Inflation (Consumer Prices)

How much more expensive everyday things got over the year. Most central banks aim for about 2%.

Lower is better

India, 2025

2.40% per year

2.55since 2024

Among all countries

72nd of 165

bestworst

Middle of the pack, moving up. Watch this one.

Better than 56.7% of countries measured.

India over time

yearly
-7.6310.4828.60
19602025: 2.402025

Higher lately than in the years just before — bad news for this measure.

Against comparable countries

2025

  1. 1Sri Lanka-4.76
  2. 2China0.060
  3. 3Indonesia1.91
  4. 4India2.40
  5. 5South Africa3.21
  6. 6Viet Nam3.31
  7. 7Pakistan3.55
  8. 8United Kingdom3.88
  9. 9Brazil5.02
  10. 10Bangladesh8.77

Top of the table

  1. 1Sri Lanka-4.76
  2. 2Niger-4.45
  3. 3Chad-3.91
  4. 4Fiji-1.38
  5. 5Burkina Faso-0.586

Bottom of the table

  1. 161Malawi28.37
  2. 162Haiti28.64
  3. 163Burundi34.13
  4. 164Turkiye34.88
  5. 165Iran, Islamic Rep.42.17

Where this number comes from

Published by
World Bank
Updated
Yearly
Covers
~200 countries, 1960-present
Fetched
2 hrs ago
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