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United States - Inflation Rate (annual %) 2.95

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

Latest value

2.95 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 193 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1960

2.02×

Ranking Race — Inflation Rate (annual %)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#30#59#88#117#146#17519601970198019902000201020202025#26#872022 overtook Norway2023 overtook Belize
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. United States climbed from #26 to #87 (overtook Norway). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1968
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
1971
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
1971
Nixon shock: end of gold convertibility curated

US suspends dollar-gold convertibility, Bretton Woods system ends.

1972
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
1978
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1979
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1984
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1987
Black Monday stock crash curated

Dow falls 22.6% in a single day, triggering global market turbulence.

Inflation Rate (annual %), 1960-2024

World Bank WDI · annual % · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196019751990200520202024-0.364.288.9113.55

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