The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela had the highest rate (27.4%), followed by Argentina (10.9%). Although no other country had two-digit inflation, the number of countries with inflation rates below 5% fell from 16 to 8 between 2009 and 2010. The increase in inflation was driven mainly by food and beverage prices, which on average rose 1.8 times as much as those for other products. This is a particularly important consideration when it comes to measuring indigence, as described below.