Average inflation measured by CPI fell 10.7% to 2.15% in the USA in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in the USA reached an all time high of 2.40% in 2018 and an all time low of -0.004% in 2009. When compared to USA's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Canada amounted to 2.23%, 2.38% in China, 1.32% in Japan and 3.62% in Mexico in 2019.
USA has been ranked 120th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 34 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
Australia | % | 2.82% | 6.50% | 4.80% | 2.91% | 2.82% | ||||||||||||||||
Belize | % | 3.24% | 6.60% | 4.70% | 2.23% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | % | 3.40% | 6.90% | 4.20% | 2.41% | 1.90% | ||||||||||||||||
China | % | 0.853% | 2.17% | 2.24% | 1.86% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | % | 4.26% | 6.37% | 5.62% | 4.30% | 4.02% | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | % | 4.48% | 8.62% | 8.48% | 5.07% | 4.00% | ||||||||||||||||
India | % | 5.51% | 6.89% | 5.14% | 4.36% | 4.13% | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | % | -0.235% | 1.99% | 1.39% | 1.04% | 0.996% | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | 5.69% | 8.03% | 6.30% | 3.89% | 3.28% | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | % | 6.69% | 13.8% | 5.04% | 4.00% | 4.00% | ||||||||||||||||
South Korea | % | 2.50% | 5.49% | 3.83% | 2.30% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 4.69% | 8.05% | 3.51% | 2.23% | 2.04% | ||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | % | 2.59% | 9.12% | 8.99% | 3.74% | 1.83% |