All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in India
India: All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change was 4 in 2031. ▼ Falling
All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in India, 1980–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2031, all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in India stood at 4.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in India peaked at 13.48 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 2025.
India ranks 7th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.35 | — |
| 1981 | 12.65 | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 7.74 | -38.9% |
| 1983 | 12.56 | +62.3% |
| 1984 | 6.52 | -48.1% |
| 1985 | 6.25 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 8.89 | +42.2% |
| 1987 | 9.06 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 7.21 | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 4.57 | -36.6% |
| 1990 | 11.2 | +145.0% |
| 1991 | 13.48 | +20.4% |
| 1992 | 9.86 | -26.8% |
| 1993 | 7.28 | -26.1% |
| 1994 | 10.27 | +41.0% |
| 1995 | 9.96 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 9.43 | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 6.84 | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 13.13 | +91.8% |
| 1999 | 3.43 | -73.9% |
| 2000 | 3.82 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 4.44 | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 4.99 | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 4.11 | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 4 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.67 | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 6.74 | +83.4% |
| 2007 | 5.92 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 9.21 | +55.6% |
| 2009 | 10.6 | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 9.37 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 8.12 | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 10.04 | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 9.81 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.94 | -39.5% |
| 2015 | 4.88 | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 4.52 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 3.61 | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 3.39 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 4.81 | +41.9% |
| 2020 | 6.15 | +28.0% |
| 2021 | 5.51 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 6.63 | +20.4% |
| 2023 | 5.37 | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 4.64 | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 2.09 | -54.9% |
| 2026 | 4.71 | +125.5% |
| 2027 | 4 | -15.2% |
| 2028 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2029 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2031 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.68 | 4.57 | 12.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.49 | 3.43 | 13.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 | 3.67 | 10.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.45 | 3.39 | 10.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.71 | 2.09 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 2030s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 393.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 291.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 9.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in India?
- All items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in India was 4 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 13.48 in 1991.
- What is the lowest all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 2025.
- How does India rank for all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change?
- India ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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