Argentina vs Brazil

Argentina vs Brazil: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 41.9% a year in Argentina and 5% a year in Brazil, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 36.9 percentage points, or 8.36 times that in Brazil.

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% a year · IMF

Argentina vs Brazil: InflationInflation in 2025: 41.9% a year in Argentina and 5% a year in Brazil, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 36.9 percentage points, or 8.36 times that in Brazil.
ArgentinaBrazilIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Argentina has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Brazil.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 6 and Brazil ranked 38 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 7.5% a year and Brazil at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearArgentinaBrazil
202541.95
2024219.94.4
2023133.54.6
202272.49.3
202148.48.3
2020423.2
201953.63.7
201834.33.7
201725.73.4
2016–8.7
2015–9
2014–6.3
201310.66.2
2012105.4
20119.86.6
201010.55
20096.34.9
20088.65.7
20078.83.6
200610.94.2
20059.66.9
20044.46.6
200313.414.7
200225.98.5
2001-1.16.8
2000-0.97
1999-1.24.9
19980.93.2
1997–6.9
1996–15.8
1995–66
1994–2,076
1993–1,927
1992–952
1991–432.8
1990–2,948
1989–1,431
1988–629.1
1987–228.3
1986–147.1
1985–226
1984–192.1
1983–135
1982–100.6
1981–101.7
1980–90.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearArgentinaBrazil
202632.54.4
202721.24.1
202814.83.1
20299.63
20307.53
20317.53

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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