Inflation in the United Kingdom
Inflation in the United Kingdom was 3.4% in September 2026, according to Office for National Statistics.
So far this year (January–September 2026), prices are 3.0% higher than in the same months of 2025. For 2025 as a whole, inflation was 3.4%.
Over the ten years from 2015 to 2025, prices rose by 38.4% in total, an average of 3.3% a year.
Inflation in the United Kingdom by year
Annual inflation is the change in the average price level from the year before. The last column shows what £100 in each year is worth in 2025.
| Year | Inflation | £100 is worth in 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Sept) | 3.0% | – |
| 2025 | 3.4% | £100 |
| 2024 | 2.5% | £103 |
| 2023 | 7.3% | £106 |
| 2022 | 9.1% | £114 |
| 2021 | 2.6% | £124 |
| 2020 | 0.9% | £127 |
| 2019 | 1.8% | £128 |
| 2018 | 2.5% | £131 |
| 2017 | 2.7% | £134 |
| 2016 | 0.6% | £137 |
| 2015 | 0.1% | £138 |
| 2014 | 1.5% | £138 |
| 2013 | 2.6% | £140 |
| 2012 | 2.8% | £144 |
| 2011 | 4.5% | £148 |
| 2010 | 3.3% | £155 |
| 2009 | 2.2% | £160 |
| 2008 | 3.6% | £163 |
| 2007 | 2.3% | £169 |
| 2006 | 2.3% | £173 |
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| 2005 | 2.0% | £177 |
| 2004 | 1.3% | £181 |
| 2003 | 1.4% | £183 |
| 2002 | 1.2% | £186 |
| 2001 | 1.2% | £188 |
| 2000 | 0.8% | £190 |
| 1999 | 1.3% | £192 |
| 1998 | 1.6% | £194 |
| 1997 | 1.8% | £197 |
| 1996 | 2.4% | £201 |
| 1995 | 2.6% | £206 |
| 1994 | 2.0% | £211 |
| 1993 | 2.6% | £216 |
| 1992 | 4.2% | £221 |
| 1991 | 7.5% | £230 |
| 1990 | 7.0% | £248 |
| 1989 | 5.3% | £265 |
| 1988 | 4.9% | £279 |
| 1987 | 4.2% | £293 |
| 1986 | 3.4% | £305 |
| 1985 | 6.1% | £315 |
| 1984 | 5.0% | £334 |
| 1983 | 4.6% | £351 |
| 1982 | 8.6% | £367 |
| 1981 | 11.9% | £399 |
| 1980 | 18.0% | £446 |
| 1979 | 13.4% | £526 |
| 1978 | 8.3% | £597 |
| 1977 | 15.8% | £646 |
| 1976 | 16.5% | £749 |
| 1975 | 24.2% | £873 |
| 1974 | 16.0% | £1,084 |
| 1973 | 9.1% | £1,258 |
| 1972 | 7.1% | £1,372 |
| 1971 | 9.4% | £1,470 |
| 1970 | 6.4% | £1,609 |
| 1969 | 5.4% | £1,712 |
| 1968 | 4.7% | £1,804 |
| 1967 | 2.6% | £1,888 |
| 1966 | 3.9% | £1,938 |
| 1965 | 4.7% | £2,014 |
| 1964 | 3.3% | £2,108 |
| 1963 | 1.9% | £2,178 |
| 1962 | 4.3% | £2,219 |
| 1961 | 3.5% | £2,315 |
| 1960 | 1.0% | £2,396 |
| 1959 | 0.4% | £2,420 |
| 1958 | 3.2% | £2,430 |
| 1957 | 3.5% | £2,508 |
| 1956 | 5.1% | £2,596 |
| 1955 | 4.4% | £2,729 |
| 1954 | 2.0% | £2,848 |
| 1953 | 3.1% | £2,904 |
| 1952 | 9.2% | £2,993 |
| 1951 | 9.1% | £3,267 |
| 1950 | 3.1% | £3,564 |
| 1949 | 2.9% | £3,676 |
| 1948 | 7.6% | £3,782 |
| 1947 | 7.0% | £4,070 |
| 1946 | 3.1% | £4,356 |
