Annual inflation, consumer prices in Caribbean
Caribbean: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 2.6% for annual inflation, consumer prices in 2024.
The figure is down 44.1% on the previous year and up 117.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Caribbean peaked at 7.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2015.
That places Caribbean 128th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | +55.9% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +69.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -87.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +198.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -59.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -114.3% |
| 2016 | -0.1% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -1373.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -30.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -97.4% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +5686.2% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +153.9% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -18.8% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -44.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +5686.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| 2017 | +1373.1% | -0.1% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -0.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More development goals data for Caribbean
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 426.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,753 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 117 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 110 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 124 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.24 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 388.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Caribbean?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Caribbean was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2015.
- How does Caribbean rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Caribbean ranks 128th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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