TEHRAN — Iran's annual inflation rate climbed to 57.7% for the 12-month period ending June 21, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) reported Tuesday, as the rial's slide and regional tensions continued to push up consumer prices.
The Statistical Centre of Iran (SCI), which compiles separate estimates covering both urban and rural households, put the annual inflation rate slightly higher, at 62.0%, for the same period. The CBI's figures are based on urban areas only.
The two institutions also reported divergent year-on-year inflation figures, a measure of price change compared with the same month a year earlier. The CBI recorded year-on-year inflation at 83.1%, while the SCI put the figure at 88.6%. The SCI said year-on-year inflation in rural areas exceeded 108% in June, with the food, beverage and tobacco category rising 134.6% from a year earlier.
Officials at both agencies have previously attributed the gap between their estimates to differences in methodology, including the composition of household consumption baskets and sampling techniques, a discrepancy they say has recurred in past years.
Economists cited by local media point to a combination of factors driving the increase, including currency depreciation, sanctions-related trade disruptions, fiscal imbalances and heightened uncertainty following recent military conflict in the region. Year-on-year inflation has risen steadily since December 2025, when it stood at 52.6%, according to SCI data.
Neither the CBI nor the SCI has issued a forecast for coming months. This is a developing story and figures may be subject to revision as further data is released.
