Inflation Rate (CPI): Brazil
Current Value (2024)
4.4%
All-Time Peak (1990)
2947.7%
All-Time Low (1998)
3.2%
Inflation Rate (CPI) — Brazil
Analysis# Brazil's Inflation Rate Analysis
Brazil's inflation has stabilized dramatically since its hyperinflationary peak of 2,947.73% in 1990, declining to 4.37% by 2024—reflecting the success of the 1994 Real Plan stabilization program, which introduced a new currency and monetary discipline that fundamentally transformed price dynamics. The 1998 low of 3.20% represented the policy framework's optimal performance, though subsequent decades of the 2000s-2010s saw inflation gradually creep upward, suggesting persistent structural challenges in wage indexation and expectations management. Current levels remain manageable within the Central Bank's target range, yet the persistent gap above the
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.4% | -4.92% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | -50.50% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +11.79% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +158.48% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -13.96% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +1.86% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +6.34% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -60.56% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -3.22% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +42.67% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +2.01% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +14.82% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -18.58% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +31.71% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +3.08% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -13.92% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +55.95% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -12.96% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -39.10% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +4.13% |
Show all 44 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.6% | -55.17% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +74.14% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +23.53% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -2.89% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +44.99% |
| 1999 | 4.9% | +52.06% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -53.87% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -56.04% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | -76.13% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | -96.82% |
| 1994 | 2075.9% | +7.71% |
| 1993 | 1927.4% | +102.46% |
| 1992 | 952.0% | +119.96% |
| 1991 | 432.8% | -85.32% |
| 1990 | 2947.7% | +106.03% |
| 1989 | 1430.7% | +127.42% |
| 1988 | 629.1% | +175.52% |
| 1987 | 228.3% | +55.18% |
| 1986 | 147.1% | -34.89% |
| 1985 | 226.0% | +17.63% |
| 1984 | 192.1% | +42.28% |
| 1983 | 135.0% | +34.30% |
| 1982 | 100.5% | -1.16% |
| 1981 | 101.7% | — |