China — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for China, 1987–2025.
Inflation for China was 0.06% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 39 years, from 1987 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 24.26% in 1994. The lowest was -1.40% in 1999 (about -23.5× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -11.87% per year.
China ranks 174 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so China sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 96%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 24 of 28 economies; Thailand (-0.13%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 536% in 2010. That is 96% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1987 level: doubled by 1988.
World ranking. Slipped: 58th of 128 in 1987 → 109th of 131 in 1990 → 144th of 163 in 2000 → 98th of 186 in 2010 → 79th of 178 in 2020 → 157th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1987 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.23% | -1.7 pp |
| 2022 | 1.97% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.98% | -1.4 pp |
| 2020 | 2.42% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 2.07% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 1.59% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 2% | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 1.44% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1.92% | -0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 2.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 2.62% | -2.9 pp |
| 2011 | 5.55% | +2.4 pp |
| 2010 | 3.18% | +3.9 pp |
| 2009 | -0.73% | -6.7 pp |
| 2008 | 5.93% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.82% | +3.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.78% | -2.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.82% | +2.7 pp |
| 2003 | 1.13% | +1.9 pp |
| 2002 | -0.73% | -1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 0.72% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 0.35% | +1.7 pp |
| 1999 | -1.4% | -0.6 pp |
| 1998 | -0.77% | -3.6 pp |
| 1997 | 2.79% | -5.5 pp |
| 1996 | 8.31% | -8.5 pp |
| 1995 | 16.79% | -7.5 pp |
| 1994 | 24.26% | +9.6 pp |
| 1993 | 14.61% | +8.3 pp |
| 1992 | 6.35% | +2.8 pp |
| 1991 | 3.56% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 3.05% | -15.2 pp |
| 1989 | 18.25% | -0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 18.81% | +11.6 pp |
| 1987 | 7.23% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was China’s Inflation in 1988?
18.81% (1988). 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 China’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1987 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -99.2% in total — about 11.9% 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: 0.06%; 2024: 0.22%; 2023: 0.23%; 2022: 1.97%; 2021: 0.98%. 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.