Inflation rates in 1980 Historical international inflation rates for the year 1980

This page shows the average inflation figures for 1980 for a large number of countries so that you can easily compare them with one another. Depending on the year, we show inflation based on the CPI (consumer price index) and the HICP (harmonised consumer price index). The CPI is often considered a country's most important inflation figure. The HICP is a European measure in order to be able to compare European inflation figures effectively. Below the summary table you can view the development of inflation over the year 1980 for each country.

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1980 Inflation, all countries
Country/Region
Type
Average
CPI Austria
Austria
CPI
6.32 %
CPI Belgium
Belgium
CPI
6.64 %
CPI Brazil
Brazil
CPI
-
CPI Canada
Canada
CPI
10.11 %
CPI Chile
Chile
CPI
35.49 %
CPI Denmark
Denmark
CPI
12.36 %
CPI Finland
Finland
CPI
11.56 %
CPI France
France
CPI
13.56 %
CPI Germany
Germany
CPI
5.44 %
CPI Greece
Greece
CPI
24.64 %
CPI Hungary
Hungary
CPI
-
CPI Iceland
Iceland
CPI
58.98 %
CPI India
India
CPI
11.38 %
CPI Indonesia
Indonesia
CPI
18.16 %
CPI Ireland
Ireland
CPI
18.13 %
CPI Israel
Israel
CPI
129.83 %
CPI Italy
Italy
CPI
21.06 %
CPI Japan
Japan
CPI
7.77 %
CPI Luxembourg
Luxembourg
CPI
6.30 %
CPI Mexico
Mexico
CPI
26.24 %
CPI Norway
Norway
CPI
10.85 %
CPI Portugal
Portugal
CPI
16.07 %
CPI Slovenia
Slovenia
CPI
-
CPI South Korea
South Korea
CPI
28.60 %
CPI South-Africa
South Africa
CPI
13.65 %
CPI Spain
Spain
CPI
15.59 %
CPI Sweden
Sweden
CPI
13.69 %
CPI Switzerland
Switzerland
CPI
4.03 %
CPI The Netherlands
The Netherlands
CPI
6.51 %
CPI Türkiye
Türkiye
CPI
97.09 %
CPI United Kingdom
United Kingdom
CPI
18.07 %
CPI United States
United States
CPI
13.58 %

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Additional information per country

A graph and a table with additional information about the development of inflation during 1980 can be found below. When you select a country and a type of inflation in the selection box, the page will automatically change and show the development of the inflation figure which you have selected in 1980.

Chart CPI Canada Inflation

Historical inflation rates in 1980
CPI Canada inflation in 1980
Monthly basis
Yearly basis
January
0.48 %
9.71 %
February
1.20 %
9.59 %
March
0.71 %
9.23 %
April
0.70 %
9.16 %
May
1.17 %
9.32 %
June
1.15 %
10.03 %
July
0.68 %
9.95 %
August
1.13 %
10.92 %
September
0.67 %
10.57 %
October
0.89 %
10.73 %
November
1.32 %
11.11 %
December
0.43 %
11.06 %