Global Inflation Tracker — Tableau

Live Dashboard

Explore inflation trends across major economies from the pre-pandemic baseline through the post-2022 tightening cycle. Use the filters to compare countries, isolate regions, and trace how monetary policy shaped global price stability.

Live embed via Tableau Public — use filters to explore by country, region, and year.

Project Details

Data Source

IMF World Economic Outlook Database, April 2025
Indicator: PCPIPCH (CPI % change)
16 major economies selected
Annual data, 2019–2025
2025 values are IMF forecasts

Countries Covered

North America: USA, Canada, Mexico
Europe: Germany, France, UK, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey
Asia-Pacific: China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia
Latin America: Brazil, Argentina

Key Insights

Global inflation peaked sharply in 2022 driven by energy and supply shocks
Argentina and Turkey show extreme outlier inflation throughout the period
Developed economies recovered faster via monetary tightening
China near deflation in 2024–2025, contrasting global trend
Switzerland maintained the lowest inflation of all 16 economies

Dashboard Views

Global heatmap — inflation by country and year
Time-series trend lines with event annotations
Country ranking bar chart (sortable)
Regional average comparison
Interactive filters: year, country, region

Technical Skills

IMF data acquisition & ETL (Excel Power Query)
Data unpivoting & long-format transformation
Tableau calculated fields & LOD expressions
Geographic mapping & custom color scales
Dashboard actions, filters & cross-sheet highlighting

Major Events Annotated

Mar 2020 — COVID-19 Pandemic Declared
Mar 2021 — US Stimulus Package
Feb 2022 — Russia-Ukraine Conflict Begins
Mar 2022 — Fed Rate Hike Cycle Begins
Sep 2024 — Fed Begins Cutting Rates

Tableau — Global Inflation Tracker