Switzerland — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Switzerland, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Switzerland was 0.15% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.77% in 1974. The lowest was -1.14% in 2015 (about -7.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.38% per year.
Switzerland ranks 171 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Switzerland sits below it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 98% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 113%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 48 of 49 economies; Cyprus (0.13%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8564% in 2015. That is 73% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1962.
World ranking. Slipped: 39th of 63 in 1960 → 56th of 92 in 1970 → 103rd of 106 in 1980 → 86th of 131 in 1990 → 124th of 163 in 2000 → 173rd of 186 in 2010 → 163rd of 178 in 2020 → 154th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.15% | -0.9 pp |
| 2024 | 1.06% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.14% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 2.84% | +2.3 pp |
| 2021 | 0.58% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | -0.73% | -1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 0.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 0.94% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 0.53% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.43% | +0.7 pp |
| 2015 | -1.14% | -1.1 pp |
| 2014 | -0.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | -0.22% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | -0.69% | -0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 0.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 0.69% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | -0.48% | -2.9 pp |
| 2008 | 2.43% | +1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 0.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 1.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.17% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.64% | -0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 0.99% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 1.56% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 0.81% | +0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 0.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 0.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 0.81% | -1.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 0.85% | -2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 3.29% | -0.7 pp |
| 1992 | 4.04% | -1.8 pp |
| 1991 | 5.86% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +2.2 pp |
| 1989 | 3.16% | +1.3 pp |
| 1988 | 1.87% | +0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 1.44% | +0.7 pp |
| 1986 | 0.75% | -2.7 pp |
| 1985 | 3.44% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 2.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.95% | -2.7 pp |
| 1982 | 5.66% | -0.8 pp |
| 1981 | 6.49% | +2.5 pp |
| 1980 | 4.02% | +0.4 pp |
| 1979 | 3.65% | +2.6 pp |
| 1978 | 1.03% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 1.72% | -5.0 pp |
| 1975 | 6.7% | -3.1 pp |
| 1974 | 9.77% | +1.0 pp |
| 1973 | 8.75% | +2.1 pp |
| 1972 | 6.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 6.57% | +3.0 pp |
| 1970 | 3.62% | +1.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.4% | -1.6 pp |
| 1967 | 4.01% | -0.8 pp |
| 1966 | 4.78% | +1.4 pp |
| 1965 | 3.41% | +0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 3.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 3.44% | -0.9 pp |
| 1962 | 4.32% | +2.5 pp |
| 1961 | 1.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 1960 | 1.44% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Switzerland’s Inflation in 1961?
1.85% (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 Switzerland’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -89.3% in total — about 3.4% 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: 0.15%; 2024: 1.06%; 2023: 2.14%; 2022: 2.84%; 2021: 0.58%. 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.