Countries With the Highest Inflation Right Now
In these economies, prices are rising faster than most people can track — in the worst case, by more than double in a single year.
- 1
Argentina
Years of currency crisis and money-printing pushed inflation into triple digits before a 2024 stabilization push began.
+219.9%
2024
- 2
Sudan
Civil war since 2023 has disrupted data collection — no newer figure has been reported since.
+138.8%
2022
- 3
Zimbabwe
The country has cycled through multiple currencies since its 2008 hyperinflation peak of an estimated 89.7 sextillion percent.
+104.7%
2022
- 4
South Sudan
Oil-dependent and landlocked, its currency has struggled to hold value since independence in 2011.
+91.4%
2024
- 5
Turkey
Years of unorthodox low-interest-rate policy let inflation run far ahead of most G20 economies.
+58.5%
2024
- 6
Lebanon
Still recovering from a 2019–2021 crisis that wiped out most of the currency's value.
+45.2%
2024
- 7
Nigeria
Currency devaluation and the removal of a longstanding fuel subsidy drove a sharp price surge.
+33.2%
2024
- 8
Iran
Sanctions and currency controls have kept inflation elevated for most of the past decade.
+32.5%
2024
Figures are each country's most recent official annual rate reported to the World Bank — not all countries report every year, which is why some (like Sudan and Zimbabwe) show data from 2022 rather than 2024.
Sources
- World Bank — Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) — World Development Indicators (2018–2024 data, accessed Sep 2026)
Last updated September 2026
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