United States Inflation Rate 1980s

Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank
5.55% decade average (1980-1989)

United States's inflation rate during the 1980s ranged from 1.90% (1986) to 13.55% (1980), averaging 5.55% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 13.55% +2.29pp 64th
1981 10.33% −3.17pp 49th
1982 6.13% −4.25pp 38th
1983 3.21% −2.95pp 25th
1984 4.30% +1.14pp 45th
1985 3.55% −0.82pp 45th
1986 1.90% −1.63pp 41st
1987 3.66% +1.72pp 55th
1988 4.08% +0.50pp 50th
1989 4.83% +0.73pp 53rd