Inflation rates in 1981 Historical international inflation rates for the year 1981

This page shows the average inflation figures for 1981 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 1981 for each country.

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1981 Inflation, all countries
Country/Region
Type
Average
CPI Austria
Austria
CPI
6.81 %
CPI Belgium
Belgium
CPI
7.62 %
CPI Brazil
Brazil
CPI
102.00 %
CPI Canada
Canada
CPI
12.47 %
CPI Chile
Chile
CPI
20.19 %
CPI Denmark
Denmark
CPI
11.76 %
CPI Finland
Finland
CPI
11.34 %
CPI France
France
CPI
13.29 %
CPI Germany
Germany
CPI
6.34 %
CPI Greece
Greece
CPI
24.56 %
CPI Hungary
Hungary
CPI
4.66 %
CPI Iceland
Iceland
CPI
52.30 %
CPI India
India
CPI
13.11 %
CPI Indonesia
Indonesia
CPI
12.44 %
CPI Ireland
Ireland
CPI
20.34 %
CPI Israel
Israel
CPI
119.57 %
CPI Italy
Italy
CPI
17.99 %
CPI Japan
Japan
CPI
4.95 %
CPI Luxembourg
Luxembourg
CPI
8.06 %
CPI Mexico
Mexico
CPI
27.93 %
CPI Norway
Norway
CPI
13.67 %
CPI Portugal
Portugal
CPI
18.94 %
CPI Slovenia
Slovenia
CPI
42.95 %
CPI South Korea
South Korea
CPI
21.57 %
CPI South-Africa
South Africa
CPI
15.28 %
CPI Spain
Spain
CPI
14.56 %
CPI Sweden
Sweden
CPI
12.14 %
CPI Switzerland
Switzerland
CPI
6.48 %
CPI The Netherlands
The Netherlands
CPI
6.74 %
CPI Türkiye
Türkiye
CPI
38.65 %
CPI United Kingdom
United Kingdom
CPI
11.89 %
CPI United States
United States
CPI
10.35 %

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Additional information per country

A graph and a table with additional information about the development of inflation during 1981 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 1981.

Chart CPI Iceland Inflation

Historical inflation rates in 1981
CPI Iceland inflation in 1981
Monthly basis
Yearly basis
January
8.42 %
60.94 %
February
0.97 %
57.58 %
March
2.88 %
57.35 %
April
4.67 %
55.56 %
May
0.89 %
50.67 %
June
5.31 %
52.56 %
July
2.52 %
52.50 %
August
0.82 %
50.00 %
September
4.07 %
47.13 %
October
2.34 %
45.56 %
November
3.05 %
48.35 %
December
5.19 %
49.47 %