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Inflation in India

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points 24 of 38 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Inflation, 1960 – 2025 percent · India
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1992 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.4%
2025 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Compared with Inflation · percent
India
2.4%
World
3.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance India · 1960 – 2025
Latest value 2.4% · 2025
First value 1.8% · 1960
Highest 28.6% · 1974
Lowest -7.6% · 1976
Data points 66

By year

All years · 1960 – 2025

YearIndiaChange World
2025 2.4% 3.0%
2024 5.0% 3.0%
2023 5.6% 5.7%
2022 6.7% 8.0%
2021 5.1% 3.5%
2020 6.6% 1.9%
2019 3.7% 2.2%
2018 3.9% 2.5%
2017 3.3% 2.3%
2016 4.9% 1.6%
2015 4.9% 1.4%
2014 6.7% 2.4%
2013 10.0% 2.6%
2012 9.5% 3.7%
2011 8.9% 4.8%
2010 12.0% 3.3%
2009 10.9% 2.9%
2008 8.3% 8.9%
2007 6.4% 4.8%
2006 5.8% 4.3%
2005 4.2% 4.1%
2004 3.8% 3.5%
2003 3.8% 3.0%
2002 4.3% 2.9%
2001 3.8% 3.8%
2000 4.0% 3.4%
1999 4.7% 3.0%
1998 13.2% 5.1%
1997 7.2% 5.6%
1996 9.0% 6.5%
1995 10.2% 9.1%
1994 10.2% 10.2%
1993 6.3% 7.1%
1992 11.8% 7.6%
1991 13.9% 9.0%
1990 9.0% 8.1%
1989 7.1% 6.9%
1988 9.4% 7.1%
1987 8.8% 5.7%
1986 8.7% 5.8%
1985 5.6% 6.8%
1984 8.3% 8.1%
1983 11.9% 8.7%
1982 7.9% 10.2%
1981 13.1% 12.4%
1980 11.3% —
1979 6.3% —
1978 2.5% —
1977 8.3% —
1976 -7.6% —
1975 5.7% —
1974 28.6% —
1973 16.9% —
1972 6.4% —
1971 3.1% —
1970 5.1% —
1969 -0.6% —
1968 3.2% —
1967 13.1% —
1966 10.8% —
1965 9.5% —
1964 13.4% —
1963 2.9% —
1962 3.6% —
1961 1.7% —
1960 1.8% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
1 Egypt 29.5%
2 Sierra Leone 18.2%
3 Liberia 12.4%
4 Türkiye 11.1%
5 Mexico 6.0%
6 Bangladesh 5.7%
7 Algeria 5.6%
8 Lebanon 4.3%
9 Colombia 4.3%
10 Honduras 3.9%
11 Indonesia 3.8%
12 Lithuania 3.7%
13 Russia 3.7%
14 Brazil 3.4%
15 India 3.3%
16 Philippines 2.9%
17 Gabon 2.7%
18 United Kingdom 2.6%
19 Czechia 2.5%
20 Chile 2.2%
21 United States 2.1%
22 Poland 2.1%
23 Bulgaria 2.1%
24 Spain 2.0%
25 South Korea 1.9%
26 Norway 1.9%
27 Canada 1.6%
28 China 1.6%
29 Germany 1.5%
30 Hong Kong SAR China 1.5%
31 Netherlands 1.4%
32 Romania 1.3%
33 Italy 1.2%
34 Greece 1.1%
35 France 1.0%
36 Finland 0.7%
37 Congo - Brazzaville 0.5%
38 Ecuador 0.4%
39 Saudi Arabia -0.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

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