Brazil vs China

Brazil vs China: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 5% a year in Brazil and 0.1% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by 5 percentage points, or 100 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

Brazil vs China: InflationInflation in 2025: 5% a year in Brazil and 0.1% a year in China, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by 5 percentage points, or 100 times that in China.
BrazilChinaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Brazil has been higher since 2009, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, Brazil ranked 38 and China ranked 168 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Brazil at 3% a year and China at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBrazilChina
202550.1
20244.40.2
20234.60.2
20229.32
20218.30.9
20203.22.5
20193.72.9
20183.72.1
20173.41.6
20168.72
201591.5
20146.32
20136.22.6
20125.42.6
20116.65.4
201053.3
20094.9-0.7
20085.75.8
20073.64.8
20064.21.5
20056.91.8
20046.63.9
200314.71.2
20028.5-0.7
20016.80.7
200070.3
19994.9-1.4
19983.2-0.8
19976.92.8
199615.88.3
19956616.8
19942,07624.2
19931,92714.7
19929526.4
1991432.83.5
19902,9483.3
19891,43118
1988629.118.8
1987228.37.3
1986147.16.5
19852269.3
1984192.12.7
19831352
1982100.62
1981101.72.5
198090.2–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrazilChina
20264.41
20274.11.4
20283.11.6
202931.9
203032
203132

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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