Bhutan - Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Bhutan was 7.35 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.02 in 1983 and a minimum value of -18.11 in 2004.

Definition: 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. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1981 9.93
1982 9.90
1983 18.02
1984 7.03
1985 1.88
1986 9.95
1987 6.37
1988 10.08
1989 8.78
1990 10.00
1991 12.28
1992 15.98
1993 11.21
1994 6.99
1995 9.50
1996 8.79
1997 6.51
1998 10.58
1999 6.78
2000 4.01
2001 3.41
2002 2.48
2003 1.57
2004 -18.11
2005 5.31
2006 5.00
2007 5.16
2008 8.33
2009 4.36
2010 7.04
2011 8.85
2012 10.92
2013 7.01
2014 8.27
2015 4.55
2016 3.22
2017 4.96
2018 2.72
2019 2.73
2020 5.63
2021 7.35

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices