United States

Inflation in United States

Inflation in United States: 13.5% a year in 1980 and 2.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.7% a year
Since 1980
−10.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
93 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.9% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

Inflation in United StatesInflation in United States: 13.5% a year in 1980 and 2.7% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.9% 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 1.9% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 13.5% a year in 1980, the lowest -0.3% a year in 2009.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearUnited States
20252.7
20243
20234.1
20228
20214.7
20201.3
20191.8
20182.4
20172.1
20161.3
20150.1
20141.6
20131.5
20122.1
20113.1
20101.6
2009-0.3
20083.8
20072.9
20063.2
20053.4
20042.7
20032.3
20021.6
20012.8
20003.4
19992.2
19981.5
19972.3
19962.9
19952.8
19942.6
19933
19923
19914.2
19905.4
19894.8
19884.1
19873.6
19861.9
19853.5
19844.4
19833.2
19826.2
198110.4
198013.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearUnited States
20263.6
20272.8
20282.1
20291.9
20301.9
20311.9

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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