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Brazil IPCA inflation
IPCA inflationBrazil's official inflation index and the reference for the inflation-targeting system.How it is calculatedIt combines price changes for goods and services weighted by household consumption measured by IBGE.Brazil's official inflation index and the reference for the inflation-targeting system.
Latest point
0.82 % monthly
September 2026
At a glance
The latest Brazil IPCA inflation reading is 0.82%, for September 2026. This series contains 561 observations from January 1980 through September 2026, based on data from Banco Central do Brasil - SGS. Read the monthly IPCA together with the 12-month series to distinguish one month's change from annual inflation.
Related official readings
Monthly, year-to-date and 12-month inflation
September 2026
- Monthly rate
- 0.82 %
- Year-to-date inflation
- 3.95 %
- 12-month inflation
- 4.58 %
Calculation method
Cumulative inflation compounds monthly changes instead of adding them. Year-to-date covers January through the reference month; the 12-month rate covers the 12 months ending in that reference. Calculations require every month; rounding can cause small differences from the official index.
| Reference month | Monthly rate | 12-month inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 0.82 % | 4.58 % | |
| -0.32 % | 4.22 % | |
| 0.07 % | 4.44 % | |
| 0.16 % | 4.64 % | |
| 0.58 % | 4.72 % | |
| 0.67 % | 4.39 % | |
| 0.88 % | 4.14 % | |
| 0.7 % | 3.81 % | |
| 0.33 % | 4.44 % | |
| 0.33 % | 4.26 % | |
| 0.18 % | 4.46 % | |
| 0.09 % | 4.68 % |
Annual accumulated history
Completed years compound January through December. Partial years end at the last published observation. A missing month leaves the annual result unavailable.
| Year | Reference month | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026Partial | September 2026 | 3.95 % |
| 2025 | December 2025 | 4.26 % |
| 2024 | December 2024 | 4.83 % |
| 2023 | December 2023 | 4.62 % |
| 2022 | December 2022 | 5.78 % |
| 2021 | December 2021 | 10.06 % |
| 2020 | December 2020 | 4.52 % |
| 2019 | December 2019 | 4.31 % |
| 2018 | December 2018 | 3.75 % |
| 2017 | December 2017 | 2.95 % |
Source and methodology
Banco Central do Brasil - SGS
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Coverage
- January 1980 - September 2026
- Observations
- 561
- Collected on
- 10/11/26, 10:22 AM (UTC-3)
Methodology summary
It combines price changes for goods and services weighted by household consumption measured by IBGE.
How to interpret
A positive value indicates monthly inflation; a negative value indicates deflation.
Series data
Showing 120 most recent records out of 561 points.
| Date | Period | Value |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2026-09-01 | 0.82 % monthly |
| August 2026 | 2026-08-01 | -0.32 % monthly |
| July 2026 | 2026-07-01 | 0.07 % monthly |
| June 2026 | 2026-06-01 | 0.16 % monthly |
| May 2026 | 2026-05-01 | 0.58 % monthly |
| April 2026 | 2026-04-01 | 0.67 % monthly |
| March 2026 | 2026-03-01 | 0.88 % monthly |
| February 2026 | 2026-02-01 | 0.7 % monthly |
| January 2026 | 2026-01-01 | 0.33 % monthly |
| December 2025 | 2025-12-01 | 0.33 % monthly |
| November 2025 | 2025-11-01 | 0.18 % monthly |
| October 2025 | 2025-10-01 | 0.09 % monthly |
| September 2025 | 2025-09-01 | 0.48 % monthly |
| August 2025 | 2025-08-01 | -0.11 % monthly |
| July 2025 | 2025-07-01 | 0.26 % monthly |
| June 2025 | 2025-06-01 | 0.24 % monthly |
| May 2025 | 2025-05-01 | 0.26 % monthly |
| April 2025 | 2025-04-01 | 0.43 % monthly |
| March 2025 | 2025-03-01 | 0.56 % monthly |
| February 2025 | 2025-02-01 | 1.31 % monthly |
| January 2025 | 2025-01-01 | 0.16 % monthly |
| December 2024 | 2024-12-01 | 0.52 % monthly |
| November 2024 | 2024-11-01 | 0.39 % monthly |
| October 2024 | 2024-10-01 | 0.56 % monthly |
| September 2024 | 2024-09-01 | 0.44 % monthly |
| August 2024 | 2024-08-01 | -0.02 % monthly |
| July 2024 | 2024-07-01 | 0.38 % monthly |
| June 2024 | 2024-06-01 | 0.21 % monthly |
| May 2024 | 2024-05-01 | 0.46 % monthly |
| April 2024 | 2024-04-01 | 0.38 % monthly |
