Italy — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Italy, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Italy was 1.53% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 21.06% in 1980. The lowest was -0.14% in 2020 (about -11.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.66% per year.
Italy ranks 138 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Italy sits below it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3849%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 44 of 49 economies; France (0.94%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1461% in 2021. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1963.
World ranking. Slipped: 28th of 63 in 1960 → 40th of 92 in 1970 → 23rd of 106 in 1980 → 80th of 131 in 1990 → 103rd of 163 in 2000 → 140th of 186 in 2010 → 150th of 178 in 2020 → 122nd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.53% | +0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 0.98% | -4.6 pp |
| 2023 | 5.62% | -2.6 pp |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +6.3 pp |
| 2021 | 1.87% | +2.0 pp |
| 2020 | -0.14% | -0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 0.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.23% | +1.3 pp |
| 2016 | -0.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.04% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 0.24% | -1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.22% | -1.8 pp |
| 2012 | 3.04% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 2.78% | +1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 1.53% | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 0.77% | -2.6 pp |
| 2008 | 3.35% | +1.5 pp |
| 2007 | 1.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 2.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 2.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 2.67% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.47% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 2.79% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 2.54% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 1.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 1.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 2.04% | -2.0 pp |
| 1996 | 4.01% | -1.2 pp |
| 1995 | 5.24% | +1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 4.05% | -0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 4.63% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 5.27% | -1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 6.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 6.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 6.26% | +1.2 pp |
| 1988 | 5.06% | +0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 4.75% | -1.1 pp |
| 1986 | 5.82% | -3.4 pp |
| 1985 | 9.21% | -1.6 pp |
| 1984 | 10.79% | -3.9 pp |
| 1983 | 14.65% | -1.8 pp |
| 1982 | 16.48% | -1.5 pp |
| 1981 | 17.97% | -3.1 pp |
| 1980 | 21.06% | +6.3 pp |
| 1979 | 14.8% | +2.7 pp |
| 1978 | 12.09% | -5.0 pp |
| 1977 | 17.13% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 16.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 16.95% | -2.2 pp |
| 1974 | 19.16% | +8.4 pp |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +5.0 pp |
| 1972 | 5.75% | +1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 4.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 4.97% | +2.3 pp |
| 1969 | 2.66% | +1.4 pp |
| 1968 | 1.28% | -2.5 pp |
| 1967 | 3.73% | +1.4 pp |
| 1966 | 2.35% | -2.2 pp |
| 1965 | 4.52% | -1.4 pp |
| 1964 | 5.91% | -1.5 pp |
| 1963 | 7.45% | +2.8 pp |
| 1962 | 4.69% | +2.6 pp |
| 1961 | 2.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 1960 | 2.35% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Italy’s Inflation in 1961?
2.05% (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 Italy’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -34.8% in total — about 0.7% 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: 1.53%; 2024: 0.98%; 2023: 5.62%; 2022: 8.2%; 2021: 1.87%. 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.