Israel vs United States of America: Inflation, consumer prices
Israel
3.0%
in 2025
United States of America
2.9%
in 2024
Israel rank
98th
United States of America rank
99th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Israel
- United States of America
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 98th and United States of America ranks 99th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 2.9% | Israel |
| 1970s | 32.5% | 7.1% | 25.4% | Israel |
| 1980s | 129.8% | 5.6% | 124.2% | Israel |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 3.0% | 8.3% | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.6% | 0.6% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.8% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.7% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Israel or United States of America?
- Israel, at 3.0% against 2.9% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Israel and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Israel ranks 98th and United States of America ranks 99th 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.