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Prices & public finance: country rankings

Inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, public debt and the reach of the state. For each indicator: the ten highest and five lowest values among countries reporting in recent years.

Inflation180 countries
  1. 1Argentina219.9%2024
  2. 2Sudan138.8%2022
  3. 3Zimbabwe104.7%2022
  4. 4South Sudan91.4%2024
  5. 5Iran42.2%2025
  6. 6Türkiye34.9%2025
  7. 7Burundi34.1%2025
  8. 8Haiti28.6%2025
  9. 9Malawi28.4%2025
  10. 10Nigeria23.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 180Afghanistan-6.6%2024
  2. 179Sri Lanka-4.8%2025
  3. 178Niger-4.5%2025
  4. 177Chad-3.9%2025
  5. 176Fiji-1.4%2025
All 180 countries
Real interest rate136 countries
  1. 1Iraq57.6%2015
  2. 2Madagascar47.6%2025
  3. 3Brazil37.5%2025
  4. 4Tajikistan19.2%2019
  5. 5Mozambique18.7%2025
  6. 6Sierra Leone18.3%2025
  7. 7Guyana17.6%2025
  8. 8Timor-Leste15.8%2025
  9. 9Bahrain15.3%2015
  10. 10Mauritania15.2%2017
Lowest
  1. 136Venezuela-89.5%2017
  2. 135South Sudan-55.0%2025
  3. 134Zimbabwe-20.1%2025
  4. 133Haiti-15.9%2025
  5. 132Bolivia-8.1%2025
All 136 countries
Lending rate136 countries
  1. 1Madagascar60.0%2025
  2. 2Zimbabwe46.4%2025
  3. 3Argentina46.0%2025
  4. 4Brazil45.3%2025
  5. 5Malawi37.1%2024
  6. 6Egypt24.3%2024
  7. 7Democratic Republic of the Congo24.1%2025
  8. 8Tajikistan23.5%2019
  9. 9Uzbekistan23.1%2024
  10. 10The Gambia22.0%2025
Lowest
  1. 136New Zealand0.0%2025
  2. 135Japan1.0%2017
  3. 134Canada2.7%2017
  4. 133Switzerland2.8%2025
  5. 132Israel3.0%2022
All 136 countries
Exchange rate210 countries
  1. 1Lebanon89,500.002025
  2. 2Iran42,000.002023
  3. 3Vietnam24,164.892024
  4. 4Laos20,444.142025
  5. 5Indonesia16,477.872025
  6. 6Uzbekistan12,579.392025
  7. 7Guinea9,565.082020
  8. 8Paraguay7,545.452025
  9. 9Madagascar4,529.752025
  10. 10Colombia4,053.142025
Lowest
  1. 210Kuwait0.312025
  2. 209Bahrain0.382025
  3. 208Oman0.382025
  4. 207Jordan0.712025
  5. 206United Kingdom0.762025
All 210 countries
Government debt78 countries
  1. 1Singapore167.8%2024
  2. 2United Kingdom130.7%2024
  3. 3Barbados125.0%2016
  4. 4United States115.8%2024
  5. 5Bahrain111.6%2020
  6. 6Bhutan111.0%2020
  7. 7El Salvador107.3%2024
  8. 8Spain105.6%2024
  9. 9San Marino99.9%2023
  10. 10Jamaica97.9%2020
Lowest
  1. 78United Arab Emirates1.8%2013
  2. 77Lesotho3.0%2020
  3. 76Namibia4.7%2015
  4. 75Azerbaijan6.4%2010
  5. 74Somalia12.7%2024
All 78 countries
Tax revenue142 countries
  1. 1Lesotho35.4%2024
  2. 2Namibia33.9%2024
  3. 3Denmark33.4%2024
  4. 4New Zealand29.5%2024
  5. 5Luxembourg28.6%2024
  6. 6Macao27.4%2024
  7. 7Greece27.4%2024
  8. 8Sweden27.2%2024
  9. 9United Kingdom26.9%2024
  10. 10South Africa25.9%2024
Lowest
  1. 142United Arab Emirates0.6%2024
  2. 141Iraq1.3%2019
  3. 140Somalia2.2%2024
  4. 139Bahrain2.8%2020
  5. 138Ethiopia3.4%2024
All 142 countries
Government expense142 countries
  1. 1Nauru103.6%2020
  2. 2Kiribati83.7%2023
  3. 3Ukraine65.6%2023
  4. 4Marshall Islands59.4%2020
  5. 5Palau59.0%2020
  6. 6Timor-Leste52.5%2022
  7. 7Greece47.3%2023
  8. 8Italy47.3%2023
  9. 9France47.3%2023
  10. 10Austria46.0%2023
Lowest
  1. 142United Arab Emirates3.8%2023
  2. 141Ethiopia6.1%2023
  3. 140Lebanon6.3%2021
  4. 139Somalia6.3%2023
  5. 138Bangladesh8.3%2021
All 142 countries
External debt119 countries
  1. 1Mozambique350.6%2024
  2. 2Lebanon331.6%2023
  3. 3Mongolia181.9%2024
