Greece — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Greece, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Greece was 2.48% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 26.56% in 1974. The lowest was -1.73% in 2015 (about -1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.80% per year.
Greece ranks 108 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Greece sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 244%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 33 of 49 economies; Belgium (2.47%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1798% in 1969. That is 54% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1963; grown tenfold by 1973. Doubling roughly every 87 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 37th of 63 in 1960 → 65th of 92 in 1970 → 19th of 106 in 1980 → 30th of 131 in 1990 → 87th of 163 in 2000 → 66th of 186 in 2010 → 170th of 178 in 2020 → 93rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.48% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 2.74% | -0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 3.46% | -6.2 pp |
| 2022 | 9.64% | +8.4 pp |
| 2021 | 1.22% | +2.5 pp |
| 2020 | -1.25% | -1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 0.26% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 0.63% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 1.12% | +2.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.84% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | -1.73% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | -1.31% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | -0.92% | -2.4 pp |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -1.8 pp |
| 2011 | 3.33% | -1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 4.71% | +3.5 pp |
| 2009 | 1.21% | -2.9 pp |
| 2008 | 4.15% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 3.55% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 3.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.63% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 3.37% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 2.64% | -2.1 pp |
| 1998 | 4.77% | -0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 5.54% | -2.7 pp |
| 1996 | 8.19% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 8.93% | -1.9 pp |
| 1994 | 10.87% | -3.5 pp |
| 1993 | 14.41% | -1.5 pp |
| 1992 | 15.88% | -3.6 pp |
| 1991 | 19.46% | -1.0 pp |
| 1990 | 20.43% | +6.8 pp |
| 1989 | 13.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 13.53% | -2.9 pp |
| 1987 | 16.4% | -6.6 pp |
| 1986 | 23.02% | +3.7 pp |
| 1985 | 19.31% | +0.9 pp |
| 1984 | 18.46% | -1.7 pp |
| 1983 | 20.18% | -0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 20.99% | -3.5 pp |
| 1981 | 24.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 24.68% | +5.6 pp |
| 1979 | 19.09% | +6.5 pp |
| 1978 | 12.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 1977 | 12.37% | -0.7 pp |
| 1976 | 13.02% | -0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 13.63% | -12.9 pp |
| 1974 | 26.56% | +11.2 pp |
| 1973 | 15.38% | +11.1 pp |
| 1972 | 4.33% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.29% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 2.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 2.64% | +2.5 pp |
| 1968 | 0.14% | -1.7 pp |
| 1967 | 1.84% | -3.1 pp |
| 1966 | 4.9% | +1.7 pp |
| 1965 | 3.22% | +2.6 pp |
| 1964 | 0.62% | -2.6 pp |
| 1963 | 3.18% | +3.7 pp |
| 1962 | -0.48% | -2.6 pp |
| 1961 | 2.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 1.48% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greece’s Inflation in 1961?
2.1% (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 Greece’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +67.9% in total — about 0.8% 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: 2.48%; 2024: 2.74%; 2023: 3.46%; 2022: 9.64%; 2021: 1.22%. 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.