Ranked: The World’s Inflation Extremes in 2026

Key Takeaways

• Venezuela is projected to have the world’s highest inflation rate in 2026, at 387.4%.
• Sudan and Iran follow, with projected annual inflation of 75.1% and 68.9%, respectively.
• Costa Rica is the only country in the dataset projected to see deflation, at -0.4%.

Inflation has cooled in many major economies, but several countries are still facing severe price instability in 2026.

This graphic ranks the countries with the highest and lowest projected annual average inflation rates, based on the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook(April 2026).

At one extreme, Venezuela’s inflation rate is projected to reach 387.4%. At the other, Costa Rica is expected to be the only country in deflation, with prices falling by 0.4%.

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