Iran

Inflation in Iran

Inflation in Iran: 20.6% a year in 1980 and 50.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
50.6% a year
Since 1980
+30 percentage points
Rank, 2025
5 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
25% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

Inflation in IranInflation in Iran: 20.6% a year in 1980 and 50.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 25% 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 25% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 50.6% a year in 2025, the lowest 4.4% a year in 1985.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIran
202550.6
202432.5
202340.7
202245.8
202140.2
202036.5
201934.8
201826.9
20178.2
20166.8
201511.2
201414.5
201332.9
201229.3
201125.3
201012.3
200910.8
200825.3
200718.4
200612
200510.3
200415.3
200315.6
200215.8
200111.5
200012.3
199920.2
199818.5
199716.5
199623.9
199549.3
199434.9
199322.5
199224.5
199120.2
19909
198917.4
198828.9
198727.7
198623.7
19854.4
198412.6
198319.7
198218.7
198124.2
198020.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIran
202678.6
202742.1
202838
202930.3
203025
203125

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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