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Inflation, annual average in United States

Inflation, annual average in the United States was 2.6% in 2025, according to BLS. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 90th highest of 175 countries in 2024.

20252.6%
Change on 2024-0.3 pts
Rank90th of 175Countries ranked
Series high181918
Series low-10.51921

Inflation, annual average in United States, 1914 to 2025

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-20-1001020191419301946196219781994201020251914: 1 %1915: 1 %1916: 7.9 %1917: 17.4 %1918: 18 %1919: 14.6 %1920: 15.6 %1921: -10.5 %1922: -6.1 %1923: 1.8 %1924: 0 %1925: 2.3 %1926: 1.1 %1927: -1.7 %1928: -1.7 %1929: 0 %1930: -2.3 %1931: -9 %1932: -9.9 %1933: -5.1 %1934: 3.1 %1935: 2.2 %1936: 1.5 %1937: 3.6 %1938: -2.1 %1939: -1.4 %1940: 0.7 %1941: 5 %1942: 10.9 %1943: 6.1 %1944: 1.7 %1945: 2.3 %1946: 8.3 %1947: 14.4 %1948: 8.1 %1949: -1.2 %1950: 1.3 %1951: 7.9 %1952: 1.9 %1953: 0.8 %1954: 0.7 %1955: -0.4 %1956: 1.5 %1957: 3.3 %1958: 2.8 %1959: 0.7 %1960: 1.7 %1961: 1 %1962: 1 %1963: 1.3 %1964: 1.3 %1965: 1.6 %1966: 2.9 %1967: 3.1 %1968: 4.2 %1969: 5.5 %1970: 5.7 %1971: 4.4 %1972: 3.2 %1973: 6.2 %1974: 11 %1975: 9.1 %1976: 5.8 %1977: 6.5 %1978: 7.6 %1979: 11.3 %1980: 13.5 %1981: 10.3 %1982: 6.2 %1983: 3.2 %1984: 4.3 %1985: 3.6 %1986: 1.9 %1987: 3.6 %1988: 4.1 %1989: 4.8 %1990: 5.4 %1991: 4.2 %1992: 3 %1993: 3 %1994: 2.6 %1995: 2.8 %1996: 3 %1997: 2.3 %1998: 1.6 %1999: 2.2 %2000: 3.4 %2001: 2.8 %2002: 1.6 %2003: 2.3 %2004: 2.7 %2005: 3.4 %2006: 3.2 %2007: 2.8 %2008: 3.8 %2009: -0.4 %2010: 1.6 %2011: 3.2 %2012: 2.1 %2013: 1.5 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 0.1 %2016: 1.3 %2017: 2.1 %2018: 2.4 %2019: 1.8 %2020: 1.2 %2021: 4.7 %2022: 8 %2023: 4.1 %2024: 2.9 %2025: 2.6 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 112 values
Period%
20252.6
20242.9
20234.1
20228
20214.7
20201.2
20191.8
20182.4
20172.1
20161.3
20150.1
20141.6
20131.5
20122.1
20113.2
20101.6
2009-0.4
20083.8
20072.8
20063.2
20053.4
20042.7
20032.3
20021.6
20012.8
20003.4
19992.2
19981.6
19972.3
19963
19952.8
19942.6
19933
19923
19914.2
19905.4
19894.8
19884.1
19873.6
19861.9
19853.6
19844.3
19833.2
19826.2
198110.3
198013.5
197911.3
19787.6
19776.5
19765.8
19759.1
197411
19736.2
19723.2
19714.4
19705.7
19695.5
19684.2
19673.1
19662.9
19651.6
19641.3
19631.3
19621
19611
19601.7
19590.7
19582.8
19573.3
19561.5
1955-0.4
19540.7
19530.8
19521.9
19517.9
19501.3
1949-1.2
19488.1
194714.4
19468.3
19452.3
19441.7
19436.1
194210.9
19415
19400.7
1939-1.4
1938-2.1
19373.6
19361.5
19352.2
19343.1
1933-5.1
1932-9.9
1931-9
1930-2.3
19290
1928-1.7
1927-1.7
19261.1
19252.3
19240
19231.8
1922-6.1
1921-10.5
192015.6
191914.6
191818
191717.4
19167.9
19151
19141

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

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): all items, US city average, percent change of the annual average index (CUUR0000SA0, period M13). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.1.AllItems. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the average annual inflation in United States?

Inflation, annual average in the United States was 2.6% in 2025, according to BLS. That is down 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 90th highest of 175 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): all items, US city average, percent change of the annual average index (CUUR0000SA0, period M13). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest average annual inflation in United States?

18% in 1918, the highest value since 1914 in this series.

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