China vs Israel

China vs Israel: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 3% a year in Israel, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 3 percentage points, or 61 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Israel: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 3% a year in Israel, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 3 percentage points, or 61 times that in China.
ChinaIsraelIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 2021, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and Israel ranked 85 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Israel at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaIsrael
20250.13
20240.23.1
20230.24.2
202224.4
20210.91.5
20202.5-0.6
20192.90.8
20182.10.8
20171.60.2
20162-0.5
20151.5-0.6
201420.5
20132.61.5
20122.61.7
20115.43.5
20103.32.7
2009-0.73.3
20085.84.6
20074.80.5
20061.52.1
20051.81.3
20043.9-0.4
20031.20.7
2002-0.75.7
20010.71.1
20000.31.1
1999-1.45.2
1998-0.85.4
19972.89
19968.311.3
199516.810
199424.212.3
199314.710.9
19926.412
19913.519
19903.317.2
19891820.3
198818.816.2
19877.319.9
19866.548.2
19859.3304.6
19842.7373.8
19832145.6
19822120.4
19812.5116.8
1980–316.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaIsrael
202611.8
20271.42
20281.62
20291.92
203022
203122

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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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