Inflation rates by country and year

-0.4%12.1%24.6%37.1%49.7%
-0.4%12.1%24.6%37.1%49.7%
19609.8%
199225.8%
202542.2%
Source: World Bank

Data: World Bank, annual %. For information only — not financial advice.

Year2025Inflation Rate42.2%

Behind the curve

Turning points in Iran, Islamic Rep.

  1. 1979↑ Upward pressure

    Revolution disrupted Iran's oil output and domestic economy — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    The Iranian Revolution disrupted oil production and domestic economic activity in 1979. The resulting loss of Iranian output was a central part of the 1979–80 oil shock, while the domestic political rupture destabilized prices and the rial.

    IMF: The Middle East and North Africa in a Changing Oil Market
  2. 2012↑ Upward pressure

    Sanctions restricted oil revenue and imports — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Financial and oil-export sanctions intensified in 2011–12, sharply depreciating the rial and disrupting imported inputs. Falling oil revenue and central-bank financing fed stagflation, with consumer inflation exceeding 35 percent by late 2012.

    IMF Country Report 14/94: Islamic Republic of Iran—Selected Issues
  3. 2018↑ Upward pressure

    Currency depreciation reignited chronic inflation — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    The rial's large 2018 depreciation transmitted rapidly into prices. IMF analysis identifies sanctions, weaker oil exports, fiscal deficits and exchange-rate depreciation as mutually reinforcing drivers of Iran's high inflation.

    IMF Working Paper 22/181: Determinants of Inflation in Iran and Policies to Curb It
  4. 2022↑ Upward pressure

    Import-subsidy reform caused a food-price jump — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    To limit the food-import bill, authorities ended subsidies for some essential goods, raised wheat support prices and adjusted administered food prices. Food prices rose 25 percent month-on-month in June 2022, sharply increasing inflation.

    World Bank Iran Economic Monitor, Spring 2022

These are selected historical influences, not a complete account of inflation. An upward-pressure event can coincide with a peak when its inflationary effect has already occurred or when other forces begin pushing inflation lower. The markers show the years in which events occurred, although their effects may extend into later years.

What is the inflation in Iran, Islamic Rep.?

The annual inflation rate in Iran, Islamic Rep. was 42.2% in 2025, the most recent year in the World Bank dataset. That means prices rose 42.2% on average compared with the year before. Use the chart above to explore Iran, Islamic Rep.'s full inflation history from 1960 to 2025, and to compare it with any other country.

How inflation in Iran, Islamic Rep. has changed

Inflation in Iran, Islamic Rep. peaked at 49.7% in 1995 and reached its lowest point at -0.4% in 1966. Averaged across the 66 years of available data (1960–2025), the rate has been 17.6% per year.

Frequently asked questions about inflation in Iran, Islamic Rep.

What is the current inflation rate in Iran, Islamic Rep.?

The latest available annual figure is 42.2% in 2025, from the World Bank. Because the figures are reported annually, they may not reflect the most recent monthly reading published by Iran, Islamic Rep.'s statistical office.

What was the highest inflation rate in Iran, Islamic Rep.?

The highest annual inflation rate on record is 49.7%, reached in 1995.

What was the lowest inflation rate in Iran, Islamic Rep.?

The lowest annual inflation rate on record is -0.4%, recorded in 1966.

Where does the inflation data for Iran, Islamic Rep. come from?

All figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), which report annual consumer price inflation for more than 200 countries and territories from 1960 onward.