Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: Inflation, consumer prices
Papua New Guinea
4.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
4.7%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
53rd
Uruguay rank
50th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.7% against 4.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Uruguay ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 50th of 192 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 69.0% | 60.1% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 57.6% | 51.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 48.9% | 40.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 8.6% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 8.0% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 7.0% | 3.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.7% against 4.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 50th 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.