CPI base year by country
Consumer Price Index serves as indicators of inflation and reflects changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer. Weights are usually derived from consumer expenditure surveys and the CPI base year refers to the year the weights were derived. It is recommended that...
Countries reporting
183
Highest
1
Armenia
Lowest
0
Zambia
Median
0.5
Years covered
9
2015–2023
Data points
1,735
What the numbers show
CPI base year is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 1 in Armenia; the lowest is 0 in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5, and the mean is 0.5301.
CPI base year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mozambique | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chad | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Angola | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Albania | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Burundi | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Benin | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Bahrain | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Belize | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Bolivia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Brunei | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Bhutan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Botswana | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | China | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Congo | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Cyprus | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Czechia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Germany | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Djibouti | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Ecuador | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Fiji | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Gabon | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Ghana | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Gambia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Haiti | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Iran | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Jamaica | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Japan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Kenya | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | South Korea | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Laos | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Lebanon | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Liberia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Macao | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Morocco | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Madagascar | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Maldives | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mexico | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mali | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Malta | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Mauritania | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Mauritius | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Malawi | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Niger | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Panama | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Paraguay | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Palestine | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Qatar | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Senegal | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Singapore | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Somalia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Eswatini | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Seychelles | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Togo | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Thailand | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | East Timor | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Tonga | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Tanzania | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Uruguay | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Vietnam | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Samoa | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | South Africa | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Brazil | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Guatemala | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 146 | India | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 146 | Iraq | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Libya | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 146 | Myanmar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 146 | Malaysia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Namibia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 146 | Nigeria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Oman | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Palau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Russia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Sudan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | South Sudan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Suriname | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Syria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Venezuela | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Yemen | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Zambia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Consumer Price Index serves as indicators of inflation and reflects changes in the cost of acquiring a fixed basket of goods and services by the average consumer. Weights are usually derived from consumer expenditure surveys and the CPI base year refers to the year the weights were derived. It is recommended that the base year be changed periodically to reflect changes in expenditure structure.