South Asia - Inflation
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in South Asia was 5.55 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.23 in 1974 and a minimum value of -0.89 in 1976.
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.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.02 |
| 1966 | 9.01 |
| 1967 | 4.50 |
| 1968 | 2.21 |
| 1969 | 3.62 |
| 1970 | 5.61 |
| 1971 | 2.87 |
| 1972 | 6.40 |
| 1973 | 14.19 |
| 1974 | 23.23 |
| 1975 | 7.11 |
| 1976 | -0.89 |
| 1977 | 9.10 |
| 1978 | 6.74 |
| 1979 | 7.27 |
| 1980 | 13.31 |
| 1981 | 11.88 |
| 1982 | 9.90 |
| 1983 | 12.38 |
| 1984 | 7.03 |
| 1985 | 5.56 |
| 1986 | 9.23 |
| 1987 | 8.80 |
| 1988 | 8.98 |
| 1989 | 7.84 |
| 1990 | 8.97 |
| 1991 | 12.28 |
| 1992 | 11.79 |
| 1993 | 9.97 |
| 1994 | 8.35 |
| 1995 | 9.50 |
| 1996 | 8.98 |
| 1997 | 7.16 |
| 1998 | 9.36 |
| 1999 | 4.69 |
| 2000 | 4.01 |
| 2001 | 3.15 |
| 2002 | 3.33 |
| 2003 | 3.81 |
| 2004 | 3.77 |
| 2005 | 6.94 |
| 2006 | 6.77 |
| 2007 | 7.20 |
| 2008 | 10.97 |
| 2009 | 4.98 |
| 2010 | 7.58 |
| 2011 | 10.25 |
| 2012 | 9.39 |
| 2013 | 7.46 |
| 2014 | 6.82 |
| 2015 | 4.16 |
| 2016 | 4.17 |
| 2017 | 4.52 |
| 2018 | 3.33 |
| 2019 | 3.63 |
| 2020 | 5.69 |
| 2021 | 5.55 |
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in South Asia was 4.35 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.38 in 1974 and a minimum value of 0.16 in 1962.
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 | 3.17 |
| 1962 | 0.16 |
| 1963 | 3.57 |
| 1964 | 1.60 |
| 1965 | 7.93 |
| 1966 | 6.30 |
| 1967 | 7.94 |
| 1968 | 2.42 |
| 1969 | 3.34 |
| 1970 | 3.71 |
| 1971 | 3.17 |
| 1972 | 8.97 |
| 1973 | 15.30 |
| 1974 | 24.38 |
| 1975 | 21.10 |
| 1976 | 5.98 |
| 1977 | 5.64 |
| 1978 | 9.37 |
| 1979 | 12.56 |
| 1980 | 11.51 |
| 1981 | 9.99 |
| 1982 | 9.36 |
| 1983 | 8.52 |
| 1984 | 8.79 |
| 1985 | 6.85 |
| 1986 | 6.99 |
| 1987 | 8.54 |
| 1988 | 9.87 |
| 1989 | 8.51 |
| 1990 | 8.60 |
| 1991 | 11.58 |
| 1992 | 9.18 |
| 1993 | 9.35 |
| 1994 | 9.88 |
| 1995 | 8.67 |
| 1996 | 8.11 |
| 1997 | 7.28 |
| 1998 | 7.53 |
| 1999 | 4.16 |
| 2000 | 4.47 |
| 2001 | 5.36 |
| 2002 | 3.89 |
| 2003 | 3.56 |
| 2004 | 6.53 |
| 2005 | 6.98 |
| 2006 | 7.36 |
| 2007 | 7.44 |
| 2008 | 8.53 |
| 2009 | 6.90 |
| 2010 | 8.84 |
| 2011 | 10.68 |
| 2012 | 7.84 |
| 2013 | 6.33 |
| 2014 | 5.15 |
| 2015 | 3.83 |
| 2016 | 3.81 |
| 2017 | 4.56 |
| 2018 | 3.44 |
| 2019 | 4.01 |
| 2020 | 4.35 |
Classification
Topic: Financial Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices
