Russia vs Ukraine

Russia vs Ukraine: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 8.7% a year in Russia and 12.7% a year in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 4.1 percentage points, or 1.47 times that in Russia.

% a year · IMF

Russia vs Ukraine: InflationInflation in 2025: 8.7% a year in Russia and 12.7% a year in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 4.1 percentage points, or 1.47 times that in Russia.
RussiaUkraineIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ukraine has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Russia ranked 22 and Ukraine ranked 18 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Russia at 4% a year and Ukraine at 5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearRussiaUkraine
20258.712.7
20248.46.5
20235.912.9
202213.820.2
20216.79.4
20203.42.7
20194.57.9
20182.911
20173.714.4
2016713.9
201515.548.7
20147.812.1
20136.8-0.3
20125.10.6
20118.48
20106.89.4
200911.715.9
200814.125.2
2007912.8
20069.79.1
200512.713.5
200410.99
200313.75.2
200215.80.8
200121.512
200020.828.2
199985.822.7
199827.710.6
199714.815.9
199647.880.2
1995197.3376.7
1994307.5891.2
1993874.34,735
19921,5691,210
1991135.6–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearRussiaUkraine
20266.18.9
20274.88.7
202846.7
202945.5
203045
203145

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

Russia vs Ukraine

Health

People

Economy

Education

Politics

Conflict

Military

Climate

Technology and environment