Ethiopia vs Iran

Ethiopia vs Iran: Inflation

Inflation: 26.6% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 50.6% a year in Iran in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 5.9 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Ethiopia.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Iran: InflationInflation: 26.6% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 50.6% a year in Iran in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Iran, by 5.9 percentage points, or 1.22 times that in Ethiopia.
EthiopiaIranIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Iran has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 6.7% a year and Iran at 25% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaIran
20251650.6
202426.632.5
202332.540.7
202233.945.8
202120.240.2
202019.936.5
201912.634.8
201814.526.9
20176.98.2
20169.76.8
20157.711.2
20148.114.5
201313.532.9
201234.129.3
201118.125.3
20102.812.3
200936.410.8
200825.325.3
200715.818.4
200612.312
20056.810.3
20048.615.3
200315.115.6
2002-7.215.8
2001-5.211.5
20006.212.3
19994.820.2
19983.618.5
1997-6.416.5
19960.923.9
199513.449.3
19941.234.9
19931022.5
19922124.5
199120.920.2
19905.29
19899.617.4
19882.228.9
1987-9.127.7
19865.623.7
198518.44.4
1984-0.312.6
19833.619.7
19827.818.7
1981–24.2
1980–20.6
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaIran
202611.778.6
202712.342.1
20289.238
20297.830.3
20306.825
20316.725

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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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