| 1945 | 2.7% | £4,489 |
| 1944 | 2.8% | £4,613 |
| 1943 | 3.3% | £4,743 |
| 1942 | 7.1% | £4,901 |
| 1941 | 10.9% | £5,251 |
| 1940 | 16.8% | £5,823 |
| 1939 | 3.0% | £6,799 |
| 1938 | 1.2% | £7,001 |
| 1937 | 3.7% | £7,086 |
| 1936 | 0.6% | £7,351 |
| 1935 | 0.6% | £7,397 |
| 1934 | 0.0% | £7,444 |
| 1933 | -2.5% | £7,444 |
| 1932 | -2.4% | £7,260 |
| 1931 | -4.0% | £7,086 |
| 1930 | -2.8% | £6,799 |
| 1929 | -1.1% | £6,608 |
| 1928 | 0.0% | £6,534 |
| 1927 | -2.7% | £6,534 |
| 1926 | -0.5% | £6,358 |
| 1925 | 0.0% | £6,324 |
| 1924 | -0.5% | £6,324 |
| 1923 | -6.0% | £6,290 |
| 1922 | -13.9% | £5,911 |
| 1921 | -8.7% | £5,092 |
| 1920 | 15.5% | £4,649 |
| 1919 | 10.1% | £5,371 |
| 1918 | 22.1% | £5,911 |
| 1917 | 25.4% | £7,216 |
| 1916 | 18.2% | £9,048 |
| 1915 | 12.2% | £10,693 |
| 1914 | 0.0% | £12,002 |
| 1913 | -1.0% | £12,002 |
| 1912 | 3.1% | £11,881 |
| 1911 | 0.0% | £12,252 |
| 1910 | 1.1% | £12,252 |
| 1909 | 1.1% | £12,381 |
| 1908 | 0.0% | £12,513 |
| 1907 | 1.1% | £12,513 |
| 1906 | 0.0% | £12,647 |
| 1905 | 0.0% | £12,647 |
| 1904 | 0.0% | £12,647 |
| 1903 | 1.1% | £12,647 |
| 1902 | 0.0% | £12,785 |
| 1901 | 0.0% | £12,785 |
| 1900 | 4.5% | £12,785 |
| 1899 | 1.2% | £13,366 |
| 1898 | 0.0% | £13,520 |
| 1897 | 2.4% | £13,520 |
| 1896 | -1.2% | £13,838 |
| 1895 | -1.1% | £13,677 |
| 1894 | -1.1% | £13,520 |
| 1893 | -1.1% | £13,366 |
| 1892 | 0.0% | £13,216 |
| 1891 | 1.1% | £13,216 |
| 1890 | 0.0% | £13,366 |
| 1889 | 1.2% | £13,366 |
| 1888 | 1.2% | £13,520 |
| 1887 | -1.1% | £13,677 |
| 1886 | -1.1% | £13,520 |
| 1885 | -3.3% | £13,366 |
| 1884 | -2.2% | £12,925 |
| 1883 | -1.1% | £12,647 |
| 1882 | 1.1% | £12,513 |
| 1881 | -1.1% | £12,647 |
| 1880 | 3.3% | £12,513 |
| 1879 | -4.2% | £12,925 |
| 1878 | -2.1% | £12,381 |
| 1877 | -1.0% | £12,126 |
| 1876 | 0.0% | £12,002 |
| 1875 | -2.0% | £12,002 |
| 1874 | -3.8% | £11,762 |
| 1873 | 4.0% | £11,310 |
| 1872 | 4.2% | £11,762 |
| 1871 | 1.1% | £12,252 |
| 1870 | 0.0% | £12,381 |
| 1869 | -5.0% | £12,381 |
| 1868 | -1.0% | £11,762 |
| 1867 | 6.3% | £11,646 |
| 1866 | 5.6% | £12,381 |
| 1865 | 1.1% | £13,069 |
| 1864 | -1.1% | £13,216 |
| 1863 | -3.2% | £13,069 |
| 1862 | -2.1% | £12,647 |
| 1861 | 2.2% | £12,381 |
| 1860 | 3.3% | £12,647 |
| 1859 | -1.1% | £13,069 |
| 1858 | -9.0% | £12,925 |
| 1857 | -4.8% | £11,762 |
| 1856 | 0.0% | £11,202 |
| 1855 | 2.9% | £11,202 |
| 1854 | 14.6% | £11,531 |
| 1853 | 9.9% | £13,216 |
| 1852 | 0.0% | £14,521 |
| 1851 | -3.6% | £14,521 |
| 1850 | -5.6% | £14,002 |
| 1849 | -6.3% | £13,216 |
| 1848 | -12.8% | £12,381 |
| 1847 | 12.4% | £10,791 |
| 1846 | 4.3% | £12,126 |
