China vs Thailand

China vs Thailand: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 0.2 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Thailand: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in China, by 0.2 percentage points.
ChinaThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and Thailand ranked 171 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Thailand at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaThailand
20250.1-0.1
20240.20.4
20230.21.2
202226.1
20210.91.2
20202.5-0.8
20192.90.7
20182.11.1
20171.60.7
201620.2
20151.5-0.9
201421.9
20132.62.2
20122.63
20115.43.8
20103.33.3
2009-0.7-0.9
20085.85.5
20074.82.2
20061.54.7
20051.84.5
20043.92.8
20031.21.8
2002-0.70.7
20010.71.6
20000.31.7
1999-1.40.2
1998-0.88
19972.85.6
19968.35.8
199516.85.8
199424.25.1
199314.73.4
19926.44
19913.55.8
19903.35.8
1989185.5
198818.83.8
19877.32.6
19866.51.8
19859.32.3
19842.70.9
198323.9
198225.3
19812.512.7
1980–19.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaThailand
202612.1
20271.41.7
20281.61.5
20291.91.7
203021.8
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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