Austria vs Colombia
Austria vs Colombia: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Austria and 5.1% a year in Colombia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 1.6 percentage points, or 1.44 times that in Austria.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Austria.
- In 2025, Austria ranked 68 and Colombia ranked 37 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Austria at 2.1% a year and Colombia at 3% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Austria | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6 | 5.1 |
| 2024 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 11.7 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 10.2 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 7.5 |
| 2015 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | 3.2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
| 2006 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 2.1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5.9 |
| 2003 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| 2002 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 2.3 | 8 |
| 2000 | 2 | 9.2 |
| 1999 | 0.5 | 10.9 |
| 1998 | 0.8 | 18.7 |
| 1997 | 1.2 | 18.5 |
| 1996 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| 1995 | 1.6 | 20.9 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 22.9 |
| 1993 | 3.2 | 22.5 |
| 1992 | 3.4 | 27 |
| 1991 | 3.1 | 30.3 |
| 1990 | 2.8 | 29.1 |
| 1989 | 2.2 | 25.9 |
| 1988 | 1.9 | 28.1 |
| 1987 | 1.4 | 23.3 |
| 1986 | 1.7 | 18.9 |
| 1985 | 3.2 | 23.9 |
| 1984 | 5.7 | 16.3 |
| 1983 | 3.3 | 19.5 |
| 1982 | 5.4 | 24.9 |
| 1981 | 6.8 | 27.4 |
| 1980 | 6.3 | 25.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Austria | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.1 | 6 |
| 2027 | 3.3 | 5.7 |
| 2028 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2029 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| 2030 | 2.1 | 3 |
| 2031 | 2.1 | 3 |
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
Austria vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Colombia: 73.9% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Colombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 4 million TIV in 2020