Average inflation measured by CPI rose 9.00% to 2.65% in China in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in China reached an all time high of 2.65% in 2020 and an all time low of -0.014% in 1999. When compared to China's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in India amounted to 4.57%, 1.66% in Japan, 4.80% in Russia and 2.30% in USA in 2020.
China has been ranked 94th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Bangladesh | % | 5.48% | 5.65% | 5.88% | 5.49% | 5.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 1.95% | 0.616% | 1.27% | 1.62% | 1.86% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.90% | 2.92% | 2.68% | 2.60% | 2.60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 1.35% | 0.495% | 1.08% | 1.32% | 1.53% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 4.76% | 4.95% | 3.75% | 3.83% | 3.87% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 0.477% | -0.063% | 0.296% | 0.672% | 0.774% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 3.64% | 3.40% | 3.26% | 2.96% | 2.99% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 6.74% | 10.7% | 8.84% | 7.28% | 6.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 4.47% | 3.22% | 3.25% | 3.20% | 3.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 0.383% | 0.500% | 0.899% | 1.10% | 1.30% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 4.30% | 4.67% | 4.65% | 4.90% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 1.81% | 1.52% | 2.77% | 2.10% | 2.11% |
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