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Inflation rate in Ireland by year since 1960

Inflation rate by country in 1990

In 1990, annual inflation in Ireland was 3.3%, ranking 16 of 21 countries. The highest was Poland at 566%.

RankCountryAnnual inflation
1Poland566%
2Portugal13.6%
3Sweden10.4%
4South Korea8.6%
5UK8%
6Australia7.3%
7Spain6.7%
8Italy6.5%
9Finland6.1%
10U.S.5.4%
11Switzerland5.4%
12Canada4.8%
13Norway4.1%
14Belgium3.4%
15Austria3.3%
16Ireland3.3%
17France3.2%
18Japan3.1%
19Germany2.7%
20Denmark2.6%
21Netherlands2.5%

Other years

Annual inflation = average consumer price index for the year ÷ the previous year’s average − 1. Source: OECD annual consumer price indexes; the most recent years for the U.S. and Japan are extended with national indexes (BLS, Statistics Bureau of Japan). Monthly 12-month rates published by national agencies can differ.

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