Indonesia vs South Korea

Indonesia vs South Korea: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 1.9% a year in Indonesia and 2.1% a year in South Korea, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Indonesia.

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% a year · IMF

All yearsSince 1990Since 2010
ValuesChange
LinearLog
Projection
Indonesia vs South Korea: InflationInflation in 2025: 1.9% a year in Indonesia and 2.1% a year in South Korea, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Indonesia.
IndonesiaSouth KoreaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

Latest figures

% a year · IMF

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2025Projected
Indonesia1.9 20256.4119 of 1792.5 2031
South Korea2.1 20250.7113 of 1792 2031

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Indonesia.
  • In 2025, Indonesia ranked 119 and South Korea ranked 113 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Indonesia at 2.5% a year and South Korea at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIndonesiaSouth Korea
20251.92.1
20242.32.3
20233.73.6
20224.15.1
20211.62.5
202020.5
20192.80.4
20183.31.5
20173.81.9
20163.51
20156.40.7
20146.41.3
20136.41.3
201242.2
20115.34
20105.12.9
20094.82.8
20089.94.7
20076.32.5
200613.12.2
200510.52.8
20046.13.6
20036.83.5
200211.92.8
200111.54.1
20003.72.3
199920.50.8
199858.57.5
19976.24.4
199684.9
19959.44.5
19948.56.3
19939.74.8
19927.56.2
19919.49.3
19907.88.6
19896.45.7
19888.17.1
19879.33
19865.82.8
19854.72.5
198410.52.3
198311.83.4
19829.57.2
198112.221.4
19801828.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIndonesiaSouth Korea
20263.32.7
20272.82.3
20282.52
20292.52
20302.52
20312.52

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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time