Brazil

Inflation in Brazil

Inflation in Brazil: 90.2% a year in 1980 and 5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
5% a year
Since 1980
−85.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
38 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
3% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in BrazilInflation in Brazil: 90.2% a year in 1980 and 5% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 2,948% a year in 1990, the lowest 3.2% a year in 1998.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBrazil
20255
20244.4
20234.6
20229.3
20218.3
20203.2
20193.7
20183.7
20173.4
20168.7
20159
20146.3
20136.2
20125.4
20116.6
20105
20094.9
20085.7
20073.6
20064.2
20056.9
20046.6
200314.7
20028.5
20016.8
20007
19994.9
19983.2
19976.9
199615.8
199566
19942,076
19931,927
1992952
1991432.8
19902,948
19891,431
1988629.1
1987228.3
1986147.1
1985226
1984192.1
1983135
1982100.6
1981101.7
198090.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBrazil
20264.4
20274.1
20283.1
20293
20303
20313

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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