Peru — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Peru, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Peru 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 7481.66% in 1990. The lowest was 0.19% in 2002 (about 7.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.63% per year.
Peru ranks 139 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Peru sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 55%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 21 of 33 economies; Guatemala (1.49%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1070% in 2003. That is 56% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1968; grown tenfold by 1983.
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 63 in 1960 → 37th of 92 in 1970 → 4th of 106 in 1980 → 1st of 131 in 1990 → 78th of 163 in 2000 → 139th of 186 in 2010 → 86th of 178 in 2020 → 123rd of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.53% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 2.01% | -4.4 pp |
| 2023 | 6.46% | -1.9 pp |
| 2022 | 8.33% | +4.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.27% | +2.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 2.25% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 1.51% | -1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 2.99% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 3.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.41% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 2.77% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 3.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 3.37% | +1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 1.53% | -1.4 pp |
| 2009 | 2.94% | -2.8 pp |
| 2008 | 5.79% | +4.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 1.62% | -2.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.66% | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2.26% | +2.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.19% | -1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 1.98% | -1.8 pp |
| 2000 | 3.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 3.47% | -3.8 pp |
| 1998 | 7.25% | -1.3 pp |
| 1997 | 8.56% | -3.0 pp |
| 1996 | 11.54% | +0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 11.13% | -12.6 pp |
| 1994 | 23.74% | -24.8 pp |
| 1993 | 48.58% | -24.9 pp |
| 1992 | 73.53% | -336.0 pp |
| 1991 | 409.53% | -7072.1 pp |
| 1990 | 7,481.66% | +4083.0 pp |
| 1989 | 3,398.68% | +2731.7 pp |
| 1988 | 667.02% | +581.2 pp |
| 1987 | 85.82% | +7.9 pp |
| 1986 | 77.92% | -85.5 pp |
| 1985 | 163.4% | +53.2 pp |
| 1984 | 110.21% | -0.9 pp |
| 1983 | 111.15% | +46.7 pp |
| 1982 | 64.45% | -11.0 pp |
| 1981 | 75.43% | +16.3 pp |
| 1980 | 59.15% | -7.5 pp |
| 1979 | 66.69% | +8.8 pp |
| 1978 | 57.85% | +19.8 pp |
| 1977 | 38.05% | +4.6 pp |
| 1976 | 33.48% | +9.9 pp |
| 1975 | 23.62% | +6.7 pp |
| 1974 | 16.89% | +7.4 pp |
| 1973 | 9.49% | +2.3 pp |
| 1972 | 7.22% | +0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 6.79% | +1.8 pp |
| 1970 | 5.03% | -1.2 pp |
| 1969 | 6.24% | -12.9 pp |
| 1968 | 19.09% | +9.3 pp |
| 1967 | 9.78% | +0.9 pp |
| 1966 | 8.84% | -7.5 pp |
| 1965 | 16.39% | +6.6 pp |
| 1964 | 9.79% | +3.7 pp |
| 1963 | 6.07% | -0.6 pp |
| 1962 | 6.64% | +0.7 pp |
| 1961 | 5.92% | -2.7 pp |
| 1960 | 8.66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Peru’s Inflation in 1961?
5.92% (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 Peru’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -82.3% in total — about 2.6% 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: 2.01%; 2023: 6.46%; 2022: 8.33%; 2021: 4.27%. 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.