Annual inflation, consumer prices in World
World: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual inflation, consumer prices in World, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual inflation, consumer prices in World is 3.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 48.6% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in World peaked at 8.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
World ranks 18th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -26.1% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +83.5% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -68.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +46.1% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -21.9% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -29.8% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +47.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +83.4% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +128.8% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -26.0% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -48.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.9% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in World?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in World was 3.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does World rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- World ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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