Wednesday, December 25, 2019

Inflation and Poverty Rates by Country


Countries in this posting are listed by Inflation Rate in 2019 rounded to the nearest whole number. The second column shows the 2019 Poverty Rate. 186 countries are included in this posting.  95 countries reported inflation below 3%.  42 countries reported inflation of 3% to 4%.  29 countries reported inflation from 2% to 9%. 20 countries reported inflation from 10% to 39,114%

Economies are decimated by inflation and poverty.

20 Countries have inflation above 10% and poverty rates from 14% to 90%.

Country       Inflation     Poverty
Venezuela   39,114%    90%
Syria               n/a        82.5% 
Zimbabwe     481%     72.3%
South Sudan 171%     50.6%
Sudan             58%      46.5%
N Korea          55%      n/a
Argentina        51%     32.2%
Liberia            31%      54.1%
Iran                 27%     18.7%
Iran                40.0%    40% est.
Ethiopia          21%      29.6%
Haiti                20%      58.5%
Angola            16%      40.5%
Sierra Leone  15%      70.2%
Uzbekistan     14%      14%
Pakistan         12%      29.5%
Nigeria            12%     70%    
Rwanda          12%      39.1%
Zambia           11%      60.5%
Turkey            11%      21.9%
Malawi            10%      50.7%

29 countries have inflation from 5% to 9% and poverty rates from 0.2% to 70.7%.

Country       Inflation     Poverty
Guinea             9%       47%
Turkmenistan   9%       0.2%
Eritrea              9%       50%
Myanmar          9%       n/a
Uruguay           8%       9.7%
Ghana              8%       24.2%
Gambia            8%       48.4%
Tajikistan         7%       31.5%
Moldova           7%       20.8%
Georgia            7%       9.2%
Tunisia             6%       15.5%
Nepal               6%        25.2%
Nicaragua        6%        29.6%
Bangladesh      6%       31.5%
Cuba                6%        n/a
Kenya               6%       43.4% 
India                 6%        21.9%
Barbados         6%        n/a
Kazakhstan      5%        2.7%
Laos                 5%        22%
Madagascar     5%        70.7%
Mongolia          5%        21.6%
Ukraine            5%        24.1%
Aruba               5%        n/a
Belarus            5%        5.7%
Lesotho            5%        57%
Sao Tome P     5%        66.2%
Jamaica           5%        16.5%
China               5%         n/a

42 countries have inflation from 3% to 4% and poverty rates from 3.7% to 70%.

Country       Inflation     Poverty
Sri Lanka         4%         6.7%
Suriname         4%        70%
P N Guinea      4%        37%
Colombia         4%        27.8%
Honduras         4%        29.6%  
Congo              4%        46.5%
Romania          4%         22.4%
Somalia           4%         n/a
Syria                4%         82.5%
Tanzania         4%         22.8%
Burundi            4%         64.6%
Egypt               4%         25.2%
S Africa            4%          n/a
Vietnam           4%          11.3%
Djibouti             4%         23%
Russia              4%         13.3%
Bhutan              3%         13.3%
Cayman            3%         n/a
Hungary            3%         14.9%
Brazil                3%          3.7%
Dominican R     3%         30.5%
Lebanon           3%          28.6%
Czech Rep       3%           9.7%
Bulgaria            3%          22%
C African Rep   3%          63%
Hong Kong       3%          19.6%
Indonesia          3%          n/a
Slovakia            3%         12.3%
Uganda             3%           n/a
Mexico              3%          46.2%
Guatemala        3%          59.3%
Mauritania         3%           n/a 
Vanuatu            3%            n/a
Kyrgyzstan        3%          32.1%
Chile                 3%          14.4%
Macau               3%           n/a
Azerbaijan         3%          4.9%
Netherlands       3%          8.8%
Poland               3%        17.6%
Mozambique      3%        46.1%
Bolivia                3%        38.6%
Namibia             3%         28.7%

57 countries have inflation from 1% to 2% and poverty rates from 8.9% to 63%.

Country       Inflation     Poverty
Cameroon       2%        30%
Algeria             2%        23%
Canada            2%        9.4%
Guyana            2%        35%
Cambodia        2%        17.7%
Botswana         2%        30.3%
Latvia               2%         n/a
US                    2%        15.1%
Iceland             2%          n/a
Bahrain            2%          n/a
Paraguay         2%          n/a
Swaziland        2%          63% 
Peru                 2%          22.7%
Costa Rica       2%          21.7%
Afghanistan      2%         35.8%
Bahamas          2%          9.3%
Estonia             2%         21.3%
Sweden            2%         15%
Australia           2%          n/a
Comoros          2%          44.8%
Kosovo             2%          n/a
Lithuania          2%          22.2%
Seychelles       2%          39.3%
Palestine          2%          30%
Kuwait              2%          n/a
Norway             2%          n/a
New Zealand   2%           n/a
Serbia              2%          8.9%
UK                    2%         15%
Albania            1%          14.3%
Slovenia          1%           14.3%
Eq Guinea       1%           44%
Malta               1%           16.3%
Philippines       1%           21.6%
Senegal           1%           46.7%
Ivory Coast      1%           46.3%
Luxembourg    1%            n/a
Austria             1%            4%
Germany         1%           16.7%
Ireland             1%            8.2%
R Congo          1%            63%
Armenia           1%            32%
France             1%            14%
Gabon             1%            34.3%
Malaysia          1%            3.8%
Bermuda         1%            11%
Yemen             1%            54%
Belgium           1%            15.1%
Cape Verde     1%             n/a
Croatia             1%            19.5% 
Denmark          1%            13.4%
Finland             1%            n/a
Singapore        1%             n/a
Trinidad T         1%           20%
Taiwan              1%           1.5%
Japan               1%           16.1%
Montenegro      1%           8.6%

15 countries have inflation under 1% and poverty rates from 8% to 36%.

Country       Inflation     Poverty
Morocco         0.4%         15%
Spain              0.4%         21.1%
Togo               0.4%         n/a
E Timor           0.3%         n/a
Israel               0.3%         n/a
Mauritius         0.3%        8%
Portugal          0.3%        19%
Thailand          0.2%        7.2%
Greece            0.2%        36%
Italy                  0.2%        29.9%
S Korea            0.2%       12.5%
Bosnia Herz     0.1%       17.2%
Ecuador           0.04%      25.6%
Maldives          0%           16%
Puerto Rico      0%           n/a

23 Countries have reported negative Inflation and poverty rates from 6.6% to 67%.

Country       Inflation     Poverty
Belize                -0.10%      41%
Macedonia        -0.10%      21.5%
Switzerland       -0.10%      6.6%
Saudi Arabia     -0.20%      n/a
Oman                -0.22%      n/a
Brunei               -0.30%       n/a
Fiji                     -0.30%       31%
Liechtenstein    -0.30%       n/a
Panama            -0.30%       23%
Jordan               -0.40%      14.2%
New Caledonia  -0.40%       n/a
Cyprus               -0.50%       n/a
El Salvador        -0.58%       34.9%
Guinea Bissau   -0.70%       67%
Qatar                  -0.70%        n/a
Iraq                     -0.90%        23%
Benin                  -1.70%        n/a
Niger                   -1.90%       45.4%
UAE                    -1.90%        n/a
Mali                     -2.20%       36.1%
Chad                   -2.80%       46.7%
Burkina Faso       -3.80%       40.1%
Libya                    -6.00%       n/a


Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader

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