How fast are prices rising in India?
Annual consumer price inflation.
Source: World Bank Indicators API · indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG Fetched 3/6/2026
At a glance
5.0%
latest value, 2024
1.8%
first value, 1960
65
annual observations in this artifact
annual
source frequency
The explanation Draft prose wraps locked source numbers; no numbers are generated at request time
Inflation is why nominal money can rise while household comfort does not rise by the same amount.
Inflation is why nominal money can rise while household comfort does not rise by the same amount.
Annual consumer price inflation.
Read this as one piece of evidence, not the whole story. The useful question is what changes over time, what stays stuck, and what the indicator leaves out.
Keep pulling the thread
How big is India's economy? -> How fast is India's economy growing? -> How rich is the average Indian by GDP per person? ->Methodology
MeasureInflation, consumer prices
GeographyIndia
Unitannual %
TransformValues displayed as annual percent.
CaveatNational CPI does not show every household's personal inflation basket.