Inflation, consumer prices in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Inflation, consumer prices was 2.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, consumer prices in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1977–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, consumer prices in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 2.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, consumer prices in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 14.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2015.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, consumer prices in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.6% | — |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 7.8% | +24.6% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +85.6% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | -44.5% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 4.7% | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 5.2% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | +80.5% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | -30.8% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | +26.8% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -23.7% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +33.5% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +53.6% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -50.2% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -49.7% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +97.9% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -36.3% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +112.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -58.7% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | +43.6% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -42.8% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -61.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +56.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +51.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -39.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +110.1% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -62.9% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.8% | 4.7% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 5.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 176.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5647 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 6,123 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,825 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,615 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.9789 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, consumer prices in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Inflation, consumer prices in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 2.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest inflation, consumer prices recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest inflation, consumer prices recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for inflation, consumer prices?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.