Egypt vs Ethiopia: Inflation, consumer prices
Egypt
14.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia
13.2%
in 2025
Egypt rank
16th
Ethiopia rank
19th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 14.1% against 13.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.6% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 7.8% | 10.4% | 2.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 4.6% | 12.8% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.5% | 3.0% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 10.2% | 2.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 13.6% | 1.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 24.3% | 7.5% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 14.1% against 13.2% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 0.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 192 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.