Inflation (IPCA) during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the inflation (IPCA) changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
Sort by
Tenures
Period
Order
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PDT Dilma Rousseff | 1 Jan 2011 – 31 Aug 2016 | +2.8 pp Dec 2010 → Jul 2016 | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 2 | PL Jair Bolsonaro | 1 Jan 2019 – 1 Jan 2023 | +2.0 pp Dec 2018 → Dec 2022 | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 3 | PT Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 1 Jan 2023 – now | −1.2 pp Dec 2022 → Sep 2026 | −0.3 pp/yr | |
| 4 | MDB Michel Temer | 31 Aug 2016 – 1 Jan 2019 | −5.0 pp Jul 2016 → Dec 2018 | −2.1 pp/yr | |
| 5 | PT Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 1 Jan 2003 – 1 Jan 2011 | −6.6 pp Dec 2002 → Dec 2010 | −0.8 pp/yr | |
| 6 | PSDB Fernando Henrique Cardoso | 1 Jan 1995 – 1 Jan 2003 from Jan 1995 | −619.0 pp Jan 1995 → Dec 2002 | −78.2 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % change on a year earlier · IBGE IPCA (SIDRA 1737), all items, change over twelve months · Brazil data · as of Sep 2026.