National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in China
China: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and was 7.3 Percent per annum in 2019. ◆ Volatile
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in China, 1994–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
In 2019, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in China stood at 7.3 Percent per annum.
The figure is up 284.2% on the previous year and up 942.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in China peaked at 31.8 Percent per annum in 1994 and was at its lowest, -4.2 Percent per annum, in 1999.
That places China 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in China, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31.8 Percent per annum | — |
| 1995 | 22.9 Percent per annum | -28.0% |
| 1996 | 7.6 Percent per annum | -66.8% |
| 1997 | -0.1 Percent per annum | -101.3% |
| 1998 | -3.2 Percent per annum | +3100.0% |
| 1999 | -4.2 Percent per annum | +31.2% |
| 2000 | -2.6 Percent per annum | -38.1% |
| 2001 | 0 Percent per annum | -100.0% |
| 2002 | -0.6 Percent per annum | — |
| 2003 | 3.4 Percent per annum | -666.7% |
| 2004 | 9.9 Percent per annum | +191.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9 Percent per annum | -70.7% |
| 2006 | 2.3 Percent per annum | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 12.3 Percent per annum | +434.8% |
| 2008 | 14.3 Percent per annum | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7 Percent per annum | -95.1% |
| 2010 | 7.2 Percent per annum | +928.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8 Percent per annum | +63.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8 Percent per annum | -59.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7 Percent per annum | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 3.1 Percent per annum | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3 Percent per annum | -25.8% |
| 2016 | 3.76 Percent per annum | +63.5% |
| 2017 | -0.6 Percent per annum | -116.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 Percent per annum | -416.7% |
| 2019 | 7.3 Percent per annum | +284.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7.3 Percent per annum is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.24 Percent per annum, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -3100.0% | -0.1 Percent per annum | -3.2 Percent per annum |
| 2010 | +928.6% | 0.7 Percent per annum | 7.2 Percent per annum |
| 2003 | +666.7% | -0.6 Percent per annum | 3.4 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.13 Percent per annum | -4.2 Percent per annum | 31.8 Percent per annum | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.26 Percent per annum | -2.6 Percent per annum | 14.3 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 Percent per annum | -0.6 Percent per annum | 11.8 Percent per annum | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 2 Chile 12.22 Percent per annum compare
- 2 Estonia 6.94 Percent per annum compare
- 3 Russian Federation 9.6 Percent per annum compare
- 4 Latvia 6.16 Percent per annum compare
- 4 Mexico 8.17 Percent per annum compare
- 5 Slovenia 5.44 Percent per annum compare
- 6 Poland 4.72 Percent per annum compare
- 6 Bulgaria 6.03 Percent per annum compare
- 7 Lithuania 4.54 Percent per annum compare
- 7 Norway 5.66 Percent per annum compare
- 8 Iceland 5.45 Percent per annum compare
- 8 Netherlands 4.03 Percent per annum compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 87.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in China?
- National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in China was 7.3 Percent per annum in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8 Percent per annum in 1994.
- What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2 Percent per annum in 1999.
- How does China rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and?
- China ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2019.
- Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 942.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains statistics on national Consumer Price Indices for Food and non-alcoholic beverages (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for Food and non-alcoholic beverages can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).