Ireland vs Pakistan

Ireland vs Pakistan: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.1% a year in Ireland and 4.5% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 2.4 percentage points, or 2.18 times that in Ireland.

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% a year · IMF

Ireland vs Pakistan: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.1% a year in Ireland and 4.5% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 2.4 percentage points, or 2.18 times that in Ireland.
IrelandPakistanIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Ireland.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 116 and Pakistan ranked 42 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 2% a year and Pakistan at 6.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIrelandPakistan
20252.14.5
20241.323.4
20235.229.2
20228.112.2
20212.48.9
2020-0.510.7
20190.96.8
20180.74.7
20170.34.8
2016-0.22.9
2015-04.5
20140.38.6
20130.57.4
20121.911
20111.213.7
2010-1.610.1
2009-1.719.6
20083.112
20072.97.8
20062.77.9
20052.29.3
20042.34.6
200343.1
20024.73.5
200144.4
20005.33.6
19992.45.7
19982.17.8
19971.311.8
19962.210.8
19952.513
19942.411.3
19931.49.8
19923.24.8
19913.112.6
19903.49.1
198947.9
19882.28.8
19873.24.7
198633.5
19855.55.6
19848.66.1
198310.46.4
198217.25.9
198120.212
198018.311.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandPakistan
20263.47.1
20272.89.9
20281.97
202926.5
203026.5
203126.5

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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