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.
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 34.3 | 53.5 | 42.0 | 48.4 | 72.4 | 133.5 | 219.9 | ||||||||||||
| Colombia | 29.2 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 6.6 | |
| Bolivia | 2.5 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 5.1 | ||||
| Uruguay | 6.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||||
| Mexico | 5.0 | 26.7 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Nicaragua | 5.5 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 4.6 | ||||
| Honduras | 8.8 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 4.6 | |||
| Brazil | 2,947.7 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | |
| Chile | 26.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 4.3 | |
| Paraguay | 4.7 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 7.7 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 4.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | 4.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |||||
| Guatemala | 3.9 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| Spain | 5.7 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| Portugal | 6.4 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| Peru | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 2.0 | |||||
| Ecuador | 5.2 | 48.5 | 96.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| El Salvador | 1.2 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 | ||||
| Panama | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | |||
| Costa Rica | 19.0 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 26.1 | 21.1 | 40.6 | 62.2 | 121.7 | 254.9 |