Argentina vs Poland: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 41.9% a year in Argentina and 3.6% a year in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 38.3 percentage points, or 12 times that in Poland.
ArgentinaPoland
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1998, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 41.9 2025 | — | 6 of 179 | 7.5 2031 |
| Poland | 3.6 2025 | -0.9 | 65 of 179 | 2.5 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher since 2002, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 6 and Poland ranked 65 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Argentina at 7.5% a year and Poland at 2.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Argentina | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.9 | 3.6 |
| 2024 | 219.9 | 3.6 |
| 2023 | 133.5 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 72.4 | 14.4 |
| 2021 | 48.4 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 42 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 53.6 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | 34.3 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 25.7 | 2 |
| 2016 | – | -0.6 |
| 2015 | – | -0.9 |
| 2013 | 10.6 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | 10 | 3.7 |
| 2011 | 9.8 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | 10.5 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| 2008 | 8.6 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 2.5 |
| 2006 | 10.9 | 1 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | 2.1 |
| 2004 | 4.4 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 13.4 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 25.9 | 1.9 |
| 2001 | -1.1 | 5.5 |
| 2000 | -0.9 | 10.1 |
| 1999 | -1.2 | 7.3 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| 1997 | – | 14.9 |
| 1996 | – | 19.9 |
| 1995 | – | 27.9 |
| 1994 | – | 32.2 |
| 1993 | – | 35.3 |
| 1992 | – | 43 |
| 1991 | – | 70.3 |
| 1990 | – | 585.8 |
| 1989 | – | 251.1 |
| 1988 | – | 60.2 |
| 1987 | – | 25.2 |
| 1986 | – | 17.8 |
| 1985 | – | 15.1 |
| 1984 | – | 75.7 |
| 1983 | – | 22.1 |
| 1982 | – | 100.8 |
| 1981 | – | 21.2 |
| 1980 | – | 9.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Argentina | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.5 | 3.2 |
| 2027 | 21.2 | 2.8 |
| 2028 | 14.8 | 3.9 |
| 2029 | 9.6 | 2.7 |
| 2030 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| 2031 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time