  4. 4Senegal150.7%2024
  5. 5Suriname129.1%2023
  6. 6Mauritius123.2%2024
  7. 7Laos115.4%2024
  8. 8Bhutan114.5%2023
  9. 9Zambia114.2%2024
  10. 10Montenegro108.6%2024
Lowest
  1. 119Iran2.2%2024
  2. 118Algeria2.7%2024
  3. 117Haiti3.7%2024
  4. 116Turkmenistan5.2%2024
  5. 115Iraq6.2%2024
All 119 countries
Military spending156 countries
  1. 1Ukraine39.56%2025
  2. 2Algeria8.83%2025
  3. 3Israel7.81%2025
  4. 4Russia7.50%2025
  5. 5Myanmar6.60%2024
  6. 6Qatar6.50%2022
  7. 7Saudi Arabia6.48%2025
  8. 8Azerbaijan6.47%2025
  9. 9Armenia6.09%2025
  10. 10Oman5.68%2025
Lowest
  1. 156Panama0.00%2025
  2. 155Iceland0.00%2025
  3. 154Costa Rica0.00%2025
  4. 153Haiti0.12%2025
  5. 152Mauritius0.15%2025
All 156 countries
Reserves, months of imports165 countries
  1. 1Libya31.62023
  2. 2Russia16.82024
  3. 3Afghanistan16.62020
  4. 4Saudi Arabia15.62025
  5. 5Nepal15.52025
  6. 6Israel14.42025
  7. 7Japan14.02025
  8. 8Lebanon13.62023
  9. 9Uzbekistan13.62025
  10. 10Switzerland13.12025
Lowest
  1. 165Luxembourg0.12025
  2. 164Ireland0.12025
  3. 163South Sudan0.22023
  4. 162Malta0.22024
  5. 161Cayman Islands0.32024
All 165 countries
Broad money146 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong481.0%2025
  2. 2Japan246.8%2025
  3. 3China227.7%2024
  4. 4Macao201.2%2025
  5. 5South Korea162.7%2024
  6. 6Singapore147.7%2020
  7. 7Mauritius142.3%2025
  8. 8United Kingdom141.9%2024
  9. 9Thailand141.0%2024
  10. 10Vietnam136.3%2022
Lowest
  1. 146Zimbabwe11.2%2023
  2. 145Equatorial Guinea13.7%2023
  3. 144Angola13.8%2025
  4. 143Chad16.0%2021
  5. 142Niger17.3%2025
All 146 countries
Private credit169 countries
  1. 1Hong Kong222.6%2025
  2. 2United States201.3%2025
  3. 3China194.3%2024
  4. 4Japan188.7%2025
  5. 5South Korea160.3%2024
  6. 6Switzerland152.6%2025
  7. 7Denmark144.1%2024
  8. 8New Zealand143.4%2025
  9. 9Thailand143.1%2025
  10. 10Australia133.8%2025
Lowest
  1. 169Afghanistan3.1%2020
  2. 168Haiti3.2%2025
  3. 167South Sudan3.2%2025
  4. 166Kuwait4.9%2025
  5. 165Somalia5.4%2024
All 169 countries
Government revenue142 countries
  1. 1Nauru115.5%2024
  2. 2Kiribati80.2%2023
  3. 3Timor-Leste51.5%2022
  4. 4Norway51.5%2024
  5. 5Austria45.1%2024
  6. 6Greece44.8%2024
  7. 7Luxembourg44.6%2024
  8. 8Slovenia43.5%2024
  9. 9France42.1%2024
  10. 10Lesotho42.0%2024
Lowest
  1. 142United Arab Emirates3.0%2024
  2. 141Somalia3.1%2024
  3. 140Ethiopia4.1%2024
  4. 139Central African Republic9.2%2021
  5. 138India9.4%2022
All 142 countries
GDP deflator209 countries
  1. 1Venezuela227.1%2025
  2. 2Syria107.4%2022
  3. 3Zimbabwe83.1%2025
  4. 4Sudan65.9%2025
  5. 5Lebanon45.2%2024
  6. 6Argentina39.1%2025
  7. 7Türkiye36.4%2025
  8. 8Haiti34.4%2025
  9. 9Cuba32.2%2024
  10. 10Malawi30.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 209Afghanistan-8.3%2024
  2. 208Guyana-7.9%2025
  3. 207Iraq-7.0%2025
  4. 206Kuwait-5.0%2025
  5. 205Brunei-4.7%2025
All 209 countries
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
by group

Prices & public finance by region and income group

Every country in the group ranked on the same indicators, with the group aggregate.

East Asia & Pacific37 economiesEurope & Central Asia58 economiesLatin America & Caribbean42 economiesMiddle East & North Africa23 economiesSouth Asia6 economiesSub-Saharan Africa48 economiesLow-income countries25 economiesLower-middle-income countries47 economiesUpper-middle-income countries59 economiesHigh-income countries86 economies