Inflation forecast · World Bank data
Canada inflation forecast
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
Latest · 2025
2.1%
Inflation in Canada is forecast at 2.2% in 12 months (2026), with an 80% range of 0.9% to 4.2%. The latest World Bank figure is 2.1% for 2025.
In 24 months (2027) and 36 months (2028) the model projects 2.1% and 2.4% (+0.3 pp versus 2025).
Display-only line. World Bank data is annual: the forecasts are the yearly points marked on the chart. The monthly line between them is a straight-line interpolation for display, not a monthly forecast.
- 6 monthsinterpolated · display only
- 2.1%▲ +0.1 pp80%: 1.5% – 3.1%
- 12 months2026
- 2.2%▲ +0.1 pp80%: 0.9% – 4.2%
- 24 months2027
- 2.1%■ 0.0 pp80%: 0.7% – 4.3%
- 36 months2028
- 2.4%▲ +0.3 pp80%: 0.8% – 4.8%
Backtest · last 5 years
How accurate has this been?
| Horizon | Tests | Avg. error | Naive error | In 80% range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months | 5 | 2.10 pp | 2.16 pp | 60% |
| 24 months | 4 | 2.98 pp | 3.20 pp | 25% |
| 36 months | 3 | 2.28 pp | 2.97 pp | 33% |
We re-ran the model as if standing at past dates, using only the data available then. Avg. error is the mean absolute gap between the median and what happened (percentage points); naive assumes no change from the last value. A well-calibrated 80% range contains about 80% of outcomes. Annual series have few test points, so treat these as rough. Methodology
Source data
Recent values
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1% | −0.31 pp |
| 2024 | 2.4% | −1.50 pp |
| 2023 | 3.9% | −2.92 pp |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +3.41 pp |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +2.68 pp |
| 2020 | 0.7% | −1.23 pp |
| 2019 | 1.9% | −0.32 pp |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.67 pp |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.30 pp |
About this forecast
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · series FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
- Data through
- 2025 · 66 observations
- Forecast updated
- Sep 28, 2026
- Model
- TimesFM 2.5 (Google Research, Apache-2.0), zero-shot
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