Annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia is 2.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia peaked at 5.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2002.
Eastern Asia ranks 25th of 33 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.2% | — |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -93.6% |
| 2002 | -0.8% | +7809.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -152.6% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +424.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +73.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +44.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -83.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +228.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +88.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -38.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +45.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -76.1% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +89.1% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +75.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -13.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -7809.6% | -0.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | -0.8% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More development goals data for Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 10.24 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,184 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 128 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 59 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 286 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1,030 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,055 (2025)
- Infant deaths 43,285 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Eastern Asia was 2.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2002.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Eastern Asia ranks 25th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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