Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Myanmar: Inflation, consumer prices

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2.7%
in 2025
Myanmar
8.8%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th
Myanmar rank
26th

Inflation, consumer prices over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 8.8% against 2.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 6.1%.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 3.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 8.5% 10.9% 2.3% Myanmar
1980s 9.2% 10.1% 0.9% Myanmar
1990s 8.7% 26.9% 18.1% Myanmar
2000s 4.8% 21.2% 16.4% Myanmar
2010s 4.1% 6.1% 2.1% Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 8.8% against 2.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
6.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Myanmar rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 26th 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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Indicator
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 11,492 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.