Germany — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Germany, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Germany was 2.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.03% in 1973. The lowest was -0.13% in 1986 (about -16.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.53% per year.
Germany ranks 124 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 66%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Germany sits below it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 69% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 322%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 41 of 49 economies; Albania (2.15%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2017% in 2021. That is 9% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1965. Doubling roughly every 130 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 36th of 63 in 1960 → 58th of 92 in 1970 → 100th of 106 in 1980 → 114th of 131 in 1990 → 128th of 163 in 2000 → 162nd of 186 in 2010 → 143rd of 178 in 2020 → 108th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 2.26% | -3.7 pp |
| 2023 | 5.95% | -0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 6.87% | +3.8 pp |
| 2021 | 3.07% | +2.9 pp |
| 2020 | 0.14% | -1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 1.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 1.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 1.51% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.51% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 0.91% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 2.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.08% | +1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 0.31% | -2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 2.63% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 1.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 1.67% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 1.03% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 1.42% | -0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 1.98% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 1.44% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 0.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 0.91% | -1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.94% | +0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 1.45% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 1.71% | -1.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.69% | -1.8 pp |
| 1993 | 4.47% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 5.06% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 4.05% | +1.4 pp |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 2.78% | +1.5 pp |
| 1988 | 1.27% | +1.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.25% | +0.4 pp |
| 1986 | -0.13% | -2.2 pp |
| 1985 | 2.07% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 2.41% | -0.9 pp |
| 1983 | 3.29% | -1.9 pp |
| 1982 | 5.24% | -1.1 pp |
| 1981 | 6.34% | +0.9 pp |
| 1980 | 5.44% | +1.4 pp |
| 1979 | 4.04% | +1.3 pp |
| 1978 | 2.72% | -1.0 pp |
| 1977 | 3.73% | -0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 4.25% | -1.7 pp |
| 1975 | 5.91% | -1.1 pp |
| 1974 | 6.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 7.03% | +1.5 pp |
| 1972 | 5.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 5.24% | +1.8 pp |
| 1970 | 3.45% | +1.5 pp |
| 1969 | 1.91% | +0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 1.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -1.7 pp |
| 1966 | 3.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 3.24% | +0.9 pp |
| 1964 | 2.34% | -0.6 pp |
| 1963 | 2.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 2.84% | +0.5 pp |
| 1961 | 2.29% | +0.8 pp |
| 1960 | 1.54% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Germany’s Inflation in 1961?
2.29% (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 Germany’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +41.3% in total — about 0.5% 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: 2.17%; 2024: 2.26%; 2023: 5.95%; 2022: 6.87%; 2021: 3.07%. 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.