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Inflation, annual average in World

Inflation, annual average in the World was 3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024.

20253%
Change on 20240 pts
Series high12.41981
Series low1.42015

Inflation, annual average in World, 1981 to 2025

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02.557.51012.519811988199520022009201620251981: 12.4 %1982: 10.2 %1983: 8.7 %1984: 8.1 %1985: 6.8 %1986: 5.8 %1987: 5.7 %1988: 7.1 %1989: 6.9 %1990: 8.1 %1991: 9 %1992: 7.6 %1993: 7.1 %1994: 10.2 %1995: 9.1 %1996: 6.5 %1997: 5.6 %1998: 5.1 %1999: 3 %2000: 3.4 %2001: 3.8 %2002: 2.9 %2003: 3 %2004: 3.5 %2005: 4.1 %2006: 4.3 %2007: 4.8 %2008: 8.9 %2009: 2.9 %2010: 3.3 %2011: 4.8 %2012: 3.7 %2013: 2.6 %2014: 2.4 %2015: 1.4 %2016: 1.6 %2017: 2.3 %2018: 2.5 %2019: 2.2 %2020: 1.9 %2021: 3.5 %2022: 8 %2023: 5.7 %2024: 3 %2025: 3 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 45 values
Period%
20253
20243
20235.7
20228
20213.5
20201.9
20192.2
20182.5
20172.3
20161.6
20151.4
20142.4
20132.6
20123.7
20114.8
20103.3
20092.9
20088.9
20074.8
20064.3
20054.1
20043.5
20033
20022.9
20013.8
20003.4
19993
19985.1
19975.6
19966.5
19959.1
199410.2
19937.1
19927.6
19919
19908.1
19896.9
19887.1
19875.7
19865.8
19856.8
19848.1
19838.7
198210.2
198112.4

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 World?

Inflation, annual average in the World was 3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 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 World?

12.4% in 1981, the highest value since 1981 in this series.

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