Japan vs Thailand

Japan vs Thailand: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in Japan and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 3.3 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Japan vs Thailand: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in Japan and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 3.3 percentage points.
JapanThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 80 and Thailand ranked 171 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Japan at 2% a year and Thailand at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearJapanThailand
20253.2-0.1
20242.70.4
20233.31.2
20222.56.1
2021-0.21.2
2020-0-0.8
20190.50.7
201811.1
20170.50.7
2016-0.10.2
20150.8-0.9
20142.81.9
20130.32.2
2012-0.13
2011-0.33.8
2010-0.73.3
2009-1.3-0.9
20081.45.5
20070.12.2
20060.24.7
2005-0.24.5
2004-02.8
2003-0.31.8
2002-0.90.7
2001-0.71.6
2000-0.71.7
1999-0.30.2
19980.78
19971.75.6
19960.15.8
1995-0.15.8
19940.75.1
19931.33.4
19921.74
19913.35.8
19903.15.8
19892.35.5
19880.73.8
19870.12.6
19860.61.8
19852.12.3
19842.30.9
19831.93.9
19822.75.3
19814.912.7
19807.819.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJapanThailand
202622.1
20272.61.7
202821.5
202921.7
203021.8
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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