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Japan - Inflation Rate (annual %) 3.17

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 193 economies tracked

Latest value

3.17 (2025)

Global rank

##86 of 193 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

0.89×

Ranking Race โ€” Inflation Rate (annual %)

1 = global #1 ยท lower value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519601970198019902000201020202025#44#862019 overtook Syria2021 overtook Saint Lucia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Japan climbed from #44 to #86 (overtook Syria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events โ€” Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1964
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1965
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
1972
Climbed 39 places in global rank auto
1973
Fell 31 places in global rank auto
1973
Oil crisis shock curated

First oil shock ends rapid postwar growth; inflation surges.

1975
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1977
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
1985
Plaza Accord curated

Yen revaluation agreed; asset bubble inflates through the late 1980s.

Inflation Rate (annual %), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · annual % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196019751990200520202025-1.356.8415.0323.22

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