Austria vs Germany

Austria vs Germany: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Austria and 2.3% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Germany.

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% a year · IMF

Austria vs Germany: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Austria and 2.3% a year in Germany, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 1.3 percentage points, or 1.58 times that in Germany.
AustriaGermanyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Austria has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Germany.
  • In 2025, Austria ranked 68 and Germany ranked 109 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Austria at 2.1% a year and Germany at 2.1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustriaGermany
20253.62.3
20242.92.5
20237.76
20228.68.7
20212.83.2
20201.40.4
20191.51.4
20182.11.9
20172.21.7
201610.4
20150.80.7
20141.50.8
20132.11.6
20122.62.1
20113.52.5
20101.71.1
20090.40.2
20083.22.8
20072.22.3
20061.71.8
20052.12
200421.8
20031.31.1
20021.71.3
20012.31.9
200021.4
19990.50.6
19980.80.6
19971.21.5
19961.81.3
19951.61.7
19942.72.7
19933.24.5
19923.45
19913.13.5
19902.82.7
19892.22.8
19881.91.3
19871.40.2
19861.7-0.1
19853.22.1
19845.72.4
19833.33.3
19825.45.3
19816.86.3
19806.35.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustriaGermany
20263.12.7
20273.33.1
20282.12
20292.12.1
20302.12.1
20312.12.1

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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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