Finland vs Norway

Finland vs Norway: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 1.8% a year in Finland and 3% a year in Norway, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Norway, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.67 times that in Finland.

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% a year · IMF

Finland vs Norway: InflationInflation in 2025: 1.8% a year in Finland and 3% a year in Norway, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Norway, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.67 times that in Finland.
FinlandNorwayIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Norway has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Finland.
  • In 2025, Finland ranked 123 and Norway ranked 84 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Finland at 2% a year and Norway at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearFinlandNorway
20251.83
202413.2
20234.35.5
20227.25.8
20212.13.5
20200.41.3
20191.12.2
20181.22.7
20170.81.9
20160.43.5
2015-0.22.2
20141.22.1
20132.22.1
20123.20.7
20113.31.3
20101.72.4
20091.62.2
20083.93.7
20071.60.8
20061.32.3
20050.81.5
20040.10.5
20031.32.5
200221.3
20012.73
200033.1
19991.32.3
19981.42.3
19971.22.5
19961.11.3
19950.42.4
19941.61.4
19933.32.3
19923.32.4
19914.53.4
199054.1
19896.64.6
19885.16.6
19874.18.8
19862.97.2
19855.85.7
198476.2
19838.48.4
19829.311.4
19811213.6
198011.610.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearFinlandNorway
20262.43.2
20271.62.8
20281.82.3
202922
203022
203122

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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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