Australia vs United States of America: Inflation of consumer prices
Australia
2.9%
in 2025
United States of America
2.9%
in 2024
Australia rank
100th
United States of America rank
97th
Inflation of consumer prices over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 100th and United States of America ranks 97th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 7.1% | 2.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 2.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation of consumer prices, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inflation of consumer prices between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for inflation of consumer prices?
- Australia ranks 100th and United States of America ranks 97th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Financial Statistics, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Inflation of consumer prices. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual changes in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a set basket of goods and services. This measure is used to track changes in living costs over time.