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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Inflation in United States

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 23 of 40 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · United States

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 18 figures Housing 6 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2024 2.9%
Countries · 2024 23 of 40 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs World −0.1 pp World: 3.0% · 2025
Inflation, 1960 – 2024 percent · United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1969 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1980 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1991 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2002 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.9%
2024 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Inflation · percent
United States
2.9%
World
3.0% · 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 2.9% · 2024
First value 1.5% · 1960
Highest 13.5% · 1980
Lowest -0.4% · 2009
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange World
2024 2.9% 3.0%
2023 4.1% 5.7%
2022 8.0% 8.0%
2021 4.7% 3.5%
2020 1.2% 1.9%
2019 1.8% 2.2%
2018 2.4% 2.5%
2017 2.1% 2.3%
2016 1.3% 1.6%
2015 0.1% 1.4%
2014 1.6% 2.4%
2013 1.5% 2.6%
2012 2.1% 3.7%
2011 3.2% 4.8%
2010 1.6% 3.3%
2009 -0.4% 2.9%
2008 3.8% 8.9%
2007 2.9% 4.8%
2006 3.2% 4.3%
2005 3.4% 4.1%
2004 2.7% 3.5%
2003 2.3% 3.0%
2002 1.6% 2.9%
2001 2.8% 3.8%
2000 3.4% 3.4%
1999 2.2% 3.0%
1998 1.6% 5.1%
1997 2.3% 5.6%
1996 2.9% 6.5%
1995 2.8% 9.1%
1994 2.6% 10.2%
1993 3.0% 7.1%
1992 3.0% 7.6%
1991 4.2% 9.0%
1990 5.4% 8.1%
1989 4.8% 6.9%
1988 4.1% 7.1%
1987 3.7% 5.7%
1986 1.9% 5.8%
1985 3.5% 6.8%
1984 4.3% 8.1%
1983 3.2% 8.7%
1982 6.1% 10.2%
1981 10.3% 12.4%
1980 13.5% —
1979 11.3% —
1978 7.6% —
1977 6.5% —
1976 5.7% —
1975 9.1% —
1974 11.1% —
1973 6.2% —
1972 3.3% —
1971 4.3% —
1970 5.8% —
1969 5.5% —
1968 4.3% —
1967 2.8% —
1966 3.0% —
1965 1.6% —
1964 1.3% —
1963 1.2% —
1962 1.2% —
1961 1.1% —
1960 1.5% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInflation
40 Ecuador -0.2%
39 Greece 0.6%
38 Finland 1.1%
37 Italy 1.1%
36 Congo - Brazzaville 1.2%
35 South Korea 1.5%
34 Spain 1.7%
33 Netherlands 1.7%
32 Germany 1.7%
31 Poland 1.8%
30 France 1.9%
29 China 2.1%
28 Czechia 2.1%
27 Canada 2.3%
26 United Kingdom 2.3%
25 Hong Kong SAR China 2.4%
24 Chile 2.4%
23 United States 2.4%
22 Saudi Arabia 2.5%
21 Lithuania 2.7%
20 Norway 2.7%
19 Bulgaria 2.8%
18 Russia 2.9%
17 Indonesia 3.2%
16 Colombia 3.2%
15 Brazil 3.7%
14 India 3.9%
13 Algeria 4.3%
12 Honduras 4.3%
11 Romania 4.6%
10 Gabon 4.7%
9 Mexico 4.9%
8 Philippines 5.3%
7 Bangladesh 5.5%
6 Lebanon 6.1%
5 Egypt 14.4%
4 Sierra Leone 16.0%
3 Türkiye 16.3%
2 Liberia 23.6%
1 Argentina 34.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

Change in the consumer price index over the year, in percent.