France — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for France, 1960–2025.
Inflation for France was 0.94% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.65% in 1974. The lowest was 0.04% in 2015 (about 23.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.25% per year.
France ranks 154 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so France sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 2240%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 45 of 49 economies; Sweden (0.68%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1650% in 2010. That is 46% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1974.
World ranking. Slipped: 18th of 63 in 1960 → 34th of 92 in 1970 → 59th of 106 in 1980 → 104th of 131 in 1990 → 120th of 163 in 2000 → 138th of 186 in 2010 → 133rd of 178 in 2020 → 137th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.94% | -1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 2% | -2.9 pp |
| 2023 | 4.88% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 5.22% | +3.6 pp |
| 2021 | 1.64% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.48% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 1.11% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 1.85% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 1.03% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 0.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.04% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 0.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 0.86% | -1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 2.11% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 1.53% | +1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 0.09% | -2.7 pp |
| 2008 | 2.81% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 1.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.74% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 2.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 1.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 1.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.67% | +1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 1.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.66% | -0.4 pp |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 2.36% | -0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 3.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 3.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 3.5% | +0.8 pp |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 3.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 1986 | 2.54% | -3.3 pp |
| 1985 | 5.83% | -1.8 pp |
| 1984 | 7.67% | -1.8 pp |
| 1983 | 9.46% | -2.5 pp |
| 1982 | 11.98% | -1.3 pp |
| 1981 | 13.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 13.56% | +2.9 pp |
| 1979 | 10.65% | +1.4 pp |
| 1978 | 9.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 9.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 9.63% | -2.1 pp |
| 1975 | 11.69% | -2.0 pp |
| 1974 | 13.65% | +6.3 pp |
| 1973 | 7.38% | +1.3 pp |
| 1972 | 6.06% | +0.7 pp |
| 1971 | 5.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 5.3% | -0.7 pp |
| 1969 | 6.05% | +1.5 pp |
| 1968 | 4.54% | +1.8 pp |
| 1967 | 2.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 2.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.7% | -0.5 pp |
| 1964 | 3.21% | -1.8 pp |
| 1963 | 5% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 5.33% | +2.9 pp |
| 1961 | 2.4% | -1.7 pp |
| 1960 | 4.14% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was France’s Inflation in 1961?
2.4% (1961). 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 France’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -77.2% in total — about 2.2% 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: 0.94%; 2024: 2%; 2023: 4.88%; 2022: 5.22%; 2021: 1.64%. 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.