Japan vs United States

Japan vs United States: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in Japan and 2.7% a year in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in United States.

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% a year · IMF

Japan vs United States: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in Japan and 2.7% a year in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in United States.
JapanUnited StatesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2025, when it overtook United States.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 80 and United States ranked 93 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Japan at 2% a year and United States at 1.9% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearJapanUnited States
20253.22.7
20242.73
20233.34.1
20222.58
2021-0.24.7
2020-01.3
20190.51.8
201812.4
20170.52.1
2016-0.11.3
20150.80.1
20142.81.6
20130.31.5
2012-0.12.1
2011-0.33.1
2010-0.71.6
2009-1.3-0.3
20081.43.8
20070.12.9
20060.23.2
2005-0.23.4
2004-02.7
2003-0.32.3
2002-0.91.6
2001-0.72.8
2000-0.73.4
1999-0.32.2
19980.71.5
19971.72.3
19960.12.9
1995-0.12.8
19940.72.6
19931.33
19921.73
19913.34.2
19903.15.4
19892.34.8
19880.74.1
19870.13.6
19860.61.9
19852.13.5
19842.34.4
19831.93.2
19822.76.2
19814.910.4
19807.813.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJapanUnited States
202623.6
20272.62.8
202822.1
202921.9
203021.9
203121.9

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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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