Inflation in 2025 was moderate but still above many central banks’ targets , with most advanced economies seeing price growth in the low‑to‑mid single digits rather than the extreme spikes of 2022–2023.

Quick Scoop

  • In the United States , overall consumer prices rose about 2.7% over 2025 , the lowest annual inflation since 2020 and down from much higher rates earlier in the decade.
  • In the OECD group of advanced economies , year‑on‑year inflation was around 4.2% in mid‑2025 , showing that many countries were still running hotter than the U.S. at that point.
  • In the UK , inflation by the CPI measure ended December 2025 at about 3.4% year‑on‑year , higher than December 2024 but far below the double‑digit peak of 2022.
  • Across many countries, 2025 marked a phase of cooling but not yet “back to normal” inflation: prices were still rising, just not at the crisis levels of a few years earlier.

A bit of context

After the surge caused by the pandemic, supply chain shocks, and the war in Ukraine, 2025 looked more like a landing phase :

  • Central banks had raised interest rates earlier, and by 2025 the impact was visible in slower price rises.
  • Energy and some goods inflation eased, but services and essentials like food and housing kept overall inflation from falling back to the usual 2% target in many places.

If you tell me which country you care about most, I can focus on that specific 2025 inflation story.

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