Nigeria vs Thailand

Nigeria vs Thailand: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 23% a year in Nigeria and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 23.1 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Nigeria vs Thailand: InflationInflation in 2025: 23% a year in Nigeria and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 23.1 percentage points.
NigeriaThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Nigeria ranked 10 and Thailand ranked 171 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Nigeria at 10% a year and Thailand at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNigeriaThailand
202523-0.1
202433.20.4
202324.71.2
202218.96.1
2021171.2
202013.3-0.8
201911.40.7
201812.11.1
201716.50.7
201615.70.2
20159-0.9
201481.9
20138.52.2
201212.23
201110.83.8
201013.73.3
200912.5-0.9
200811.65.5
20075.42.2
20068.24.7
200517.94.5
2004152.8
2003141.8
200212.90.7
200118.91.6
20006.91.7
19996.60.2
19987.98
199710.75.6
199629.35.8
1995–5.8
1994–5.1
1993–3.4
1992–4
1991–5.8
1990–5.8
1989–5.5
1988–3.8
1987–2.6
1986–1.8
1985–2.3
1984–0.9
1983–3.9
1982–5.3
1981–12.7
1980–19.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNigeriaThailand
202615.62.1
202714.71.7
202813.31.5
202911.51.7
203010.51.8
2031102

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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