Australia vs Bangladesh

Australia vs Bangladesh: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 10% a year in Bangladesh, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 7.2 percentage points, or 3.53 times that in Australia.

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% a year · IMF

Australia vs Bangladesh: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 10% a year in Bangladesh, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 7.2 percentage points, or 3.53 times that in Australia.
AustraliaBangladeshIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Bangladesh has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 90 and Bangladesh ranked 19 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Australia at 2.5% a year and Bangladesh at 5.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustraliaBangladesh
20252.810
20243.29.7
20235.69
20226.66.2
20212.85.6
20200.95.6
20191.65.5
20181.95.8
201725.4
20161.35.9
20151.56.4
20142.57.3
20132.56.8
20121.78.9
20113.48.8
20102.97.3
20091.86.7
20084.39.9
20072.47.2
20063.67.2
20052.76.5
20042.38.1
20032.73.9
200232.4
20014.41.8
20004.53.6
19991.48.9
19980.96.7
19970.22.7
19962.76.8
19954.68.9
19941.94.6
19931.83.3
199215.9
19913.39.3
19907.29.7
19897.69.2
19887.310.2
19878.510.5
19869.110.3
19856.710.4
1984410
19831011.1
198211.413.7
19819.514.9
198010.17.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustraliaBangladesh
20263.98.7
20273.110.9
20282.510.1
20292.57.6
20302.56.8
20312.55.5

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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