Austria vs Japan

Austria vs Japan: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Austria and 3.2% a year in Japan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Japan.

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% a year · IMF

Austria vs Japan: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Austria and 3.2% a year in Japan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Japan.
AustriaJapanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Austria has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Japan.
  • In 2025, Austria ranked 68 and Japan ranked 80 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Austria at 2.1% a year and Japan at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearAustriaJapan
20253.63.2
20242.92.7
20237.73.3
20228.62.5
20212.8-0.2
20201.4-0
20191.50.5
20182.11
20172.20.5
20161-0.1
20150.80.8
20141.52.8
20132.10.3
20122.6-0.1
20113.5-0.3
20101.7-0.7
20090.4-1.3
20083.21.4
20072.20.1
20061.70.2
20052.1-0.2
20042-0
20031.3-0.3
20021.7-0.9
20012.3-0.7
20002-0.7
19990.5-0.3
19980.80.7
19971.21.7
19961.80.1
19951.6-0.1
19942.70.7
19933.21.3
19923.41.7
19913.13.3
19902.83.1
19892.22.3
19881.90.7
19871.40.1
19861.70.6
19853.22.1
19845.72.3
19833.31.9
19825.42.7
19816.84.9
19806.37.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearAustriaJapan
20263.12
20273.32.6
20282.12
20292.12
20302.12
20312.12

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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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