Countries in South America by inflation
How much consumer prices rose over the year, from the consumer price index. Below zero, prices fell. 11 countries in South America, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2025
Median country
+4.7%
half above, half below| # | Country | % a year | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina | +219.9% | 2024 | South America |
| 2 |  Bolivia | +19.5% | 2025 | South America |
| 3 |  Suriname | +9.2% | 2025 | South America |
| 4 |  Colombia | +5.1% | 2025 | South America |
| 5 |  Brazil | +5.0% | 2025 | South America |
| 6 |  Uruguay | +4.7% | 2025 | South America |
| 7 |  Chile | +4.2% | 2025 | South America |
| 8 |  Paraguay | +4.0% | 2025 | South America |
| 9 |  Guyana | +3.3% | 2025 | South America |
| 10 |  Peru | +1.5% | 2025 | South America |
| 11 |  Ecuador | +0.7% | 2025 | South America |
No World Bank figure for Venezuela.
Questions
- Which country in South America has the highest inflation?
- Argentina has the highest inflation in South America: +219.9% a year (2024). Next come Bolivia (+19.5% a year) and Suriname (+9.2% a year).
- Which country in South America has the lowest inflation?
- Ecuador, with +0.7% a year (2025).
- What is the typical inflation of a country in South America?
- The median of the 11 countries in South America is +4.7% a year: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- How much consumer prices rose over the year, from the consumer price index. Below zero, prices fell. Source: World Bank, mostly 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.