Iraq vs Syria

Iraq vs Syria: Inflation

Inflation: 0.3% a year in Iraq in 2025 and 4.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Syria, by 2 percentage points, or 1.81 times that in Iraq.

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% a year · IMF

Iraq vs Syria: InflationInflation: 0.3% a year in Iraq in 2025 and 4.4% a year in Syria in 2010, by IMF estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Syria, by 2 percentage points, or 1.81 times that in Iraq.
IraqSyriaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Syria has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Iraq.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Iraq at 3.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIraqSyria
20250.3–
20242.6–
20234.4–
20225–
20216–
20200.6–
2019-0.2–
20180.4–
20170.2–
20160.5–
20151.4–
20142.2–
20131.9–
20126.1–
20115.6–
20102.44.4
2009-2.82.8
20082.715.2
200730.84.7
200653.210.4
2005377.2
2004–4.4
2003–5.8
2002–-0.5
2001–3.4
2000–-3.9
1999–-3.7
1998–-1
1997–1.9
1996–8.9
1995–7.7
1994–15.3
1993–13.2
1992–11.1
1991–9
1990–11.1
1989–15.4
1988–30
1987–71.4
1986–36.2
1985–16.8
1984–9.5
1983–6
1982–14.3
1981–18.4
1980–19.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIraqSyria
20263.5–
20273–
20282.7–
20293.2–
20303.6–
20313.8–

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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