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Inflation, annual average in Papua New Guinea

Inflation, annual average in Papua New Guinea was 4.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.8 pts from 2024. That is the 163rd highest of 175 countries in 2024.

20254.4%
Change on 2024+3.8 pts
Rank163rd of 175Countries ranked
Series high23.21974
Series low0.62024

Inflation, annual average in Papua New Guinea, 1972 to 2025

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0510152025197219801988199620042012202020251972: 6.1 %1973: 8.3 %1974: 23.2 %1975: 10.5 %1976: 7.7 %1977: 4.5 %1978: 5.8 %1979: 5.8 %1980: 12.1 %1981: 8.1 %1982: 5.5 %1983: 7.9 %1984: 7.4 %1985: 3.7 %1986: 5.5 %1987: 3.3 %1988: 5.4 %1989: 4.5 %1990: 7 %1991: 7 %1992: 4.3 %1993: 5 %1994: 2.9 %1995: 17.3 %1996: 11.6 %1997: 4 %1998: 13.6 %1999: 14.9 %2000: 15.6 %2001: 9.3 %2002: 11.8 %2003: 14.7 %2004: 2.2 %2005: 1.8 %2006: 2.4 %2007: 0.9 %2008: 10.8 %2009: 6.9 %2010: 6 %2011: 4.4 %2012: 4.5 %2013: 5 %2014: 5.2 %2015: 6 %2016: 6.7 %2017: 5.4 %2018: 4.4 %2019: 3.9 %2020: 4.9 %2021: 4.5 %2022: 5.3 %2023: 2.3 %2024: 0.6 %2025: 4.4 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 54 values
Period%
20254.4
20240.6
20232.3
20225.3
20214.5
20204.9
20193.9
20184.4
20175.4
20166.7
20156
20145.2
20135
20124.5
20114.4
20106
20096.9
200810.8
20070.9
20062.4
20051.8
20042.2
200314.7
200211.8
20019.3
200015.6
199914.9
199813.6
19974
199611.6
199517.3
19942.9
19935
19924.3
19917
19907
19894.5
19885.4
19873.3
19865.5
19853.7
19847.4
19837.9
19825.5
19818.1
198012.1
19795.8
19785.8
19774.5
19767.7
197510.5
197423.2
19738.3
19726.1

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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 Papua New Guinea?

Inflation, annual average in Papua New Guinea was 4.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.8 pts from 2024. That is the 163rd 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 Papua New Guinea?

23.2% in 1974, the highest value since 1972 in this series.

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