Madagascar vs Somalia: Inflation
Inflation: 8% a year in Madagascar in 2025 and 5.5% a year in Somalia in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Somalia.
MadagascarSomalia
Watch it change on the map% a year · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 8 2025 | 7.4 | 26 of 179 | 5 2031 |
| Somalia | 5.5 2024 | 1.3 | — | 4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Madagascar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2013.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Madagascar at 5% a year and Somalia at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Madagascar | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 3.7 |
| 2024 | 7.6 | 5.5 |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 6.8 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 4.3 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | 5.8 | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | – |
| 2011 | 9.5 | – |
| 2010 | 9.2 | – |
| 2009 | 9 | – |
| 2008 | 9.3 | – |
| 2007 | 10.3 | – |
| 2006 | 10.8 | – |
| 2005 | 18.4 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | – |
| 2003 | -1.7 | – |
| 2002 | 16.5 | – |
| 2001 | 7.9 | – |
| 2000 | 11.6 | – |
| 1999 | 7.2 | – |
| 1998 | 6.2 | – |
| 1997 | 4.5 | – |
| 1996 | 19.8 | – |
| 1995 | 49 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | – |
| 1992 | 14.6 | – |
| 1991 | 8.5 | – |
| 1990 | 11.9 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | – |
| 1988 | 26.3 | – |
| 1987 | 15.5 | – |
| 1986 | 14.5 | – |
| 1985 | 10.6 | – |
| 1984 | 9.7 | – |
| 1983 | 19.5 | – |
| 1982 | 31.9 | – |
| 1981 | 30.5 | – |
| 1980 | 18.3 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Madagascar | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.4 | 6.3 |
| 2027 | 8 | 5.5 |
| 2028 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2029 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 2030 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 2031 | 5 | 4 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time