Ethiopia vs Thailand

Ethiopia vs Thailand: Inflation

Inflation: 26.6% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and -0.1% a year in Thailand in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 26.2 percentage points, or 67 times that in Thailand.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Thailand: InflationInflation: 26.6% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and -0.1% a year in Thailand in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 26.2 percentage points, or 67 times that in Thailand.
EthiopiaThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Thailand.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 6.7% a year and Thailand at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaThailand
202516-0.1
202426.60.4
202332.51.2
202233.96.1
202120.21.2
202019.9-0.8
201912.60.7
201814.51.1
20176.90.7
20169.70.2
20157.7-0.9
20148.11.9
201313.52.2
201234.13
201118.13.8
20102.83.3
200936.4-0.9
200825.35.5
200715.82.2
200612.34.7
20056.84.5
20048.62.8
200315.11.8
2002-7.20.7
2001-5.21.6
20006.21.7
19994.80.2
19983.68
1997-6.45.6
19960.95.8
199513.45.8
19941.25.1
1993103.4
1992214
199120.95.8
19905.25.8
19899.65.5
19882.23.8
1987-9.12.6
19865.61.8
198518.42.3
1984-0.30.9
19833.63.9
19827.85.3
1981–12.7
1980–19.7
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaThailand
202611.72.1
202712.31.7
20289.21.5
20297.81.7
20306.81.8
20316.72

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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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