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Inflation, annual average in Australia

Inflation, annual average in Australia was 2.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 84th highest of 175 countries in 2024.

20252.9%
Change on 2024-0.3 pts
Rank84th of 175Countries ranked
Series high15.41974
Series low-0.31962

Inflation, annual average in Australia, 1960 to 2025

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-505101520196019701980199020002010202020251960: 3.7 %1961: 2.3 %1962: -0.3 %1963: 0.6 %1964: 2.9 %1965: 3.4 %1966: 3.3 %1967: 3.5 %1968: 2.5 %1969: 3.3 %1970: 3.4 %1971: 6.1 %1972: 6 %1973: 9.1 %1974: 15.4 %1975: 15.2 %1976: 13.3 %1977: 12.3 %1978: 8 %1979: 9.1 %1980: 10.1 %1981: 9.5 %1982: 11.4 %1983: 10 %1984: 4 %1985: 6.7 %1986: 9.1 %1987: 8.5 %1988: 7.2 %1989: 7.5 %1990: 7.3 %1991: 3.2 %1992: 1 %1993: 1.8 %1994: 2 %1995: 4.6 %1996: 2.6 %1997: 0.2 %1998: 0.9 %1999: 1.5 %2000: 4.5 %2001: 4.4 %2002: 3 %2003: 2.7 %2004: 2.3 %2005: 2.7 %2006: 3.6 %2007: 2.3 %2008: 4.4 %2009: 1.8 %2010: 2.9 %2011: 3.3 %2012: 1.8 %2013: 2.4 %2014: 2.5 %2015: 1.5 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 1.9 %2018: 1.9 %2019: 1.6 %2020: 0.8 %2021: 2.9 %2022: 6.6 %2023: 5.6 %2024: 3.2 %2025: 2.9 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
20252.9
20243.2
20235.6
20226.6
20212.9
20200.8
20191.6
20181.9
20171.9
20161.3
20151.5
20142.5
20132.4
20121.8
20113.3
20102.9
20091.8
20084.4
20072.3
20063.6
20052.7
20042.3
20032.7
20023
20014.4
20004.5
19991.5
19980.9
19970.2
19962.6
19954.6
19942
19931.8
19921
19913.2
19907.3
19897.5
19887.2
19878.5
19869.1
19856.7
19844
198310
198211.4
19819.5
198010.1
19799.1
19788
197712.3
197613.3
197515.2
197415.4
19739.1
19726
19716.1
19703.4
19693.3
19682.5
19673.5
19663.3
19653.4
19642.9
19630.6
1962-0.3
19612.3
19603.7

Rankings

Definition

Annual average change in the consumer price index, percent.

United States: percent change between the annual average CPI-U (all items, US city average) of the year and of the previous year, rounded to one decimal as the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it; both averages are shown with each value. A whole-year figure: it differs from the December 12-month change in cpi_annual_change. Other countries and the World: World Bank, from IMF International Financial Statistics and national sources; the World value is the median of country rates, not a weighted average.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the average annual inflation in Australia?

Inflation, annual average in Australia was 2.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 84th highest of 175 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest average annual inflation in Australia?

15.4% in 1974, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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