ASEAN Statistics - Inflation in 2013

Level and volatility of Indonesia’s inflation rate was higher during the period 2011-2013. While most of ASEAN Member State (AMS) shared a fluctuative rate, Indonesia’s inflation rate kept increasing from 3.8 percet in 2011 up to 8.3 percent in 2013. Inflation rate of some countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, and Viet Nam decreased in 2012 and back to increase in 2013. Unlike these countries, inflation rate of Myanmar and Thailand increased in 2012 and decreased in 2013. Singapore is the only one who has a low inflation and becomes smaller from 2011 to 2013. In 2011 among the ASEAN countries, the highest inflation rate was showed by Viet Nam at 18.13 percent.