The latest plotted observation compared with the one immediately before it.
Prices · observed
Consumer price inflation
The annual percentage change in the consumer price index, a basket intended to represent household purchases.
Latest available value3%
World · 2025
Change from 2024+0.0 pts
One period comparison, not annualized
Data statusLatest available
Observed source series
Historical observationsInflation in World
3%2025
Explain this chart
Demand, Energy and food costs, Wages
National baskets and methods differ, and a national average can hide large differences among households.
View accessible data table
| Period | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3% | observed |
| 2024 | 3% | observed |
| 2023 | 5.8% | observed |
| 2022 | 8.1% | observed |
| 2021 | 3.5% | observed |
| 2020 | 1.9% | observed |
| 2019 | 2.2% | observed |
| 2018 | 2.4% | observed |
| 2017 | 2.2% | observed |
| 2016 | 1.6% | observed |
Why it matters
Inflation changes what income and savings can buy and influences wages, interest rates, and public policy.
People often affected
- Households
- Savers
- Borrowers
- Businesses
- 01Demand
- 02Energy and food costs
- 03Wages
- 04Exchange rates
- 05Supply disruptions
These are common mechanisms, not claims about what caused the latest movement.
Limits of this data
National baskets and methods differ, and a national average can hide large differences among households.
Revision status: The API does not expose a revision flag for these observations. Treat recent values as revisable.
Publisher source record
World Bank: World Development Indicators
Series FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Snapshot retrieved Aug 17, 2026. Reporting frequency: annual. Seasonal adjustment: source dependent.
Series source organization: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.
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