| 1845 | 4.5% | £12,647 |
| 1844 | 0.0% | £13,216 |
| 1843 | -11.0% | £13,216 |
| 1842 | -8.3% | £11,762 |
| 1841 | -1.8% | £10,791 |
| 1840 | 1.8% | £10,596 |
| 1839 | 6.9% | £10,791 |
| 1838 | 1.0% | £11,531 |
| 1837 | 2.0% | £11,646 |
| 1836 | 11.2% | £11,881 |
| 1835 | 2.3% | £13,216 |
| 1834 | -8.4% | £13,520 |
| 1833 | -5.9% | £12,381 |
| 1832 | -7.3% | £11,646 |
| 1831 | 10.1% | £10,791 |
| 1830 | -3.9% | £11,881 |
| 1829 | -1.0% | £11,419 |
| 1828 | -2.8% | £11,310 |
| 1827 | -6.1% | £10,993 |
| 1826 | -5.8% | £10,318 |
| 1825 | 17.5% | £9,721 |
| 1824 | 8.4% | £11,419 |
| 1823 | 6.7% | £12,381 |
| 1822 | -13.6% | £13,216 |
| 1821 | -12.0% | £11,419 |
| 1820 | -9.3% | £10,053 |
| 1819 | -2.3% | £9,118 |
| 1818 | 0.0% | £8,911 |
| 1817 | 13.8% | £8,911 |
| 1816 | -8.7% | £10,140 |
| 1815 | -10.6% | £9,261 |
| 1814 | -12.9% | £8,283 |
| 1813 | 2.5% | £7,216 |
| 1812 | 13.6% | £7,397 |
| 1811 | -2.8% | £8,401 |
| 1810 | 2.9% | £8,168 |
| 1809 | 9.4% | £8,401 |
| 1808 | 4.1% | £9,189 |
| 1807 | -2.4% | £9,563 |
| 1806 | -3.8% | £9,335 |
| 1805 | 15.9% | £8,979 |
| 1804 | 2.7% | £10,409 |
| 1803 | -5.2% | £10,693 |
| 1802 | -23.2% | £10,140 |
| 1801 | 11.9% | £7,789 |
Highest and lowest inflation
The highest annual inflation since 1801 was 25.4% in 1917. The largest fall in prices was 23.2% in 1802. Prices last fell in 1933, by 2.5%.
About the figures
The ONS consumer prices index (CPI) from 1988, when it starts, and before that the ONS's long-run Retail Prices Index, back to 1800. Decimalisation in 1971 did not change the value of the pound. The figures are annual averages of the consumer price index from Office for National Statistics, and are updated automatically when new figures are published.
Source: Office for National Statistics
Inflation in other countries
| Country | Latest month | This year so far | Latest year | 10-year average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.6% (Sept 2026) | 3.1% | 3.5% (2025) | 3.3% | |
| 5.3% (Oct 2026) | 3.3% | 2.5% (2025) | 3.0% | |
| 2.2% (Sept 2026) | 1.5% | 1.9% (2025) | 1.9% | |
| 3.8% (Sept 2026) | 2.8% | 2.1% (2025) | 2.6% | |
| 3.4% (Oct 2026) | 2.0% | 0.9% (2025) | 1.9% | |
| 3.3% (Sept 2026) | 2.6% | 2.2% (2025) | 2.6% | |
| 4.1% (Sept 2026) | 3.4% | 2.2% (2025) | 2.2% | |
| 5.4% (Oct 2026) | 2.9% | 1.5% (2025) | 2.1% | |
| 3.4% (Sept 2026) | 3.0% | 3.3% (2025) | 3.0% | |
| 3.4% (Sept 2026) | 3.2% | 3.0% (2025) | 3.3% | |
| 4.0% (Sept 2026) | 2.9% | 3.6% (2025) | 4.6% | |
| 4.9% (Sept 2026) | 3.4% | 2.7% (2025) | 2.4% | |
| 1.1% (Sept 2026) | 0.5% | 0.7% (2025) | 2.9% | |
| 3.7% (Sept 2026) | 3.4% | 2.6% (2025) | 3.1% |