Egypt vs Philippines

Egypt vs Philippines: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 20.4% a year in Egypt and 1.7% a year in Philippines, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 18.8 percentage points, or 12 times that in Philippines.

% a year · IMF

Egypt vs Philippines: InflationInflation in 2025: 20.4% a year in Egypt and 1.7% a year in Philippines, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 18.8 percentage points, or 12 times that in Philippines.
EgyptPhilippinesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Philippines.
  • In 2025, Egypt ranked 11 and Philippines ranked 126 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Egypt at 5.4% a year and Philippines at 3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEgyptPhilippines
202520.41.7
202433.33.2
202324.46
20228.55.8
20214.53.9
20205.72.4
201913.92.4
201820.95.3
201723.52.9
201610.21.2
2015110.7
201410.13.6
20136.92.6
20128.73.2
201111.14.7
201011.73.7
200916.24.2
200811.78.2
200710.92.9
20064.35.4
20058.76.6
20048.24.8
20033.42.2
20022.32.8
20012.45.4
20002.86.5
19993.76.2
199859.4
19976.25.6
19967.18.3
19959.46.9
1994912.5
1993116.8
199221.18.6
199114.719.4
199021.213.2
198920.111.4
198815.212.2
198725.23
198623.9-0.3
198512.123.2
198417.146.7
1983165.3
198214.99
198110.413.1
198020.518.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEgyptPhilippines
202613.35.6
202714.84.1
20288.93.2
20296.53
20305.83
20315.43

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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