Egypt vs Syria

Egypt vs Syria: Inflation

Inflation: 20.4% a year in Egypt in 2025 and 4.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Egypt, by 7.3 percentage points, or 2.65 times that in Syria.

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% a year · IMF

Egypt vs Syria: InflationInflation: 20.4% a year in Egypt in 2025 and 4.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Egypt, by 7.3 percentage points, or 2.65 times that in Syria.
EgyptSyriaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher since 2009, when it overtook Syria.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Egypt at 5.4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEgyptSyria
202520.4–
202433.3–
202324.4–
20228.5–
20214.5–
20205.7–
201913.9–
201820.9–
201723.5–
201610.2–
201511–
201410.1–
20136.9–
20128.7–
201111.1–
201011.74.4
200916.22.8
200811.715.2
200710.94.7
20064.310.4
20058.77.2
20048.24.4
20033.45.8
20022.3-0.5
20012.43.4
20002.8-3.9
19993.7-3.7
19985-1
19976.21.9
19967.18.9
19959.47.7
1994915.3
19931113.2
199221.111.1
199114.79
199021.211.1
198920.115.4
198815.230
198725.271.4
198623.936.2
198512.116.8
198417.19.5
1983166
198214.914.3
198110.418.4
198020.519.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEgyptSyria
202613.3–
202714.8–
20288.9–
20296.5–
20305.8–
20315.4–

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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