China vs Switzerland

China vs Switzerland: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 0.2% a year in Switzerland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 0.1 percentage points, or 3.06 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Switzerland: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 0.2% a year in Switzerland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 0.1 percentage points, or 3.06 times that in China.
ChinaSwitzerlandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Switzerland has been higher since 2022, when it overtook China.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Switzerland at 0.7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaSwitzerland
20250.10.2
20240.21.1
20230.22.1
202222.8
20210.90.6
20202.5-0.7
20192.90.4
20182.10.9
20171.60.5
20162-0.4
20151.5-1.1
20142-0
20132.6-0.2
20122.6-0.7
20115.40.2
20103.30.7
2009-0.7-0.5
20085.82.4
20074.80.7
20061.51.1
20051.81.2
20043.90.8
20031.20.6
2002-0.70.6
20010.71
20000.31.6
1999-1.40.8
1998-0.80
19972.80.5
19968.30.8
199516.81.8
199424.20.9
199314.73.3
19926.44
19913.55.9
19903.35.4
1989183.2
198818.81.9
19877.31.4
19866.50.7
19859.33.4
19842.72.9
198322.9
198225.7
19812.56.5
1980–4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaSwitzerland
202610.7
20271.40.8
20281.60.8
20291.90.7
203020.7
203120.7

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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