Inflation rates in 2008 Historical international inflation rates for the year 2008

This page shows the average inflation figures for 2008 for a large number of countries so that you can easily compare them with one another. Depending on the year, we show inflation based on the CPI (consumer price index) and the HICP (harmonised consumer price index). The CPI is often considered a country's most important inflation figure. The HICP is a European measure in order to be able to compare European inflation figures effectively. Below the summary table you can view the development of inflation over the year 2008 for each country.

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2008 Inflation, all countries
Country/Region
Type
Average
CPI Austria
Austria
CPI
3.22 %
CPI Belgium
Belgium
CPI
4.49 %
CPI Brazil
Brazil
CPI
5.67 %
CPI Canada
Canada
CPI
2.37 %
CPI Chile
Chile
CPI
8.71 %
CPI China
China
CPI
5.97 %
CPI Czech Republic
Czech Republic
CPI
6.37 %
CPI Denmark
Denmark
CPI
3.42 %
CPI Estonia
Estonia
CPI
10.39 %
CPI Finland
Finland
CPI
4.07 %
CPI France
France
CPI
2.82 %
CPI Germany
Germany
CPI
2.63 %
CPI Greece
Greece
CPI
4.16 %
CPI Hungary
Hungary
CPI
6.06 %
CPI Iceland
Iceland
CPI
12.63 %
CPI India
India
CPI
8.32 %
CPI Indonesia
Indonesia
CPI
10.21 %
CPI Ireland
Ireland
CPI
4.07 %
CPI Israel
Israel
CPI
4.55 %
CPI Italy
Italy
CPI
3.35 %
CPI Japan
Japan
CPI
1.38 %
CPI Luxembourg
Luxembourg
CPI
3.41 %
CPI Mexico
Mexico
CPI
5.12 %
CPI Norway
Norway
CPI
3.76 %
CPI Poland
Poland
CPI
4.17 %
CPI Portugal
Portugal
CPI
2.59 %
CPI Russia
Russia
CPI
14.10 %
CPI Slovakia
Slovakia
CPI
4.60 %
CPI Slovenia
Slovenia
CPI
5.67 %
CPI South Korea
South Korea
CPI
4.67 %
CPI South-Africa
South Africa
CPI
10.06 %
CPI Spain
Spain
CPI
4.09 %
CPI Sweden
Sweden
CPI
3.44 %
CPI Switzerland
Switzerland
CPI
2.43 %
CPI The Netherlands
The Netherlands
CPI
2.49 %
CPI Türkiye
Türkiye
CPI
10.43 %
CPI United Kingdom
United Kingdom
CPI
3.52 %
CPI United States
United States
CPI
3.85 %
HICP Austria
Austria
HICP
3.23 %
HICP Belgium
Belgium
HICP
4.49 %
HICP Czech Republic
Czech Republic
HICP
6.29 %
HICP Denmark
Denmark
HICP
3.64 %
HICP Estonia
Estonia
HICP
10.63 %
HICP Europe
Europe
HICP
3.35 %
HICP Finland
Finland
HICP
3.92 %
HICP France
France
HICP
3.16 %
HICP Germany
Germany
HICP
2.76 %
HICP Greece
Greece
HICP
4.24 %
HICP Hungary
Hungary
HICP
6.05 %
HICP Iceland
Iceland
HICP
12.71 %
HICP Ireland
Ireland
HICP
3.12 %
HICP Italy
Italy
HICP
3.49 %
HICP Lithuania
Lithuania
HICP
11.11 %
HICP Luxembourg
Luxembourg
HICP
4.10 %
HICP Poland
Poland
HICP
4.17 %
HICP Portugal
Portugal
HICP
2.66 %
HICP Slovakia
Slovakia
HICP
3.94 %
HICP Slovenia
Slovenia
HICP
5.54 %
HICP Spain
Spain
HICP
4.14 %
HICP Sweden
Sweden
HICP
3.35 %
HICP The Netherlands
The Netherlands
HICP
2.21 %
HICP Türkiye
Türkiye
HICP
10.44 %
HICP United Kingdom
United Kingdom
HICP
3.59 %

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Additional information per country

A graph and a table with additional information about the development of inflation during 2008 can be found below. When you select a country and a type of inflation in the selection box, the page will automatically change and show the development of the inflation figure which you have selected in 2008.

Chart HICP Greece Inflation

Historical inflation rates in 2008
HICP Greece inflation in 2008
Monthly basis
Yearly basis
January
-0.34 %
3.92 %
February
-0.97 %
4.55 %
March
2.31 %
4.38 %
April
0.83 %
4.42 %
May
0.68 %
4.94 %
June
-0.05 %
4.94 %
July
-0.75 %
4.94 %
August
-1.12 %
4.83 %
September
2.14 %
4.71 %
October
0.03 %
4.02 %
November
-0.22 %
3.01 %
December
-0.30 %
2.19 %