Top 10 countries with the highest inflation in 2025 (vs 2015)
The 10 countries with the highest inflation in 2025, ranked with World Bank data, and how the list changed since 2015.
#1 · Iran · inflation rate 2025
42.2%
Up from 12.5% in 2015 · +237.8%
New to the top 10: Türkiye, Burundi, Haiti, Nigeria, Angola, Bolivia, LebanonDropped out: Venezuela, South Sudan, Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Russia, Belarus169 countries with data
Top 10, 2025
inflation rate · change vs 2015| # | Country | Bar | 2025 | 2015 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 42.2% | 12.5% | +237.8% | |
| 2 | Türkiye | 34.9% | 7.7% | +354.7% | |
| 3 | Burundi | 34.1% | 5.5% | +515.6% | |
| 4 | Haiti | 28.6% | 6.7% | +325.5% | |
| 5 | Malawi | 28.4% | 21.9% | +29.7% | |
| 6 | Nigeria | 23% | 9% | +155.4% | |
| 7 | Angola | 20.2% | 9.4% | +115.5% | |
| 8 | Bolivia | 19.5% | 4.1% | +380.8% | |
| 9 | Lebanon | 14.6% | -3.7% | −489.4% | |
| 10 | Ghana | 14.2% | 17.1% | −17.2% |
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These are the 10 countries with the highest inflation in 2025, ranked with World Bank data. Let's count down from number 10.
Number 10: Ghana, with 14.2 percent. That is down 17.2% from 17.1 percent in 2015.
Number 9: Lebanon, with 14.6 percent.
Number 8: Bolivia, with 19.5 percent.
Number 7: Angola, with 20.2 percent.
Number 6: Nigeria, with 23 percent.
Number 5: Malawi, with 28.4 percent.
Number 4: Haiti, with 28.6 percent.
Number 3: Burundi, with 34.1 percent. That is up 515.6% from 5.5 percent in 2015.
Number 2: Türkiye, with 34.9 percent. That is up 354.7% from 7.7 percent in 2015.
Number 1: Iran, with 42.2 percent. That is up 237.8% from 12.5 percent in 2015.
Compared with 2015, 7 countries are new to the top 10: Türkiye, Burundi, Haiti, Nigeria, Angola, Bolivia, Lebanon. Dropped out since 2015: Venezuela, South Sudan, Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Russia, Belarus.
Figures are 2025 data from the World Bank, covering 169 countries. This is a data summary, not financial advice. Subscribe for more rankings in numbers.
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