Iran, Islamic Rep. — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Iran, Islamic Rep., 1960–2025.
Inflation for Iran, Islamic Rep. was 42.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 49.66% in 1995. The lowest was -0.39% in 1966 (about -108.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.27% per year.
Iran, Islamic Rep. ranks 4 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Iran, Islamic Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 238%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 1 of 23 economies; Lebanon (14.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 926% in 1964. That is 44% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1977. Doubling roughly every 31 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 4th of 63 in 1960 → 78th of 92 in 1970 → 25th of 106 in 1980 → 70th of 131 in 1990 → 19th of 163 in 2000 → 14th of 186 in 2010 → 5th of 178 in 2020 → 1st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.17% | +9.7 pp |
| 2024 | 32.46% | -12.1 pp |
| 2023 | 44.58% | +1.1 pp |
| 2022 | 43.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 43.39% | +12.8 pp |
| 2020 | 30.59% | -9.3 pp |
| 2019 | 39.91% | +21.9 pp |
| 2018 | 18.01% | +10.0 pp |
| 2017 | 8.04% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 7.25% | -5.2 pp |
| 2015 | 12.48% | -4.1 pp |
| 2014 | 16.61% | -20.0 pp |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +9.3 pp |
| 2012 | 27.26% | +1.0 pp |
| 2011 | 26.29% | +16.2 pp |
| 2010 | 10.09% | -3.5 pp |
| 2009 | 13.55% | -11.9 pp |
| 2008 | 25.41% | +8.1 pp |
| 2007 | 17.34% | +7.3 pp |
| 2006 | 10.02% | -3.4 pp |
| 2005 | 13.43% | -1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 14.76% | -1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 16.47% | +2.1 pp |
| 2002 | 14.34% | +3.1 pp |
| 2001 | 11.27% | -3.2 pp |
| 2000 | 14.48% | -5.6 pp |
| 1999 | 20.07% | +2.2 pp |
| 1998 | 17.87% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 17.35% | -11.6 pp |
| 1996 | 28.94% | -20.7 pp |
| 1995 | 49.66% | +18.2 pp |
| 1994 | 31.45% | +10.2 pp |
| 1993 | 21.2% | -4.6 pp |
| 1992 | 25.81% | +8.7 pp |
| 1991 | 17.13% | +9.5 pp |
| 1990 | 7.63% | -14.7 pp |
| 1989 | 22.35% | -6.3 pp |
| 1988 | 28.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 28.57% | +10.1 pp |
| 1986 | 18.43% | +14.0 pp |
| 1985 | 4.39% | -8.2 pp |
| 1984 | 12.54% | -7.2 pp |
| 1983 | 19.74% | +1.1 pp |
| 1982 | 18.69% | -5.5 pp |
| 1981 | 24.2% | +3.6 pp |
| 1980 | 20.64% | +10.2 pp |
| 1979 | 10.49% | -1.2 pp |
| 1978 | 11.72% | -15.6 pp |
| 1977 | 27.29% | +16.0 pp |
| 1976 | 11.26% | -1.6 pp |
| 1975 | 12.88% | -1.4 pp |
| 1974 | 14.25% | +4.4 pp |
| 1973 | 9.82% | +3.4 pp |
| 1972 | 6.4% | +2.2 pp |
| 1971 | 4.2% | +2.5 pp |
| 1970 | 1.67% | -1.9 pp |
| 1969 | 3.59% | +2.9 pp |
| 1968 | 0.69% | -0.9 pp |
| 1967 | 1.6% | +2.0 pp |
| 1966 | -0.39% | -2.5 pp |
| 1965 | 2.15% | -1.7 pp |
| 1964 | 3.81% | +3.4 pp |
| 1963 | 0.37% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 0.72% | -2.4 pp |
| 1961 | 3.16% | -6.7 pp |
| 1960 | 9.82% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Iran, Islamic Rep.’s Inflation in 1961?
3.16% (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 Iran, Islamic Rep.’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +329.3% in total — about 2.3% 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: 42.17%; 2024: 32.46%; 2023: 44.58%; 2022: 43.49%; 2021: 43.39%. 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.