Australia vs Thailand

Australia vs Thailand: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 3 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Australia vs Thailand: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.8% a year in Australia and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Australia, by 3 percentage points.
AustraliaThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Australia ranked 90 and Thailand ranked 171 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Australia at 2.5% a year and Thailand at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustraliaThailand
20252.8-0.1
20243.20.4
20235.61.2
20226.66.1
20212.81.2
20200.9-0.8
20191.60.7
20181.91.1
201720.7
20161.30.2
20151.5-0.9
20142.51.9
20132.52.2
20121.73
20113.43.8
20102.93.3
20091.8-0.9
20084.35.5
20072.42.2
20063.64.7
20052.74.5
20042.32.8
20032.71.8
200230.7
20014.41.6
20004.51.7
19991.40.2
19980.98
19970.25.6
19962.75.8
19954.65.8
19941.95.1
19931.83.4
199214
19913.35.8
19907.25.8
19897.65.5
19887.33.8
19878.52.6
19869.11.8
19856.72.3
198440.9
1983103.9
198211.45.3
19819.512.7
198010.119.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustraliaThailand
20263.92.1
20273.11.7
20282.51.5
20292.51.7
20302.51.8
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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