Germany

Inflation in Germany

Inflation in Germany: 5.4% a year in 1980 and 2.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.3% a year
Since 1980
−3.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
109 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.1% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

Inflation in GermanyInflation in Germany: 5.4% a year in 1980 and 2.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.1% 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 2.1% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 8.7% a year in 2022, the lowest -0.1% a year in 1986.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGermany
20252.3
20242.5
20236
20228.7
20213.2
20200.4
20191.4
20181.9
20171.7
20160.4
20150.7
20140.8
20131.6
20122.1
20112.5
20101.1
20090.2
20082.8
20072.3
20061.8
20052
20041.8
20031.1
20021.3
20011.9
20001.4
19990.6
19980.6
19971.5
19961.3
19951.7
19942.7
19934.5
19925
19913.5
19902.7
19892.8
19881.3
19870.2
1986-0.1
19852.1
19842.4
19833.3
19825.3
19816.3
19805.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGermany
20262.7
20273.1
20282
20292.1
20302.1
20312.1

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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