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Indicator

Official inflation (IPCA)

Cumulative change over the year of the National Broad Consumer Price Index, measured in December.

Unit
% per year
Population
Families with income of 1 to 40 minimum wages in the urban areas surveyed
Territory
Brazil
Frequency
Annual (December); the index is monthly
Desirable direction
Lower is better

Comparisons

The start and end points always come from the same series. The rule for choosing the years is given next to each comparison.

  • 2002 → 2010: 12.5 → 5.9 % per year (-6.6 percentage points).
    Series: IPCA accumulated over the year (December). Rule: Last year before the first term (2002) and last full year of the second (2010), in the same series.
  • 2022 → 2025: 5.8 → 4.3 % per year (-1.5 percentage points).
    Series: IPCA accumulated over the year (December). Rule: Last year before the third term (2022) and last full year available, in the same series.

IPCA accumulated over the year (December)

December value of each year (accumulated from January to December). 2026 still incomplete, outside the annual series.

Methodology sheet (checked against the official metadata)
Variable
69: IPCA - Cumulative change over the year
Unit in the source
%
Territory
Brazil (N1)
Population
Families with income of 1 to 40 minimum wages in the urban areas surveyed by the SNIPC
Frequency in the source
monthly (197912 to 202609)
Annual value
December value of the cumulative change over the year
Values
rate
Seasonal adjustment
no
Revisions
Not reported in the table metadata.
Metadata
official lookup (checked on 2026-10-14)
IPCA accumulated over the year (December), 1995 to 2025, in % per year. The values are in the table below.Lula 1Lula 2Lula 30.05.611.216.822.419951998200120042007201020132016201920222025
IPCA accumulated over the year (December). Source: IBGE, National Consumer Price Index System (SIDRA 1737, variável 69), extracted on 2026-10-13. Hollow points: preliminary or partial data. Shaded bands, bounded by dashed lines: years of Lula's terms in office (also marked in the table).
Table with all values (31 periods)
IPCA accumulated over the year (December) (% per year)
PeriodValueStatusTerm in office that year
199522.4finalother government
19969.6finalother government
19975.2finalother government
19981.7finalother government
19998.9finalother government
20006.0finalother government
20017.7finalother government
200212.5finalother government
20039.3finalLula 1
20047.6finalLula 1
20055.7finalLula 1
20063.1finalLula 1
20074.5finalLula 2
20085.9finalLula 2
20094.3finalLula 2
20105.9finalLula 2
20116.5finalother government
20125.8finalother government
20135.9finalother government
20146.4finalother government
201510.7finalother government
20166.3finalother government
20173.0finalother government
20183.8finalother government
20194.3finalother government
20204.5finalother government
202110.1finalother government
20225.8finalother government
20234.6finalLula 3
20244.8finalLula 3
20254.3finalLula 3

Download CSV · Original query (SIDRA 1737, variável 69)

Context and interpretation

The IPCA accumulated 12.53% in 2002 and 9.30% in 2003.[1]

Sources and evidence

Excerpts are quoted in the original language of the source.

  1. 1. The IPCA accumulated 12.53% in 2002 and 9.30% in 2003.