Algeria — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Algeria, 1970–2025.
Inflation for Algeria was 1.42% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 56 years, from 1970 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 31.67% in 1992. The lowest was 0.34% in 2000 (about 4.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.76% per year.
Algeria ranks 143 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Algeria sits below it. It peaked in 1992 and has fallen 96% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 70%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 15 of 23 economies; Qatar (1.27%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1146% in 2001. That is 72% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1978.
World ranking. Slipped: 21st of 92 in 1970 → 85th of 106 in 1980 → 38th of 131 in 1990 → 145th of 163 in 2000 → 80th of 186 in 2010 → 80th of 178 in 2020 → 127th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.42% | -2.6 pp |
| 2024 | 4.05% | -5.3 pp |
| 2023 | 9.32% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 9.27% | +2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 7.23% | +4.8 pp |
| 2020 | 2.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 1.95% | -2.3 pp |
| 2018 | 4.27% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 5.59% | -0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +1.6 pp |
| 2015 | 4.78% | +1.9 pp |
| 2014 | 2.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.25% | -5.6 pp |
| 2012 | 8.89% | +4.4 pp |
| 2011 | 4.52% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 3.91% | -1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 5.74% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 4.86% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 3.68% | +1.4 pp |
| 2006 | 2.31% | +0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 1.38% | -2.6 pp |
| 2004 | 3.96% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 4.27% | +2.9 pp |
| 2002 | 1.42% | -2.8 pp |
| 2001 | 4.23% | +3.9 pp |
| 2000 | 0.34% | -2.3 pp |
| 1999 | 2.65% | -2.3 pp |
| 1998 | 4.95% | -0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 5.73% | -12.9 pp |
| 1996 | 18.68% | -11.1 pp |
| 1995 | 29.78% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 29.05% | +8.5 pp |
| 1993 | 20.54% | -11.1 pp |
| 1992 | 31.67% | +5.8 pp |
| 1991 | 25.89% | +9.2 pp |
| 1990 | 16.65% | +7.3 pp |
| 1989 | 9.3% | +3.4 pp |
| 1988 | 5.91% | -1.5 pp |
| 1987 | 7.44% | -4.9 pp |
| 1986 | 12.37% | +1.9 pp |
| 1985 | 10.48% | +2.4 pp |
| 1984 | 8.12% | +2.1 pp |
| 1983 | 5.97% | -0.6 pp |
| 1982 | 6.54% | -8.1 pp |
| 1981 | 14.65% | +5.1 pp |
| 1980 | 9.52% | -1.8 pp |
| 1979 | 11.35% | -6.2 pp |
| 1978 | 17.52% | +5.5 pp |
| 1977 | 11.99% | +2.6 pp |
| 1976 | 9.43% | +1.2 pp |
| 1975 | 8.23% | +3.5 pp |
| 1974 | 4.7% | -1.5 pp |
| 1973 | 6.17% | +2.5 pp |
| 1972 | 3.66% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.63% | -4.0 pp |
| 1970 | 6.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Algeria’s Inflation in 1971?
2.63% (1971). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Algeria’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -78.5% in total — about 2.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.42%; 2024: 4.05%; 2023: 9.32%; 2022: 9.27%; 2021: 7.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.