Consumer Price Index · 132.6 (2025)
Latest CPI
132.6
2025
Earliest CPI
26.0
1986
Change (1986–2025)
+106.5
+409.0%
How CPI erosion in China compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in China
40 years of data (1986–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 132.6 | +0.1 (+0.1%) |
| 2024 | 132.5 | +0.3 (+0.2%) |
| 2023 | 132.2 | +0.3 (+0.2%) |
| 2022 | 131.9 | +2.6 (+2.0%) |
| 2021 | 129.4 | +1.3 (+1.0%) |
| 2020 | 128.1 | +3.0 (+2.4%) |
| 2019 | 125.1 | +3.5 (+2.9%) |
| 2018 | 121.6 | +2.5 (+2.1%) |
| 2017 | 119.1 | +1.9 (+1.6%) |
| 2016 | 117.2 | +2.3 (+2.0%) |
| 2015 | 114.9 | +1.6 (+1.4%) |
| 2014 | 113.3 | +2.1 (+1.9%) |
| 2013 | 111.2 | +2.8 (+2.6%) |
| 2012 | 108.3 | +2.8 (+2.6%) |
| 2011 | 105.6 | +5.6 (+5.6%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +3.1 (+3.2%) |
| 2009 | 96.9 | -0.7 (-0.7%) |
| 2008 | 97.6 | +5.5 (+5.9%) |
| 2007 | 92.2 | +4.2 (+4.8%) |
| 2006 | 87.9 | +1.4 (+1.6%) |
| 2005 | 86.5 | +1.5 (+1.8%) |
| 2004 | 85.0 | +3.1 (+3.8%) |
| 2003 | 81.9 | +0.9 (+1.1%) |
| 2002 | 81.0 | -0.6 (-0.7%) |
| 2001 | 81.6 | +0.6 (+0.7%) |
| 2000 | 81.0 | +0.3 (+0.3%) |
| 1999 | 80.7 | -1.1 (-1.4%) |
| 1998 | 81.8 | -0.6 (-0.8%) |
| 1997 | 82.5 | +2.2 (+2.8%) |
| 1996 | 80.2 | +6.2 (+8.3%) |
| 1995 | 74.1 | +10.7 (+16.8%) |
| 1994 | 63.4 | +12.4 (+24.3%) |
| 1993 | 51.0 | +6.5 (+14.6%) |
| 1992 | 44.5 | +2.7 (+6.4%) |
| 1991 | 41.9 | +1.4 (+3.6%) |
| 1990 | 40.4 | +1.2 (+3.1%) |
| 1989 | 39.2 | +6.1 (+18.2%) |
| 1988 | 33.2 | +5.3 (+18.8%) |
| 1987 | 27.9 | +1.9 (+7.2%) |
| 1986 | 26.0 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for China tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1986, the CPI has moved from 26.0 to 132.6, representing a cumulative change of +409.0%.
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