Australia vs Brazil

Australia vs Brazil: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 5% a year in Brazil, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in Australia.

% a year · IMF

Australia vs Brazil: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 5% a year in Brazil, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.76 times that in Australia.
AustraliaBrazilIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Brazil has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 90 and Brazil ranked 38 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Australia at 2.5% a year and Brazil at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustraliaBrazil
20252.85
20243.24.4
20235.64.6
20226.69.3
20212.88.3
20200.93.2
20191.63.7
20181.93.7
201723.4
20161.38.7
20151.59
20142.56.3
20132.56.2
20121.75.4
20113.46.6
20102.95
20091.84.9
20084.35.7
20072.43.6
20063.64.2
20052.76.9
20042.36.6
20032.714.7
200238.5
20014.46.8
20004.57
19991.44.9
19980.93.2
19970.26.9
19962.715.8
19954.666
19941.92,076
19931.81,927
19921952
19913.3432.8
19907.22,948
19897.61,431
19887.3629.1
19878.5228.3
19869.1147.1
19856.7226
19844192.1
198310135
198211.4100.6
19819.5101.7
198010.190.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustraliaBrazil
20263.94.4
20273.14.1
20282.53.1
20292.53
20302.53
20312.53

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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