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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
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Latest value · 2025
0.1%
Countries · 2025
38 of 38
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs World
−3.0 pp
World: 3.0% · 2025
Inflation, 1987 – 2025 percent · China
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
| Year | China | Change | 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Inflation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lebanon | 154.8% | |
| 2 | Argentina | 48.4% | |
| 3 | Türkiye | 19.6% | |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 11.9% | |
| 5 | Brazil | 8.3% | |
| 6 | Liberia | 7.8% | |
| 7 | Algeria | 7.2% | |
| 8 | Russia | 6.7% | |
| 9 | Mexico | 5.7% | |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 5.5% | |
| 11 | Egypt | 5.2% | |
| 12 | India | 5.1% | |
| 13 | Poland | 5.1% | |
| 14 | Romania | 5.1% | |
| 15 | United States | 4.7% | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 4.7% | |
| 17 | Chile | 4.5% | |
| 18 | Honduras | 4.5% | |
| 19 | Philippines | 3.9% | |
| 20 | Czechia | 3.8% | |
| 21 | Colombia | 3.5% | |
| 22 | Norway | 3.5% | |
| 23 | Canada | 3.4% | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 3.3% | |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 3.1% | |
| 26 | Spain | 3.1% | |
| 27 | Germany | 3.1% | |
| 28 | Netherlands | 2.7% | |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 2.5% | |
| 30 | South Korea | 2.5% | |
| 31 | Finland | 2.2% | |
| 32 | Italy | 1.9% | |
| 33 | Congo - Brazzaville | 1.7% | |
| 34 | France | 1.6% | |
| 35 | Hong Kong SAR China | 1.6% | |
| 36 | Indonesia | 1.6% | |
| 37 | Greece | 1.2% | |
| 38 | Gabon | 1.1% | |
| 39 | China | 1.0% | |
| 40 | Ecuador | 0.1% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
What it means
How fast consumer prices rise.
How it is calculated
Change in the consumer price index over the year, in percent.