Pakistan - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Pakistan was 9.50 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.66 in 1974 and a minimum value of -0.52 in 1962.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1960 6.95
1961 1.64
1962 -0.52
1963 1.46
1964 4.18
1965 5.57
1966 7.23
1967 6.81
1968 0.17
1969 3.19
1970 5.35
1971 4.73
1972 5.18
1973 23.07
1974 26.66
1975 20.90
1976 7.16
1977 10.13
1978 6.14
1979 8.27
1980 11.94
1981 11.88
1982 5.90
1983 6.36
1984 6.09
1985 5.61
1986 3.51
1987 4.68
1988 8.84
1989 7.84
1990 9.05
1991 11.79
1992 9.51
1993 9.97
1994 12.37
1995 12.34
1996 10.37
1997 11.38
1998 6.23
1999 4.14
2000 4.37
2001 3.15
2002 3.29
2003 2.91
2004 7.44
2005 9.06
2006 7.92
2007 7.60
2008 20.29
2009 13.65
2010 12.94
2011 11.92
2012 9.68
2013 7.69
2014 7.19
2015 2.53
2016 3.77
2017 4.09
2018 5.08
2019 10.58
2020 9.74
2021 9.50

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Pakistan was 10.14 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.51 in 2000 and a minimum value of -1.15 in 1963.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 3.65
1962 0.16
1963 -1.15
1964 4.49
1965 3.17
1966 4.60
1967 7.94
1968 0.47
1969 2.34
1970 3.71
1971 5.87
1972 6.77
1973 15.30
1974 26.07
1975 21.10
1976 11.50
1977 10.51
1978 8.98
1979 6.53
1980 9.01
1981 10.08
1982 9.37
1983 5.27
1984 9.65
1985 4.53
1986 3.29
1987 4.52
1988 9.62
1989 8.59
1990 6.45
1991 13.49
1992 10.20
1993 8.84
1994 13.03
1995 13.01
1996 8.37
1997 13.38
1998 7.53
1999 5.86
2000 38.51
2001 5.31
2002 3.73
2003 3.26
2004 7.33
2005 7.84
2006 8.87
2007 7.27
2008 13.20
2009 20.67
2010 10.85
2011 19.64
2012 5.97
2013 6.97
2014 7.41
2015 4.11
2016 0.40
2017 4.01
2018 2.46
2019 8.78
2020 10.14

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Pakistan was 10.14 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 20.67 in 2009 and 0.40 in 2016.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 6.45
1991 13.49
1992 10.20
1993 8.84
1994 13.03
1995 13.01
1996 8.37
1997 13.38
1998 7.53
1999 5.86
2000 3.72
2001 5.31
2002 3.73
2003 3.26
2004 7.33
2005 7.84
2006 10.46
2007 7.27
2008 13.20
2009 20.67
2010 10.85
2011 19.64
2012 5.97
2013 6.97
2014 7.41
2015 4.11
2016 0.40
2017 4.01
2018 2.46
2019 8.78
2020 10.14

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices