China vs Netherlands

China vs Netherlands: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 3% a year in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.9 percentage points, or 60 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Netherlands: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 3% a year in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 2.9 percentage points, or 60 times that in China.
ChinaNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2021, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and Netherlands ranked 87 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Netherlands at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaNetherlands
20250.13
20240.23.2
20230.24.1
2022211.6
20210.92.8
20202.51.1
20192.92.7
20182.11.6
20171.61.3
201620.1
20151.50.2
201420.3
20132.62.6
20122.62.8
20115.42.5
20103.30.9
2009-0.71
20085.82.2
20074.81.6
20061.51.6
20051.81.5
20043.91.4
20031.22.2
2002-0.73.9
20010.75.1
20000.32.3
1999-1.42
1998-0.81.8
19972.81.9
19968.31.4
199516.81.4
199424.22.1
199314.71.6
19926.42.8
19913.53.2
19903.32.5
1989181.1
198818.80.5
19877.3-1
19866.5–
19859.32.3
19842.73.4
198322.9
198225.9
19812.56.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaNetherlands
202612.9
20271.42.8
20281.62.6
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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