All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in Australia
Australia: All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change was 2.43 in 2031. ◆ Volatile
All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in Australia, 1980–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.43 for all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in Australia peaked at 11.35 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2247, in 1997.
Australia ranks 12th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.14 | — |
| 1981 | 9.49 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 11.35 | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 10.04 | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 3.96 | -60.5% |
| 1985 | 6.73 | +70.1% |
| 1986 | 9.05 | +34.4% |
| 1987 | 8.53 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 7.27 | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 7.58 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 7.23 | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 3.31 | -54.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9688 | -70.7% |
| 1993 | 1.75 | +80.9% |
| 1994 | 1.93 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 4.63 | +140.1% |
| 1996 | 2.65 | -42.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2247 | -91.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8595 | +282.5% |
| 1999 | 1.41 | +63.8% |
| 2000 | 4.46 | +216.6% |
| 2001 | 4.41 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.05 | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 2.73 | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 2.34 | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 2.66 | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 3.55 | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 2.36 | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 4.35 | +84.5% |
| 2009 | 1.77 | -59.3% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | +61.8% |
| 2011 | 3.36 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 1.69 | -49.7% |
| 2013 | 2.45 | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 2.51 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.48 | -40.9% |
| 2016 | 1.28 | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 1.99 | +56.2% |
| 2018 | 1.93 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8903 | -43.1% |
| 2021 | 2.84 | +219.1% |
| 2022 | 6.61 | +132.8% |
| 2023 | 5.61 | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 3.16 | -43.7% |
| 2025 | 2.86 | -9.3% |
| 2026 | 4.02 | +40.3% |
| 2027 | 3.15 | -21.5% |
| 2028 | 2.58 | -18.1% |
| 2029 | 2.53 | -2.3% |
| 2030 | 2.5 | -1.1% |
| 2031 | 2.43 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.41 | 3.96 | 11.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5 | 0.2247 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 | 1.77 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.11 | 1.28 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 | 0.8903 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.46 | 2.43 | 2.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 14.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,249 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2315 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 15,077 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.3577 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in Australia?
- All items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in Australia was 2.43 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.35 in 1982.
- What is the lowest all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2247 in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.