United Kingdom Inflation Rate 1980s

Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
7.16% decade average (1980-1989)

United Kingdom's inflation rate during the 1980s ranged from 3.43% (1986) to 17.97% (1980), averaging 7.16% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 17.97% +4.54pp 91st
1981 11.88% −4.97pp 71st
1982 8.60% −3.59pp 61st
1983 4.61% −3.90pp 36th
1984 4.96% −0.24pp 51st
1985 6.07% +1.62pp 70th
1986 3.43% −1.73pp 54th
1987 4.15% +0.52pp 64th
1988 4.16% +0.09pp 52nd
1989 5.76% +1.15pp 62nd