| March 2024 | 2024-03-01 | 0.16 % monthly |
| February 2024 | 2024-02-01 | 0.83 % monthly |
| January 2024 | 2024-01-01 | 0.42 % monthly |
| December 2023 | 2023-12-01 | 0.56 % monthly |
| November 2023 | 2023-11-01 | 0.28 % monthly |
| October 2023 | 2023-10-01 | 0.24 % monthly |
| September 2023 | 2023-09-01 | 0.26 % monthly |
| August 2023 | 2023-08-01 | 0.23 % monthly |
| July 2023 | 2023-07-01 | 0.12 % monthly |
| June 2023 | 2023-06-01 | -0.08 % monthly |
| May 2023 | 2023-05-01 | 0.23 % monthly |
| April 2023 | 2023-04-01 | 0.61 % monthly |
| March 2023 | 2023-03-01 | 0.71 % monthly |
| February 2023 | 2023-02-01 | 0.84 % monthly |
| January 2023 | 2023-01-01 | 0.53 % monthly |
| December 2022 | 2022-12-01 | 0.62 % monthly |
| November 2022 | 2022-11-01 | 0.41 % monthly |
| October 2022 | 2022-10-01 | 0.59 % monthly |
| September 2022 | 2022-09-01 | -0.29 % monthly |
| August 2022 | 2022-08-01 | -0.36 % monthly |
| July 2022 | 2022-07-01 | -0.68 % monthly |
| June 2022 | 2022-06-01 | 0.67 % monthly |
| May 2022 | 2022-05-01 | 0.47 % monthly |
| April 2022 | 2022-04-01 | 1.06 % monthly |
| March 2022 | 2022-03-01 | 1.62 % monthly |
| February 2022 | 2022-02-01 | 1.01 % monthly |
| January 2022 | 2022-01-01 | 0.54 % monthly |
| December 2021 | 2021-12-01 | 0.73 % monthly |
| November 2021 | 2021-11-01 | 0.95 % monthly |
| October 2021 | 2021-10-01 | 1.25 % monthly |
| September 2021 | 2021-09-01 | 1.16 % monthly |
| August 2021 | 2021-08-01 | 0.87 % monthly |
| July 2021 | 2021-07-01 | 0.96 % monthly |
| June 2021 | 2021-06-01 | 0.53 % monthly |
| May 2021 | 2021-05-01 | 0.83 % monthly |
| April 2021 | 2021-04-01 | 0.31 % monthly |
| March 2021 | 2021-03-01 | 0.93 % monthly |
| February 2021 | 2021-02-01 | 0.86 % monthly |
| January 2021 | 2021-01-01 | 0.25 % monthly |
| December 2020 | 2020-12-01 | 1.35 % monthly |
| November 2020 | 2020-11-01 | 0.89 % monthly |
| October 2020 | 2020-10-01 | 0.86 % monthly |
| September 2020 | 2020-09-01 | 0.64 % monthly |
| August 2020 | 2020-08-01 | 0.24 % monthly |
| July 2020 | 2020-07-01 | 0.36 % monthly |
| June 2020 | 2020-06-01 | 0.26 % monthly |
| May 2020 | 2020-05-01 | -0.38 % monthly |
| April 2020 | 2020-04-01 | -0.31 % monthly |
| March 2020 | 2020-03-01 | 0.07 % monthly |
| February 2020 | 2020-02-01 | 0.25 % monthly |
| January 2020 | 2020-01-01 | 0.21 % monthly |
| December 2019 | 2019-12-01 | 1.15 % monthly |
| November 2019 | 2019-11-01 | 0.51 % monthly |
| October 2019 | 2019-10-01 | 0.1 % monthly |
| September 2019 | 2019-09-01 | -0.04 % monthly |
| August 2019 | 2019-08-01 | 0.11 % monthly |
| July 2019 | 2019-07-01 | 0.19 % monthly |
| June 2019 | 2019-06-01 | 0.01 % monthly |
| May 2019 | 2019-05-01 | 0.13 % monthly |
| April 2019 | 2019-04-01 | 0.57 % monthly |
| March 2019 | 2019-03-01 | 0.75 % monthly |
| February 2019 | 2019-02-01 | 0.43 % monthly |
| January 2019 | 2019-01-01 | 0.32 % monthly |
| December 2018 | 2018-12-01 | 0.15 % monthly |
| November 2018 | 2018-11-01 | -0.21 % monthly |
| October 2018 | 2018-10-01 | 0.45 % monthly |
| September 2018 | 2018-09-01 | 0.48 % monthly |
| August 2018 | 2018-08-01 | -0.09 % monthly |
| July 2018 | 2018-07-01 | 0.33 % monthly |
| June 2018 | 2018-06-01 | 1.26 % monthly |
| May 2018 | 2018-05-01 | 0.4 % monthly |
| April 2018 | 2018-04-01 | 0.22 % monthly |
| March 2018 | 2018-03-01 | 0.09 % monthly |
| February 2018 | 2018-02-01 | 0.32 % monthly |
| January 2018 | 2018-01-01 | 0.29 % monthly |
| December 2017 | 2017-12-01 | 0.44 % monthly |
| November 2017 | 2017-11-01 | 0.28 % monthly |
| October 2017 | 2017-10-01 | 0.42 % monthly |
| September 2017 | 2017-09-01 | 0.16 % monthly |
| August 2017 | 2017-08-01 | 0.19 % monthly |
| July 2017 | 2017-07-01 | 0.24 % monthly |
| June 2017 | 2017-06-01 | -0.23 % monthly |
| May 2017 | 2017-05-01 | 0.31 % monthly |
| April 2017 | 2017-04-01 | 0.14 % monthly |
| March 2017 | 2017-03-01 | 0.25 % monthly |
| February 2017 | 2017-02-01 | 0.33 % monthly |
| January 2017 | 2017-01-01 | 0.38 % monthly |
| December 2016 | 2016-12-01 | 0.3 % monthly |
| November 2016 | 2016-11-01 | 0.18 % monthly |
| October 2016 | 2016-10-01 | 0.26 % monthly |