United States Inflation Rate
North America · 66 years of data (1960-2025)
2.70%
2025 Annual Rate
(-0.25%)
Average Rate
3.74%
1960-2025
Peak Inflation
13.55%
Year 1980
Lowest Rate
-0.36%
Year 2009
Volatility
2.70%
Std. Deviation
vs World Avg
-11.65%
World: 14.35%
vs North America
+0.15%
Region: 2.55%
Historical Inflation Chart
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Inflation Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.70% | ▼ 0.25% |
| 2024 | 2.95% | ▼ 1.17% |
| 2023 | 4.12% | ▼ 3.89% |
| 2022 | 8.00% | ▲ 3.30% |
| 2021 | 4.70% | ▲ 3.46% |
| 2020 | 1.23% | ▼ 0.58% |
| 2019 | 1.81% | ▼ 0.63% |
| 2018 | 2.44% | ▲ 0.31% |
| 2017 | 2.13% | ▲ 0.87% |
| 2016 | 1.26% | ▲ 1.14% |
| 2015 | 0.12% | ▼ 1.50% |
| 2014 | 1.62% | ▲ 0.16% |
| 2013 | 1.46% | ▼ 0.60% |
| 2012 | 2.07% | ▼ 1.09% |
| 2011 | 3.16% | ▲ 1.52% |
| 2010 | 1.64% | ▲ 2.00% |
| 2009 | -0.36% | ▼ 4.19% |
| 2008 | 3.84% | ▲ 0.99% |
| 2007 | 2.85% | ▼ 0.37% |
| 2006 | 3.23% | ▼ 0.17% |
| 2005 | 3.39% | ▲ 0.72% |
| 2004 | 2.68% | ▲ 0.41% |
| 2003 | 2.27% | ▲ 0.68% |
| 2002 | 1.59% | ▼ 1.24% |
| 2001 | 2.83% | ▼ 0.55% |
| 2000 | 3.38% | ▲ 1.19% |
| 1999 | 2.19% | ▲ 0.64% |
| 1998 | 1.55% | ▼ 0.79% |
| 1997 | 2.34% | ▼ 0.59% |
| 1996 | 2.93% | ▲ 0.13% |
| 1995 | 2.81% | ▲ 0.20% |
| 1994 | 2.61% | ▼ 0.34% |
| 1993 | 2.95% | ▼ 0.08% |
| 1992 | 3.03% | ▼ 1.21% |
| 1991 | 4.24% | ▼ 1.16% |
| 1990 | 5.40% | ▲ 0.57% |
| 1989 | 4.83% | ▲ 0.75% |
| 1988 | 4.08% | ▲ 0.41% |
| 1987 | 3.66% | ▲ 1.77% |
| 1986 | 1.90% | ▼ 1.65% |
| 1985 | 3.55% | ▼ 0.75% |
| 1984 | 4.30% | ▲ 1.09% |
| 1983 | 3.21% | ▼ 2.92% |
| 1982 | 6.13% | ▼ 4.20% |
| 1981 | 10.33% | ▼ 3.21% |
| 1980 | 13.55% | ▲ 2.29% |
| 1979 | 11.25% | ▲ 3.62% |
| 1978 | 7.63% | ▲ 1.13% |
| 1977 | 6.50% | ▲ 0.76% |
| 1976 | 5.74% | ▼ 3.40% |
| 1975 | 9.14% | ▼ 1.91% |
| 1974 | 11.05% | ▲ 4.88% |
| 1973 | 6.18% | ▲ 2.91% |
| 1972 | 3.27% | ▼ 1.02% |
| 1971 | 4.29% | ▼ 1.55% |
| 1970 | 5.84% | ▲ 0.38% |
| 1969 | 5.46% | ▲ 1.19% |
| 1968 | 4.27% | ▲ 1.50% |
| 1967 | 2.77% | ▼ 0.24% |
| 1966 | 3.02% | ▲ 1.43% |
| 1965 | 1.59% | ▲ 0.31% |
| 1964 | 1.28% | ▲ 0.04% |
| 1963 | 1.24% | ▲ 0.04% |
| 1962 | 1.20% | ▲ 0.13% |
| 1961 | 1.07% | ▼ 0.39% |
| 1960 | 1.46% | — |
