{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"cn-inflation-cpi","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-inflation-cpi","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/cn-inflation-cpi/","title":"China Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %) (2025)","description":"China's Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %): 0.1 % annual change in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), 1987–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","China","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"China","temporal_coverage":"1987/2025","unit":"% annual change","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"China Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG?locations=CN"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1987–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"39"},{"label":"Geography","value":"China"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"China (2025)","value":"0.1","unit":"% annual change","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"39","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"China Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %)"}],"observation_count":39,"observations":[{"period":"1987","value":7.23383553065609},{"period":"1988","value":18.8118179448753},{"period":"1989","value":18.2456383621648},{"period":"1990","value":3.05229012075233},{"period":"1991","value":3.55668565220452},{"period":"1992","value":6.35398134024869},{"period":"1993","value":14.6100786356602},{"period":"1994","value":24.2569897243361},{"period":"1995","value":16.7912268492666},{"period":"1996","value":8.3131587270211},{"period":"1997","value":2.78646505531882},{"period":"1998","value":-0.773186011549318},{"period":"1999","value":-1.40147268276465},{"period":"2000","value":0.347811226864587},{"period":"2001","value":0.719125609120114},{"period":"2002","value":-0.731970902350244},{"period":"2003","value":1.12760348729637},{"period":"2004","value":3.82463743108159},{"period":"2005","value":1.77641407667571},{"period":"2006","value":1.6494309945586},{"period":"2007","value":4.81676767378834},{"period":"2008","value":5.92525137041092},{"period":"2009","value":-0.728165250932898},{"period":"2010","value":3.17532475269199},{"period":"2011","value":5.55389892257493},{"period":"2012","value":2.61952432645541},{"period":"2013","value":2.62105001748115},{"period":"2014","value":1.92164162788521},{"period":"2015","value":1.43702380935655},{"period":"2016","value":2.00000182191943},{"period":"2017","value":1.59313600071436},{"period":"2018","value":2.07479039965576},{"period":"2019","value":2.89923416358227},{"period":"2020","value":2.41942189457782},{"period":"2021","value":0.981015135544882},{"period":"2022","value":1.97357555739051},{"period":"2023","value":0.234836828893051},{"period":"2024","value":0.218128938439177},{"period":"2025","value":0.0595646916565403}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% annual change"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"0.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"0.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"0.2","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.0","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"2.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"2.9","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.1","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"2.0","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"2.6","yoyChange":"-3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"5.6","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"-0.7","yoyChange":"-6.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"5.9","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"+3.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks consumer price inflation (CPI, annual % change) in China from 1990 to present. Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1987–2025 (39 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 24.3 % annual change in 1994 and reached its lowest recorded value of -1.4 in 1999. The latest reading of 0.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}