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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInflation
40 Hong Kong SAR China 1.9%
39 China 2.0%
38 Saudi Arabia 2.5%
37 Congo - Brazzaville 3.0%
36 Ecuador 3.5%
35 Indonesia 4.2%
34 Gabon 4.2%
33 South Korea 5.1%
32 France 5.2%
31 Norway 5.8%
30 Philippines 5.8%
29 India 6.7%
28 Canada 6.8%
27 Germany 6.9%
26 Finland 7.1%
25 Liberia 7.6%
24 Bangladesh 7.7%
23 Mexico 7.9%
22 United Kingdom 7.9%
21 United States 8.0%
20 Italy 8.2%
19 Spain 8.4%
18 Honduras 9.1%
17 Algeria 9.3%
16 Brazil 9.3%
15 Greece 9.6%
14 Netherlands 10.0%
13 Colombia 10.2%
12 Chile 11.6%
11 Russia 13.7%
10 Romania 13.8%
9 Egypt 13.9%
8 Poland 14.4%
7 Czechia 15.1%
6 Bulgaria 15.3%
5 Lithuania 19.7%
4 Sierra Leone 27.2%
3 Türkiye 72.3%
2 Argentina 72.4%
1 Lebanon 171.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

What it means

How fast consumer prices rise.

How it is calculated

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