China vs Ireland

China vs Ireland: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 2.1% a year in Ireland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 2 percentage points, or 41 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Ireland: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 2.1% a year in Ireland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 2 percentage points, or 41 times that in China.
ChinaIrelandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2021, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and Ireland ranked 116 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Ireland at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaIreland
20250.12.1
20240.21.3
20230.25.2
202228.1
20210.92.4
20202.5-0.5
20192.90.9
20182.10.7
20171.60.3
20162-0.2
20151.5-0
201420.3
20132.60.5
20122.61.9
20115.41.2
20103.3-1.6
2009-0.7-1.7
20085.83.1
20074.82.9
20061.52.7
20051.82.2
20043.92.3
20031.24
2002-0.74.7
20010.74
20000.35.3
1999-1.42.4
1998-0.82.1
19972.81.3
19968.32.2
199516.82.5
199424.22.4
199314.71.4
19926.43.2
19913.53.1
19903.33.4
1989184
198818.82.2
19877.33.2
19866.53
19859.35.5
19842.78.6
1983210.4
1982217.2
19812.520.2
1980–18.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaIreland
202613.4
20271.42.8
20281.61.9
20291.92
203022
203122

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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