China vs Philippines

China vs Philippines: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 1.7% a year in Philippines, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 1.6 percentage points, or 33 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Philippines: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 1.7% a year in Philippines, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Philippines, by 1.6 percentage points, or 33 times that in China.
ChinaPhilippinesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Philippines has been higher since 2021, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and Philippines ranked 126 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Philippines at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaPhilippines
20250.11.7
20240.23.2
20230.26
202225.8
20210.93.9
20202.52.4
20192.92.4
20182.15.3
20171.62.9
201621.2
20151.50.7
201423.6
20132.62.6
20122.63.2
20115.44.7
20103.33.7
2009-0.74.2
20085.88.2
20074.82.9
20061.55.4
20051.86.6
20043.94.8
20031.22.2
2002-0.72.8
20010.75.4
20000.36.5
1999-1.46.2
1998-0.89.4
19972.85.6
19968.38.3
199516.86.9
199424.212.5
199314.76.8
19926.48.6
19913.519.4
19903.313.2
19891811.4
198818.812.2
19877.33
19866.5-0.3
19859.323.2
19842.746.7
198325.3
198229
19812.513.1
1980–18.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaPhilippines
202615.6
20271.44.1
20281.63.2
20291.93
203023
203123

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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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