United Kingdom Inflation Rates: 1989 to 2025
Historical inflation rates for United Kingdom
Updated: June 18, 2025
Next update: July 16, 2025
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.983% | 2.836% | 2.594% | 3.527% | 3.358% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 3.981% | 3.411% | 3.228% | 2.333% | 1.990% | 1.975% | 2.234% | 2.216% | 1.680% | 2.281% | 2.622% | 2.503% | 2.530% |
| 2023 | 10.052% | 10.416% | 10.057% | 8.658% | 8.681% | 7.950% | 6.827% | 6.657% | 6.652% | 4.600% | 3.941% | 3.993% | 7.303% |
| 2022 | 5.456% | 6.177% | 7.023% | 9.011% | 9.083% | 9.412% | 10.101% | 9.870% | 10.096% | 11.052% | 10.672% | 10.528% | 9.067% |
| 2021 | 0.701% | 0.414% | 0.714% | 1.526% | 2.115% | 2.514% | 2.040% | 3.197% | 3.080% | 4.206% | 5.130% | 5.386% | 2.588% |
| 2020 | 1.769% | 1.710% | 1.523% | 0.767% | 0.480% | 0.603% | 1.040% | 0.220% | 0.532% | 0.697% | 0.315% | 0.589% | 0.851% |
| 2019 | 1.848% | 1.869% | 1.908% | 2.118% | 2.021% | 2.005% | 2.061% | 1.724% | 1.715% | 1.464% | 1.474% | 1.302% | 1.791% |
| 2018 | 2.989% | 2.708% | 2.458% | 2.382% | 2.421% | 2.447% | 2.474% | 2.653% | 2.419% | 2.392% | 2.310% | 2.104% | 2.478% |
| 2017 | 1.815% | 2.298% | 2.316% | 2.711% | 2.875% | 2.644% | 2.629% | 2.861% | 2.959% | 3.001% | 3.092% | 2.973% | 2.683% |
| 2016 | 0.293% | 0.284% | 0.462% | 0.287% | 0.307% | 0.460% | 0.563% | 0.639% | 0.976% | 0.909% | 1.165% | 1.559% | 0.660% |
| 2015 | 0.282% | 0.031% | -0.010% | -0.121% | 0.111% | -0.040% | 0.146% | 0.008% | -0.125% | -0.111% | 0.111% | 0.202% | 0.040% |
| 2014 | 1.889% | 1.724% | 1.606% | 1.773% | 1.494% | 1.895% | 1.594% | 1.549% | 1.226% | 1.289% | 0.971% | 0.547% | 1.461% |
| 2013 | 2.714% | 2.783% | 2.831% | 2.421% | 2.700% | 2.919% | 2.765% | 2.690% | 2.672% | 2.191% | 2.084% | 2.034% | 2.565% |
| 2012 | 3.576% | 3.435% | 3.461% | 3.044% | 2.773% | 2.449% | 2.561% | 2.477% | 2.202% | 2.669% | 2.663% | 2.677% | 2.828% |
| 2011 | 3.967% | 4.350% | 4.038% | 4.478% | 4.453% | 4.201% | 4.431% | 4.507% | 5.178% | 4.982% | 4.764% | 4.197% | 4.464% |
| 2010 | 3.476% | 2.966% | 3.384% | 3.731% | 3.392% | 3.250% | 3.055% | 3.121% | 3.080% | 3.164% | 3.259% | 3.703% | 3.298% |
| 2009 | 2.999% | 3.152% | 2.867% | 2.281% | 2.195% | 1.793% | 1.777% | 1.604% | 1.092% | 1.512% | 1.908% | 2.894% | 2.165% |
| 2008 | 2.185% | 2.487% | 2.462% | 2.970% | 3.342% | 3.821% | 4.435% | 4.712% | 5.212% | 4.451% | 4.058% | 3.051% | 3.602% |
