The Inflation API provides current economic inflation data for 38 major countries. The stats are usually updated monthly - although certain countries may lag behind or update more infrequently.
Looking for historical inflation data? Go to the Historical Inflation endpoint.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/inflation
Returns current monthly and annual inflation percentages.
The following inflation measures are available:
| Country | CPI | HICP |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Yes | Yes |
| Belgium | Yes | Yes |
| Brazil | Yes premium only | - |
| Canada | Yes | - |
| Chile | Yes | - |
| China | Yes premium only | - |
| Czech Republic | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| Denmark | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| Estonia | Yes | Yes |
| Finland | Yes premium only | Yes |
| France | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| Germany | Yes | Yes |
| Greece | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| Hungary | Yes | Yes |
| Iceland | Yes | Yes |
| India | Yes premium only | - |
| Indonesia | Yes premium only | - |
| Ireland | Yes | Yes |
| Israel | Yes premium only | - |
| Italy | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| Japan | Yes premium only | - |
| Mexico | Yes | - |
| Norway | Yes | - |
| Poland | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| Portugal | Yes | Yes |
| Russia | Yes | - |
| Slovakia | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | Yes premium only | Yes |
| South Korea | Yes premium only | - |
| South Africa | Yes premium only | - |
| Spain | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| Sweden | Yes | Yes |
| Switzerland | Yes | Yes |
| The Netherlands | Yes | Yes premium only |
| Türkiye | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| United Kingdom | Yes premium only | Yes premium only |
| United States | Yes premium only | - |
type optionalInflation indicator type. Can be either CPI (Consumer Price Index) or HICP (Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices). If not provided, the CPI will be used by default.
country optionalName of country (case-insensitive).
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
countryThe name of the country.
typeThe type of inflation indicator (CPI or HICP).
periodThe period for the inflation data.
monthly_rate_pctThe monthly inflation rate as a percentage.
yearly_rate_pctThe yearly inflation rate as a percentage.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/inflation?country=Canada1
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{
"country": "Canada",
"type": "CPI",
"period": "Oct 2023",
"monthly_rate_pct": 0.06,
"yearly_rate_pct": 3.12
}
]1
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import requests
country = 'Canada'
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/inflation?country={}'.format(country)
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.
Developer and Business tier only
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/inflationhistorical
Returns historical inflation rates for a given country and (optionally) time range. The maximum number of data points returned per API call is 100.
country requiredCountry name (case-insensitive). The following countries are supported:
| Country | CPI | HICP |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Yes | Yes |
| Belgium | Yes | Yes |
| Brazil | Yes | - |
| Canada | Yes | - |
| Chile | Yes | - |
| China | Yes | - |
| Czech Republic | Yes | Yes |
| Denmark | Yes | Yes |
| Estonia | Yes | Yes |
| Finland | Yes | Yes |
| France | Yes | Yes |
| Germany | Yes | Yes |
| Greece | Yes | Yes |
| Hungary | Yes | Yes |
| Iceland | Yes | Yes |
| India | Yes | - |
| Indonesia | Yes | - |
| Ireland | Yes | Yes |
| Israel | Yes | - |
| Italy | Yes | Yes |
| Japan | Yes | - |
| Mexico | Yes | - |
| Norway | Yes | - |
| Poland | Yes | Yes |
| Portugal | Yes | Yes |
| Russia | Yes | - |
| Slovakia | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | Yes | Yes |
| South Korea | Yes | - |
| South Africa | Yes | - |
| Spain | Yes | Yes |
| Sweden | Yes | Yes |
| Switzerland | Yes | Yes |
| The Netherlands | Yes | Yes |
| Türkiye | Yes | Yes |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes |
| United States | Yes | - |
type optionalInflation indicator type. Can be either CPI (Consumer Price Index) or HICP (Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices). If not provided, the CPI will be used by default.
start_time optionalStart time for the data range, specified as a UNIX timestamp in seconds.
end_time optionalEnd time for the data range, specified as a UNIX timestamp in seconds.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
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{
"type": "cpi",
"country": "United States",
"data": [
{
"timestamp": 1659312000,
"rate_pct": 8.26
},
{
"timestamp": 1661990400,
"rate_pct": 8.2
},
{
"timestamp": 1664582400,
"rate_pct": 7.75
},
{
"timestamp": 1667260800,
"rate_pct": 7.11
},
...
]
}