Consumer price index in Australia
Australia: Consumer price index was 148.46 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Australia recorded 148.46 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Australia peaked at 148.46 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.96 2010 = 100, in 1960.
Australia ranks 112th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.71 2010 = 100 | 7.96 2010 = 100 | 9.83 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.36 2010 = 100 | 10.17 2010 = 100 | 24.9 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.7 2010 = 100 | 27.42 2010 = 100 | 55.7 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.98 2010 = 100 | 59.78 2010 = 100 | 71.2 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.81 2010 = 100 | 74.38 2010 = 100 | 97.16 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.54 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 119.8 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135.03 2010 = 100 | 120.81 2010 = 100 | 148.46 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Domestic credit to private sector 133.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.0% (2025)
- Broad money 133.1% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 133.8% (2025)
- Net foreign assets -136.13 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5.96 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration 137,109 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.58 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 133.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1.55 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Australia?
- Consumer price index in Australia was 148.46 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 148.46 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 2010 = 100 in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for consumer price index?
- Australia ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).