| 2007 | 2.714% | 2.798% | 3.065% | 2.769% | 2.498% | 2.418% | 1.854% | 1.771% | 1.759% | 2.093% | 2.093% | 2.083% | 2.323% |
| 2006 | 1.946% | 2.035% | 1.811% | 2.030% | 2.241% | 2.493% | 2.368% | 2.479% | 2.412% | 2.420% | 2.700% | 2.985% | 2.329% |
| 2005 | 1.622% | 1.652% | 1.911% | 1.945% | 1.914% | 2.013% | 2.340% | 2.411% | 2.461% | 2.348% | 2.139% | 1.918% | 2.057% |
| 2004 | 1.425% | 1.286% | 1.107% | 1.134% | 1.468% | 1.582% | 1.406% | 1.295% | 1.081% | 1.210% | 1.455% | 1.673% | 1.344% |
| 2003 | 1.336% | 1.578% | 1.537% | 1.446% | 1.255% | 1.106% | 1.310% | 1.390% | 1.429% | 1.354% | 1.332% | 1.270% | 1.362% |
| 2002 | 1.631% | 1.478% | 1.536% | 1.370% | 0.827% | 0.617% | 1.105% | 0.994% | 0.993% | 1.367% | 1.545% | 1.661% | 1.259% |
| 2001 | 0.858% | 0.818% | 0.908% | 1.167% | 1.661% | 1.715% | 1.449% | 1.828% | 1.329% | 1.209% | 0.796% | 1.059% | 1.234% |
| 2000 | 0.797% | 0.937% | 0.637% | 0.561% | 0.537% | 0.788% | 0.878% | 0.595% | 0.961% | 0.995% | 1.063% | 0.806% | 0.796% |
| 1999 | 1.584% | 1.406% | 1.669% | 1.542% | 1.306% | 1.350% | 1.304% | 1.206% | 1.173% | 1.113% | 1.180% | 1.124% | 1.329% |
| 1998 | 1.478% | 1.584% | 1.655% | 1.815% | 2.039% | 1.675% | 1.443% | 1.327% | 1.410% | 1.365% | 1.349% | 1.556% | 1.557% |
| 1997 | 2.148% | 1.915% | 1.713% | 1.558% | 1.559% | 1.674% | 1.995% | 1.977% | 1.835% | 1.897% | 1.920% | 1.710% | 1.825% |
| 1996 | 2.643% | 2.672% | 2.562% | 2.513% | 2.315% | 2.317% | 2.201% | 2.259% | 2.263% | 2.506% | 2.574% | 2.288% | 2.425% |
| 1995 | 2.409% | 2.387% | 2.599% | 2.287% | 2.474% | 2.575% | 2.669% | 2.602% | 2.971% | 2.862% | 2.763% | 2.952% | 2.630% |
| 1994 | 2.670% | 2.516% | 2.234% | 2.014% | 1.960% | 2.022% | 1.720% | 1.882% | 1.539% | 1.516% | 1.842% | 2.045% | 1.994% |
| 1993 | 2.242% | 2.398% | 2.485% | 2.491% | 2.518% | 2.407% | 2.593% | 2.919% | 3.058% | 2.586% | 2.288% | 2.409% | 2.533% |
| 1992 | 6.970% | 6.870% | 7.055% | 4.712% | 4.340% | 3.824% | 3.589% | 2.951% | 2.974% | 2.881% | 2.551% | 2.550% | 4.232% |
| 1991 | 7.055% | 7.017% | 6.854% | 8.444% | 8.180% | 8.389% | 8.272% | 7.895% | 7.106% | 6.753% | 7.066% | 7.203% | 7.519% |
| 1990 | 5.657% | 5.877% | 5.980% | 6.439% | 6.838% | 6.859% | 6.785% | 7.720% | 8.128% | 8.134% | 7.799% | 7.617% | 6.999% |
| 1989 | 4.897% | 4.960% | 5.011% | 5.258% | 5.328% | 5.246% | 5.165% | 4.998% | 5.187% | 5.484% | 5.525% | 5.503% | 5.216% |
All inflation rates are calculated using the UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.