Afghanistan vs Iran

Afghanistan vs Iran: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Afghanistan and 50.6% a year in Iran, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 47 percentage points, or 14 times that in Afghanistan.

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% a year · IMF

Afghanistan vs Iran: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Afghanistan and 50.6% a year in Iran, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Iran, by 47 percentage points, or 14 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanIranIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Afghanistan.
  • In 2025, Afghanistan ranked 66 and Iran ranked 5 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iran at 25% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAfghanistanIran
20253.650.6
2024-4.332.5
2023-7.740.7
202210.645.8
20217.840.2
20205.636.5
20192.334.8
20180.626.9
201758.2
20164.46.8
2015-0.711.2
20144.714.5
20137.432.9
20126.429.3
201111.825.3
20102.212.3
2009-6.810.8
200826.425.3
20078.718.4
20066.812
200510.610.3
200416.415.3
200335.715.6
2002–15.8
2001–11.5
2000–12.3
1999–20.2
1998–18.5
1997–16.5
1996–23.9
1995–49.3
1994–34.9
1993–22.5
1992–24.5
1991–20.2
1990–9
1989–17.4
1988–28.9
1987–27.7
1986–23.7
1985–4.4
1984–12.6
1983–19.7
1982–18.7
1981–24.2
1980–20.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAfghanistanIran
2026–78.6
2027–42.1
2028–38
2029–30.3
2030–25
2031–25

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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