Netherlands

Inflation in Netherlands

Inflation in Netherlands: 6.8% a year in 1981 and 3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3% a year
Since 1981
−3.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
87 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in NetherlandsInflation in Netherlands: 6.8% a year in 1981 and 3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% 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% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 11.6% a year in 2022, the lowest -1% a year in 1987.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNetherlands
20253
20243.2
20234.1
202211.6
20212.8
20201.1
20192.7
20181.6
20171.3
20160.1
20150.2
20140.3
20132.6
20122.8
20112.5
20100.9
20091
20082.2
20071.6
20061.6
20051.5
20041.4
20032.2
20023.9
20015.1
20002.3
19992
19981.8
19971.9
19961.4
19951.4
19942.1
19931.6
19922.8
19913.2
19902.5
19891.1
19880.5
1987-1
19852.3
19843.4
19832.9
19825.9
19816.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNetherlands
20262.9
20272.8
20282.6
20292
20302
20312

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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