China vs France

China vs France: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 0.9% a year in France, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.9 percentage points, or 19 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs France: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 0.9% a year in France, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in France, by 0.9 percentage points, or 19 times that in China.
ChinaFranceIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • France has been higher since 2021, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and France ranked 145 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and France at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaFrance
20250.10.9
20240.22.3
20230.25.7
202225.9
20210.92.1
20202.50.5
20192.91.3
20182.12.1
20171.61.2
201620.3
20151.50.1
201420.6
20132.61
20122.62.2
20115.42.3
20103.31.7
2009-0.70.1
20085.83.2
20074.81.6
20061.51.9
20051.81.9
20043.92.3
20031.22.2
2002-0.71.9
20010.71.8
20000.31.8
1999-1.40.6
1998-0.80.7
19972.81.3
19968.32.1
199516.81.8
199424.21.7
199314.72.2
19926.42.5
19913.53.4
19903.30.3
1989186.6
198818.82.7
19877.33.3
19866.52.5
19859.35.8
19842.77.7
198329.5
1982212
19812.513.3
1980–13.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaFrance
202612.4
20271.42.2
20281.61.9
20291.91.9
203021.9
203121.8

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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