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Inflation in United States
1960 – 2024 · 65 data points
23 of 40 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
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
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
| Year | United States | Change | 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
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Inflation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 171.2% | |
| 2 | Argentina | 72.4% | |
| 3 | Türkiye | 72.3% | |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 27.2% | |
| 5 | Lithuania | 19.7% | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 15.3% | |
| 7 | Czechia | 15.1% | |
| 8 | Poland | 14.4% | |
| 9 | Egypt | 13.9% | |
| 10 | Romania | 13.8% | |
| 11 | Russia | 13.7% | |
| 12 | Chile | 11.6% | |
| 13 | Colombia | 10.2% | |
| 14 | Netherlands | 10.0% | |
| 15 | Greece | 9.6% | |
| 16 | Brazil | 9.3% | |
| 17 | Algeria | 9.3% | |
| 18 | Honduras | 9.1% | |
| 19 | Spain | 8.4% | |
| 20 | Italy | 8.2% | |
| 21 | United States | 8.0% | |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 7.9% | |
| 23 | Mexico | 7.9% | |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 7.7% | |
| 25 | Liberia | 7.6% | |
| 26 | Finland | 7.1% | |
| 27 | Germany | 6.9% | |
| 28 | Canada | 6.8% | |
| 29 | India | 6.7% | |
| 30 | Philippines | 5.8% | |
| 31 | Norway | 5.8% | |
| 32 | France | 5.2% | |
| 33 | South Korea | 5.1% | |
| 34 | Gabon | 4.2% | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 4.2% | |
| 36 | Ecuador | 3.5% | |
| 37 | Congo - Brazzaville | 3.0% | |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | |
| 39 | China | 2.0% | |
| 40 | Hong Kong SAR China | 1.9% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022
What it means
How fast consumer prices rise.
How it is calculated
Change in the consumer price index over the year, in percent.
economy
United States in numbers
GDP per person
$86,142
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$86,142
2024
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2024
Unemployment rate
3.6%
2023
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025
Employment rate
70.3%
2024
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024
Household income per person
$64,426
2024
Median household income
$80,734
2024
Income per person
$44,673
2024
Personal income per person
$73,204
2024