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Inflation in United Kingdom
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
14 of 38 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
3.9%
Countries · 2025
14 of 38
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs World
+0.8 pp
World: 3.0% · 2025
Inflation, 1960 – 2025 percent · United Kingdom
3.9%
2025
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Compared with Inflation · percent
United Kingdom
3.9%
World
3.0%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
3.9% · 2025
First value
1.0% · 1960
Highest
24.2% · 1975
Lowest
0.4% · 2015
Data points
66
By year
All years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.9% | 3.0% | |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 3.0% | |
| 2023 | 6.8% | 5.7% | |
| 2022 | 7.9% | 8.0% | |
| 2021 | 2.5% | 3.5% | |
| 2020 | 1.0% | 1.9% | |
| 2019 | 1.7% | 2.2% | |
| 2018 | 2.3% | 2.5% | |
| 2017 | 2.6% | 2.3% | |
| 2016 | 1.0% | 1.6% | |
| 2015 | 0.4% | 1.4% | |
| 2014 | 1.5% | 2.4% | |
| 2013 | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
| 2012 | 2.6% | 3.7% | |
| 2011 | 3.9% | 4.8% | |
| 2010 | 2.5% | 3.3% | |
| 2009 | 2.0% | 2.9% | |
| 2008 | 3.5% | 8.9% | |
| 2007 | 2.4% | 4.8% | |
| 2006 | 2.5% | 4.3% | |
| 2005 | 2.1% | 4.1% | |
| 2004 | 1.4% | 3.5% | |
| 2003 | 1.4% | 3.0% | |
| 2002 | 1.5% | 2.9% | |
| 2001 | 1.5% | 3.8% | |
| 2000 | 1.2% | 3.4% | |
| 1999 | 1.8% | 3.0% | |
| 1998 | 1.8% | 5.1% | |
| 1997 | 2.2% | 5.6% | |
| 1996 | 2.9% | 6.5% | |
| 1995 | 2.7% | 9.1% | |
| 1994 | 2.2% | 10.2% | |
| 1993 | 2.6% | 7.1% | |
| 1992 | 4.6% | 7.6% | |
| 1991 | 7.5% | 9.0% | |
| 1990 | 8.1% | 8.1% | |
| 1989 | 5.8% | 6.9% | |
| 1988 | 4.2% | 7.1% | |
| 1987 | 4.1% | 5.7% | |
| 1986 | 3.4% | 5.8% | |
| 1985 | 6.1% | 6.8% | |
| 1984 | 5.0% | 8.1% | |
| 1983 | 4.6% | 8.7% | |
| 1982 | 8.6% | 10.2% | |
| 1981 | 11.9% | 12.4% | |
| 1980 | 18.0% | — | |
| 1979 | 13.4% | — | |
| 1978 | 8.3% | — | |
| 1977 | 15.8% | — | |
| 1976 | 16.6% | — | |
| 1975 | 24.2% | — | |
| 1974 | 16.0% | — | |
| 1973 | 9.2% | — | |
| 1972 | 7.1% | — | |
| 1971 | 9.4% | — | |
| 1970 | 6.4% | — | |
| 1969 | 5.4% | — | |
| 1968 | 4.7% | — | |
| 1967 | 2.5% | — | |
| 1966 | 3.9% | — | |
| 1965 | 4.8% | — | |
| 1964 | 3.3% | — | |
| 1963 | 2.0% | — | |
| 1962 | 4.2% | — | |
| 1961 | 3.4% | — | |
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Inflation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 29.5% | |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 18.2% | |
| 3 | Liberia | 12.4% | |
| 4 | Türkiye | 11.1% | |
| 5 | Mexico | 6.0% | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 5.7% | |
| 7 | Algeria | 5.6% | |
| 8 | Lebanon | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Colombia | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Honduras | 3.9% | |
| 11 | Indonesia | 3.8% | |
| 12 | Lithuania | 3.7% | |
| 13 | Russia | 3.7% | |
| 14 | Brazil | 3.4% | |
| 15 | India | 3.3% | |
| 16 | Philippines | 2.9% | |
| 17 | Gabon | 2.7% | |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 2.6% | |
| 19 | Czechia | 2.5% | |
| 20 | Chile | 2.2% | |
| 21 | United States | 2.1% | |
| 22 | Poland | 2.1% | |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | |
| 24 | Spain | 2.0% | |
| 25 | South Korea | 1.9% | |
| 26 | Norway | 1.9% | |
| 27 | Canada | 1.6% | |
| 28 | China | 1.6% | |
| 29 | Germany | 1.5% | |
| 30 | Hong Kong SAR China | 1.5% | |
| 31 | Netherlands | 1.4% | |
| 32 | Romania | 1.3% | |
| 33 | Italy | 1.2% | |
| 34 | Greece | 1.1% | |
| 35 | France | 1.0% | |
| 36 | Finland | 0.7% | |
| 37 | Congo - Brazzaville | 0.5% | |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.4% | |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | -0.9% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
What it means
How fast consumer prices rise.
How it is calculated
Change in the consumer price index over the year, in percent.
Economy & jobs
United Kingdom in numbers
GDP per person
£39,845
2023
GDP per person (PPP)
US$59,700
2023
Gross domestic product
US$4T
2025
Economic growth
1.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.9%
2023
Youth unemployment
14.6%
2025
Employment rate
75.2%
2024
Labour force participation
61.4%
2025
Household income per person
US$36,868
2023
Income inequality (Gini)
32.4
2021