Afghanistan vs Pakistan

Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Afghanistan and 4.5% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Afghanistan.

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% a year · IMF

Afghanistan vs Pakistan: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Afghanistan and 4.5% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Afghanistan.
AfghanistanPakistanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Afghanistan.
  • In 2025, Afghanistan ranked 66 and Pakistan ranked 42 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Pakistan at 6.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAfghanistanPakistan
20253.64.5
2024-4.323.4
2023-7.729.2
202210.612.2
20217.88.9
20205.610.7
20192.36.8
20180.64.7
201754.8
20164.42.9
2015-0.74.5
20144.78.6
20137.47.4
20126.411
201111.813.7
20102.210.1
2009-6.819.6
200826.412
20078.77.8
20066.87.9
200510.69.3
200416.44.6
200335.73.1
2002–3.5
2001–4.4
2000–3.6
1999–5.7
1998–7.8
1997–11.8
1996–10.8
1995–13
1994–11.3
1993–9.8
1992–4.8
1991–12.6
1990–9.1
1989–7.9
1988–8.8
1987–4.7
1986–3.5
1985–5.6
1984–6.1
1983–6.4
1982–5.9
1981–12
1980–11.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAfghanistanPakistan
2026–7.1
2027–9.9
2028–7
2029–6.5
2030–6.5
2031–6.5

Each country on its own

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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