Jordan — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Jordan, 1970–2025.
Inflation for Jordan was 1.77% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 56 years, from 1970 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 25.71% in 1989. The lowest was -0.88% in 2015 (about -2.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.17% per year.
Jordan ranks 135 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Jordan sits below it. It peaked in 1989 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 301%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 14 of 23 economies; Algeria (1.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 3407% in 1988. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1970 level: doubled by 1974.
World ranking. Slipped: 28th of 92 in 1970 → 75th of 106 in 1980 → 39th of 131 in 1990 → 141st of 163 in 2000 → 64th of 186 in 2010 → 136th of 178 in 2020 → 119th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1970 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 1.56% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 2.08% | -2.1 pp |
| 2022 | 4.23% | +2.9 pp |
| 2021 | 1.35% | +1.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.33% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 0.76% | -3.7 pp |
| 2018 | 4.46% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.32% | +4.1 pp |
| 2016 | -0.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | -0.88% | -3.8 pp |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -1.9 pp |
| 2013 | 4.82% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 4.52% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 4.16% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 4.85% | +5.6 pp |
| 2009 | -0.74% | -14.7 pp |
| 2008 | 13.97% | +9.2 pp |
| 2007 | 4.74% | -1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 6.25% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 3.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.36% | +1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 1.63% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 1.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.77% | +1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.67% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.61% | -2.5 pp |
| 1998 | 3.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.04% | -3.5 pp |
| 1996 | 6.5% | +4.1 pp |
| 1995 | 2.35% | -1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 3.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 3.32% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 4% | -4.2 pp |
| 1991 | 8.16% | -8.0 pp |
| 1990 | 16.19% | -9.5 pp |
| 1989 | 25.71% | +19.1 pp |
| 1988 | 6.61% | +6.8 pp |
| 1987 | -0.2% | — |
| 1986 | 0% | -3.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.99% | -0.9 pp |
| 1984 | 3.85% | -1.2 pp |
| 1983 | 5.02% | -2.4 pp |
| 1982 | 7.43% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 7.7% | -3.4 pp |
| 1980 | 11.11% | -3.1 pp |
| 1979 | 14.25% | +7.3 pp |
| 1978 | 6.92% | -7.6 pp |
| 1977 | 14.57% | +3.1 pp |
| 1976 | 11.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 11.98% | -7.4 pp |
| 1974 | 19.43% | +8.3 pp |
| 1973 | 11.13% | +3.5 pp |
| 1972 | 7.66% | +2.8 pp |
| 1971 | 4.82% | -1.1 pp |
| 1970 | 5.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jordan’s Inflation in 1971?
4.82% (1971). 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 Jordan’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1970 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -70.1% in total — about 2.2% 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: 1.77%; 2024: 1.56%; 2023: 2.08%; 2022: 4.23%; 2021: 1.35%. 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.