Russian Federation — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Russian Federation, 1993–2025.
Inflation for Russian Federation was 8.72% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1993 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 874.25% in 1993. The lowest was 2.88% in 2018 (about 3.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -13.41% per year.
Russian Federation ranks 27 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Russian Federation sits above it. It peaked in 1993 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 44%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 5 of 49 economies; Kyrgyz Republic (8.21%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 210% in 1999. That is 19% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 148 in 1993 → 16th of 163 in 2000 → 39th of 186 in 2010 → 54th of 178 in 2020 → 21st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 8.43% | +2.6 pp |
| 2023 | 5.87% | -7.9 pp |
| 2022 | 13.74% | +7.0 pp |
| 2021 | 6.69% | +3.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.38% | -1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 4.47% | +1.6 pp |
| 2018 | 2.88% | -0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 3.68% | -3.4 pp |
| 2016 | 7.04% | -8.5 pp |
| 2015 | 15.53% | +7.7 pp |
| 2014 | 7.82% | +1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.75% | +1.7 pp |
| 2012 | 5.07% | -3.4 pp |
| 2011 | 8.44% | +1.6 pp |
| 2010 | 6.85% | -4.8 pp |
| 2009 | 11.65% | -2.5 pp |
| 2008 | 14.11% | +5.1 pp |
| 2007 | 9.01% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 9.67% | -3.0 pp |
| 2005 | 12.69% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 10.89% | -2.8 pp |
| 2003 | 13.66% | -2.1 pp |
| 2002 | 15.79% | -5.7 pp |
| 2001 | 21.48% | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -64.9 pp |
| 1999 | 85.75% | +58.1 pp |
| 1998 | 27.69% | +12.9 pp |
| 1997 | 14.76% | -33.0 pp |
| 1996 | 47.75% | -149.7 pp |
| 1995 | 197.41% | -110.3 pp |
| 1994 | 307.72% | -566.5 pp |
| 1993 | 874.25% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Russian Federation’s Inflation in 1994?
307.72% (1994). 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 Russian Federation’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -99.0% in total — about 13.4% 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: 8.72%; 2024: 8.43%; 2023: 5.87%; 2022: 13.74%; 2021: 6.69%. 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.