CONSUMER PRICES · 1990–2025

Watch money lose its weight.

Track consumer prices across countries, see which categories are pushing them up, and translate old prices into today's money.

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Latest average

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Peak since 1990

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Prices rose, 1990–2025

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Compounded over 35 years

Buying power of $100 from 1990

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What it buys at 2025 prices

Annual inflation rate

USA highlighted against peers · annual average CPI, %

−2%0%2%4%6%8%10%19901995200020052010201520202025

Source: World Bank, WDI (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), CC BY 4.0

What's driving it

12-month change by category

ILLUSTRATIVE
Transport services
+7.3%
Shelter
+4.6%
Medical care
+3.4%
Food
+2.5%
Apparel
+1.2%
New vehicles
−0.4%
Energy
−0.5%

Bars left of the line are prices falling. Replace with the latest release for this country.

What is it worth today?

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A decade at a glance

Each cell is one country-year. Darker means faster price growth.

Deflation
0–1%
1–2%
2–3%
3–5%
5–7%
7%+
2017
2018
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2020
2021
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2025
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Price tracker

Everyday items as a price index, 2015 = 100

ILLUSTRATIVE
ItemCategoryIndex 20261-yearSince 2015Trend
EggsFood at home172.0+1.3%+72%
ElectricityEnergy146.0+3.9%+46%
Rent, 1-bedroomShelter141.0+3.6%+41%
Restaurant mealFood away139.0+3.4%+39%
Gasoline, 1 LEnergy134.0−1.2%+34%
Bread & cerealsFood at home131.0+2.8%+31%
ClothingApparel104.0+0.4%+4%