Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Inflation, consumer prices
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 9.2% against 3.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 4.2% | 1.3% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 2.4% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 1.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 96.3% | 83.9% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 18.9% | 13.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 14.9% | 11.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 37.2% | 32.6% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 9.2% against 3.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 6.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 25th of 47 groups.
- 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.