Türkiye: Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Türkiye's inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) fell 23.63 percentage points on 2024 (from 58.51% to 34.88%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.56 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.96 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 52.71 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 56.65 percentage points in 1981. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 5.71 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Türkiye had the 3rd highest value of the 169 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Türkiye in the 2025 ranking

• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1st of 169: 42.17%
• Burundi — 3rd of 169: 34.13%
• Haiti — 4th of 169: 28.64%
• Malawi — 5th of 169: 28.37%

What this measures

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 66 values

Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) in nearby economies

• Albania — 2.15% (2025)
• Armenia — 3.31% (2025)
• Austria — 3.53% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 5.62% (2025)
• Belarus — 6.6% (2025)
• Belgium — 2.47% (2025)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 3.98% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 4.58% (2025)
• Croatia — 3.69% (2025)
• Cyprus — 0.13% (2025)

More financial sector data for Türkiye

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 36.89% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 31.33 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.08 trillion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 36.89% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 26.72 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 42.41% (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 3.65 (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 1,784 (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 12.77% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country)

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Questions people ask

What is Türkiye's inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)?

34.88% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 29.22 percentage points from 5.66% in 1960. The highest value was 105.22% in 1994 and the lowest 1.12% in 1964.

How does Türkiye rank?

3rd highest of 169 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) unusual for Türkiye?

In 2025, Türkiye's inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) fell 23.63 percentage points on 2024 (from 58.51% to 34.88%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −1.56 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.96 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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