Israel vs Sweden

Israel vs Sweden: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Israel and 2.6% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Israel vs Sweden: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Israel and 2.6% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1.16 times that in Sweden.
IsraelSwedenIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Israel ranked 85 and Sweden ranked 98 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Israel at 2% a year and Sweden at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIsraelSweden
202532.6
20243.12
20234.25.9
20224.48.1
20211.52.7
2020-0.60.7
20190.81.7
20180.82
20170.21.9
2016-0.51.1
2015-0.60.7
20140.50.2
20131.50.4
20121.70.9
20113.51.4
20102.71.9
20093.31.9
20084.63.3
20070.51.7
20062.11.5
20051.30.8
2004-0.41
20030.72.3
20025.71.9
20011.12.7
20001.11.3
19995.20.6
19985.41
199791.8
199611.31
1995102.5
199412.32.9
199310.94.7
1992121.4
1991198.8
199017.210.5
198920.36.4
198816.25.8
198719.94.2
198648.24.2
1985304.67.4
1984373.88
1983145.68.9
1982120.48.6
1981116.812.1
1980316.617.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIsraelSweden
20261.81.1
202721.9
202822.7
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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