Australia vs Spain: Inflation, consumer prices
Australia
2.9%
in 2025
Spain
2.7%
in 2025
Australia rank
101st
Spain rank
103rd
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 101st and Spain ranks 103rd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 5.6% | 3.1% | Spain |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 14.4% | 4.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 10.2% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Australia and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Australia ranks 101st and Spain ranks 103rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.