.98% | 2004 | ||
| 57 | Liberia | 130.64% | 1989 | ||
| 58 | Slovenia | 130.6% | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Bangladesh | 130.16% | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Philippines | 129.81% | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Bulgaria | 129.63% | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Mongolia | 129.47% | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Iraq | 128.79% | 1978 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 128.75% | 2005 | |||
| 64 | Pakistan | 128.49% | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Egypt | 128.13% | 2005 | ||
| 66 | South Africa | 128.05% | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 127.54% | 2005 | |||
| 67 | Guyana | 127.53% | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Mexico | 127.15% | 2005 | ||
| 69 | Ethiopia | 126.59% | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 126.49% | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 124.83% | 2005 | |||
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 124.63% | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Vietnam | 124.38% | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Djibouti | 122.98% | 1987 | ||
| 74 | Nepal | 122.88% | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Uganda | 122.51% | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Iceland | 122.28% | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 122.17% | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Latvia | 121.91% | 2005 | ||
| 79 | India | 121.54% | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Mauritius | 121.49% | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Qatar | 120.84% | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 119.89% | 2005 | |||
| 82 | Tanzania | 119.45% | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Bhutan | 119.14% | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 119.13% | 2005 | |||
| 84 | Estonia | 119.04% | 2005 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 119% | 2003 | |||
| 85 | Ireland | 118.89% | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Chad | 118.65% | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Greece | 118.15% | 2005 | ||
| 88 | El Salvador | 118.02% | 2005 | ||
| 89 | South Korea | 117.83% | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Armenia | 117.5% | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Spain | 117.16% | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 117.11% | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Albania | 116.91% | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Portugal | 116.9% | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Botswana | 116.83% | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Aruba | 116.79% | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Bolivia | 116.63% | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Australia | 116.1% | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 116.03% | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 115.96% | 2005 | |||
| 100 | Fiji | 115.21% | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Benin | 114.96% | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Seychelles | 114.9% | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Poland | 114.58% | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Cyprus | 114.53% | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Croatia | 114.35% | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Algeria | 114.14% | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Namibia | 114.12% | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Cambodia | 114.03% | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Tunisia | 113.76% | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Togo | 113.73% | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Chile | 113.65% | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 113.65% | 2005 | |||
| 112 | Niger | 113.5% | 2005 | ||
| 113 | United States | 113.41% | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Belize | 113.34% | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Netherlands | 113.07% | 2005 | ||
| 116 | New Zealand | 113.01% | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Congo, Republic of the | 112.83% | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Malta | 112.82% | 2005 | ||
| 119 | United Kingdom | 112.76% | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Italy | 112.71% | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Jordan | 112.67% | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Mali | 112.37% | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Barbados | 112.26% | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Canada | 112.16% | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Luxembourg | 112.05% | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 111.99% | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Thailand | 111.85% | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Czech Republic | 111.73% | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Central African Republic | 111.49% | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Belgium | 111.04% | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 110.98% | 2005 | ||
| 132 | Austria | 110.6% | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Cameroon | 110.48% | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Vanuatu | 110.45% | 2004 | ||
| 135 | France | 110.4% | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Denmark | 110.22% | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Peru | 110.06% | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 109.72% | 2002 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 109.65% | 2005 | |||
| 138 | The Bahamas | 109.63% | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Netherlands Antilles | 109.31% | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Norway | 109.06% | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Malaysia | 108.99% | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 108.81% | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Kuwait | 108.78% | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Israel | 108.54% | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Maldives | 108.47% | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Germany | 108.28% | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Dominica | 107.69% | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Senegal | 107.68% | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Sweden | 107.51% | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 107.39% | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Morocco | 107.25% | 2005 | ||
| 152 | China | 106.78% | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Finland | 106.19% | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Panama | 105.14% | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Cape Verde | 104.97% | 2005 | ||
| =156 | Gabon | 104.86% | 2005 | ||
| =156 | Bahrain | 104.86% | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 104.53% | 2002 | |||
| 158 | Switzerland | 104.32% | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Lithuania | 104.3% | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Syria | 104% | 2002 | ||
| 161 | Singapore | 103.27% | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Grenada | 102.76% | 2002 | ||
| 163 | Saudi Arabia | 100.74% | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Brunei | 100.57% | 2005 | ||
| =165 | San Marino | 100% | 2003 | ||
| =165 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100% | 1985 | ||
| 167 | Oman | 99.43% | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Macau | 99.03% | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Japan | 97.83% | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Hong Kong | 93.39% | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Libya | 78.68% | 2004 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Economy > Consumer price index
- Angola ranked first for consumer price index amongst Hot countries in 2005.
- Zimbabwe ranked first for consumer price index amongst Former British colonies in 2002.
- Turkey ranked first for consumer price index amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
- Romania ranked first for consumer price index amongst European Union in 2005.
- Lebanon ranked first for consumer price index amongst Muslim countries in 1994.
- Slovakia ranked first for consumer price index amongst High income OECD countries in 2005.
- Belarus ranked first for consumer price index amongst Europe in 2005.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked second for consumer price index amongst Christian countries in 2005.
- Venezuela ranked first for consumer price index amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
- United States ranked first for consumer price index amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2005.