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Inflation in China

1987 – 2025 · 39 data points 38 of 38 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1987 – 2025

Inflation, 1987 – 2025 percent · China
 
 
 
1990 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1997 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2004 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2011 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0.1%
2025 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1987 – 2025

Compared with Inflation · percent
China
0.1%
World
3.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1987 – 2025
Latest value 0.1% · 2025
First value 7.2% · 1987
Highest 24.3% · 1994
Lowest -1.4% · 1999
Data points 39

By year

All years · 1987 – 2025

YearChinaChange World
2025 0.1% 3.0%
2024 0.2% 3.0%
2023 0.2% 5.7%
2022 2.0% 8.0%
2021 1.0% 3.5%
2020 2.4% 1.9%
2019 2.9% 2.2%
2018 2.1% 2.5%
2017 1.6% 2.3%
2016 2.0% 1.6%
2015 1.4% 1.4%
2014 1.9% 2.4%
2013 2.6% 2.6%
2012 2.6% 3.7%
2011 5.6% 4.8%
2010 3.2% 3.3%
2009 -0.7% 2.9%
2008 5.9% 8.9%
2007 4.8% 4.8%
2006 1.6% 4.3%
2005 1.8% 4.1%
2004 3.8% 3.5%
2003 1.1% 3.0%
2002 -0.7% 2.9%
2001 0.7% 3.8%
2000 0.3% 3.4%
1999 -1.4% 3.0%
1998 -0.8% 5.1%
1997 2.8% 5.6%
1996 8.3% 6.5%
1995 16.8% 9.1%
1994 24.3% 10.2%
1993 14.6% 7.1%
1992 6.4% 7.6%
1991 3.6% 9.0%
1990 3.1% 8.1%
1989 18.2% 6.9%
1988 18.8% 7.1%
1987 7.2% 5.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1987 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
40 Saudi Arabia -2.0%
39 Greece 0.3%
38 Ecuador 0.3%
37 South Korea 0.4%
36 Italy 0.6%
35 Spain 0.7%
34 Finland 1.0%
33 France 1.1%
32 Germany 1.4%
31 United Kingdom 1.7%
30 United States 1.8%
29 Canada 1.9%
28 Algeria 2.0%
27 Norway 2.2%
26 Congo - Brazzaville 2.2%
25 Poland 2.2%
24 Lithuania 2.3%
23 Philippines 2.4%
22 Gabon 2.5%
21 Chile 2.6%
20 Netherlands 2.6%
19 Czechia 2.8%
18 Hong Kong SAR China 2.9%
17 China 2.9%
16 Lebanon 3.0%
15 Indonesia 3.0%
14 Bulgaria 3.1%
13 Colombia 3.5%
12 Mexico 3.6%
11 India 3.7%
10 Brazil 3.7%
9 Romania 3.8%
8 Honduras 4.4%
7 Russia 4.5%
6 Bangladesh 5.6%
5 Egypt 9.2%
4 Sierra Leone 14.8%
3 Türkiye 15.2%
2 Liberia 27.0%
1 Argentina 53.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

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