Pakistan — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Pakistan, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Pakistan was 3.55% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 30.77% in 2023. The lowest was -0.52% in 1962 (about -6.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.03% per year.
Pakistan ranks 80 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 43%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Pakistan sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 40%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 8 of 23 economies; Israel (3.04%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1768% in 1969. That is 65% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 10th of 63 in 1960 → 33rd of 92 in 1970 → 70th of 106 in 1980 → 59th of 131 in 1990 → 64th of 163 in 2000 → 6th of 186 in 2010 → 21st of 178 in 2020 → 70th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.55% | -9.1 pp |
| 2024 | 12.63% | -18.1 pp |
| 2023 | 30.77% | +10.9 pp |
| 2022 | 19.87% | +10.4 pp |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 9.74% | -0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 10.58% | +5.5 pp |
| 2018 | 5.08% | +1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.09% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3.77% | +1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.53% | -4.7 pp |
| 2014 | 7.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 7.69% | -2.0 pp |
| 2012 | 9.68% | -2.2 pp |
| 2011 | 11.92% | -1.0 pp |
| 2010 | 12.94% | -0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 13.65% | -6.6 pp |
| 2008 | 20.29% | +12.7 pp |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 7.92% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 9.06% | +1.6 pp |
| 2004 | 7.44% | +4.5 pp |
| 2003 | 2.91% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 3.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.15% | -1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.37% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 4.14% | -2.1 pp |
| 1998 | 6.23% | -5.1 pp |
| 1997 | 11.38% | +1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 10.37% | -2.0 pp |
| 1995 | 12.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 12.37% | +2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 9.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 9.51% | -2.3 pp |
| 1991 | 11.79% | +2.7 pp |
| 1990 | 9.05% | +1.2 pp |
| 1989 | 7.84% | -1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 8.84% | +4.2 pp |
| 1987 | 4.68% | +1.2 pp |
| 1986 | 3.51% | -2.1 pp |
| 1985 | 5.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 6.09% | -0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 6.36% | +0.5 pp |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -6.0 pp |
| 1981 | 11.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 11.94% | +3.7 pp |
| 1979 | 8.27% | +2.1 pp |
| 1978 | 6.14% | -4.0 pp |
| 1977 | 10.13% | +3.0 pp |
| 1976 | 7.16% | -13.7 pp |
| 1975 | 20.9% | -5.8 pp |
| 1974 | 26.66% | +3.6 pp |
| 1973 | 23.07% | +17.9 pp |
| 1972 | 5.18% | +0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 4.73% | -0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 5.35% | +2.2 pp |
| 1969 | 3.19% | +3.0 pp |
| 1968 | 0.17% | -6.6 pp |
| 1967 | 6.81% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 7.23% | +1.7 pp |
| 1965 | 5.57% | +1.4 pp |
| 1964 | 4.18% | +2.7 pp |
| 1963 | 1.46% | +2.0 pp |
| 1962 | -0.52% | -2.2 pp |
| 1961 | 1.64% | -5.3 pp |
| 1960 | 6.95% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Pakistan’s Inflation in 1961?
1.64% (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 Pakistan’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -49.0% in total — about 1.0% 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: 3.55%; 2024: 12.63%; 2023: 30.77%; 2022: 19.87%; 2021: 9.5%. 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.