Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index in China
China: Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index was 1.17 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index in China, 1993–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in China is 1.17, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in China peaked at 1.17 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 0.4653, in 1993.
That places China 23rd out of 28 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4653 | — |
| 1994 | 0.5781 | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6753 | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7285 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7413 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7289 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7126 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7067 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7086 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7034 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7113 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7385 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7516 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.764 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8008 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8483 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8421 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8688 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9168 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9408 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.965 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9848 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.14 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.15 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.15 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.15 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 1.17 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6614 | 0.4653 | 0.7413 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7575 | 0.7034 | 0.8483 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9878 | 0.8688 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.11 | 1.17 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in China?
- Economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in China was 1.17 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4653 in 1993.
- How does China rank for economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index?
- China ranks 23rd out of 28 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP