Australia vs Singapore

Australia vs Singapore: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 0.9% a year in Singapore, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.9 percentage points, or 3.15 times that in Singapore.

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% a year · IMF

Australia vs Singapore: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and 0.9% a year in Singapore, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 1.9 percentage points, or 3.15 times that in Singapore.
AustraliaSingaporeIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Singapore.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 90 and Singapore ranked 149 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Australia at 2.5% a year and Singapore at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustraliaSingapore
20252.80.9
20243.22.4
20235.64.8
20226.66.1
20212.82.3
20200.9-0.2
20191.60.6
20181.90.4
201720.6
20161.3-0.5
20151.5-0.5
20142.51
20132.52.4
20121.74.6
20113.45.3
20102.92.8
20091.80.6
20084.36.6
20072.42.1
20063.61
20052.70.5
20042.31.7
20032.70.5
20023-0.4
20014.41
20004.51.3
19991.40
19980.9-0.3
19970.22
19962.71.4
19954.61.7
19941.93.1
19931.82.3
199212.2
19913.33.4
19907.23.5
19897.62.3
19887.31.5
19878.50.5
19869.1-1.4
19856.70.5
198442.6
1983101
198211.43.9
19819.58.2
198010.18.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustraliaSingapore
20263.92.3
20273.12.2
20282.52
20292.52
20302.52
20312.52

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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