El Salvador vs Iraq: Inflation of consumer prices
El Salvador
0.3%
in 2025
Iraq
0.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
172nd
Iraq rank
170th
Inflation of consumer prices over time
- El Salvador
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
El Salvador ranks 172nd and Iraq ranks 170th of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 149.2% | 140.0% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 20.1% | 16.5% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.6% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation of consumer prices, El Salvador or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.3% against 0.3% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation of consumer prices between El Salvador and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for inflation of consumer prices?
- El Salvador ranks 172nd and Iraq ranks 170th 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.