Japan vs Norway: Inflation of consumer prices
Japan
3.2%
in 2025
Norway
3.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
94th
Norway rank
95th
Inflation of consumer prices over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 94th and Norway ranks 95th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 3.5% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 8.3% | 5.8% | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Norway |
| 2000s | -0.3% | 2.1% | 2.3% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 3.7% | 1.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation of consumer prices, Japan or Norway?
- Japan, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation of consumer prices between Japan and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for inflation of consumer prices?
- Japan ranks 94th and Norway ranks 95th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Financial Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – 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.