Inflation, consumer prices in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Inflation, consumer prices was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Inflation, consumer prices in Lower middle income, 1981–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, consumer prices in Lower middle income stood at 3.5%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 23.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, consumer prices in Lower middle income peaked at 13.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2025.
Lower middle income ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Inflation, consumer prices in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 11.7% | — |
| 1982 | 10.7% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | -22.5% |
| 1985 | 7.7% | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +47.4% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | -18.4% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -38.1% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +55.1% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -59.0% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +39.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +77.8% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -38.2% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | -23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.5% | 7.7% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 5.2% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 8.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More economy & growth data for Lower middle income
- Industry (including construction), value added 31.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.24 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Trade in services 14.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 16.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.30 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 7.0% (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 7.04 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator 5.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, consumer prices in Lower middle income?
- Inflation, consumer prices in Lower middle income was 3.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest inflation, consumer prices recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest inflation, consumer prices recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2025.
- How does Lower middle income rank for inflation, consumer prices?
- Lower middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.