Israel — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Israel, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Israel was 3.04% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 373.22% in 1984. The lowest was -0.62% in 2015 (about -4.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.48% per year.
Israel ranks 95 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 51%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Israel sits above it. It peaked in 1984 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 593%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 9 of 23 economies; Malta (2.36%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 871% in 2008. That is 104% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1961; grown tenfold by 1974. Doubling roughly every 145 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 30th of 63 in 1960 → 27th of 92 in 1970 → 1st of 106 in 1980 → 35th of 131 in 1990 → 133rd of 163 in 2000 → 110th of 186 in 2010 → 160th of 178 in 2020 → 85th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 3.07% | -1.2 pp |
| 2023 | 4.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 4.41% | +2.9 pp |
| 2021 | 1.48% | +2.1 pp |
| 2020 | -0.58% | -1.4 pp |
| 2019 | 0.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.81% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 0.25% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | -0.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.62% | -1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 0.47% | -1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 1.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 1.68% | -1.8 pp |
| 2011 | 3.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 3.37% | -1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 4.53% | +4.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.47% | -1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 2.05% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 1.34% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | -0.42% | -1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.71% | -5.1 pp |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +4.7 pp |
| 2001 | 1.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.03% | -4.2 pp |
| 1999 | 5.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 5.49% | -3.5 pp |
| 1997 | 8.95% | -2.5 pp |
| 1996 | 11.46% | +1.5 pp |
| 1995 | 9.93% | -2.3 pp |
| 1994 | 12.25% | +1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 10.88% | -1.2 pp |
| 1992 | 12.07% | -7.0 pp |
| 1991 | 19.11% | +1.9 pp |
| 1990 | 17.26% | -3.1 pp |
| 1989 | 20.32% | +3.9 pp |
| 1988 | 16.38% | -2.7 pp |
| 1987 | 19.08% | -28.6 pp |
| 1986 | 47.64% | -259.5 pp |
| 1985 | 307.16% | -66.1 pp |
| 1984 | 373.22% | +227.3 pp |
| 1983 | 145.95% | +25.6 pp |
| 1982 | 120.36% | +3.6 pp |
| 1981 | 116.8% | -14.2 pp |
| 1980 | 131.03% | +52.7 pp |
| 1979 | 78.31% | +27.8 pp |
| 1978 | 50.55% | +15.9 pp |
| 1977 | 34.62% | +3.3 pp |
| 1976 | 31.31% | -8.0 pp |
| 1975 | 39.31% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 39.68% | +19.6 pp |
| 1973 | 20.03% | +7.2 pp |
| 1972 | 12.88% | +0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 11.97% | +5.9 pp |
| 1970 | 6.11% | +3.7 pp |
| 1969 | 2.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 1968 | 2.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 1.71% | -6.2 pp |
| 1966 | 7.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 7.71% | +2.5 pp |
| 1964 | 5.17% | -1.4 pp |
| 1963 | 6.58% | -2.8 pp |
| 1962 | 9.41% | +2.6 pp |
| 1961 | 6.79% | +4.6 pp |
| 1960 | 2.23% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Israel’s Inflation in 1961?
6.79% (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 Israel’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +36.5% 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: 3.04%; 2024: 3.07%; 2023: 4.23%; 2022: 4.41%; 2021: 1.48%. 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.