Year of the rat refers to a year associated with the rat zodiac symbol in the Chinese calendar.
Year of the Rat may also refer to:
Year of the Rat, Vietnam, 1972, a board wargame simulating the 1972 North Vietnamese offensive Year of the Rat (play), a play by Roy Smiles "The Year of the Rat" (Mighty Max), an episode of Mighty Max "Year of the Rat", a song by Badly Drawn Boy on the album One Plus One Is One "Year of the Rat", a song by The Whitlams on the album Little Cloud "Year of the Rat", a song by Tristania on the album Rubicon Year of the Rat (book) a 2025 book by Harry Shukman The Year of the Rat (short story), a short story by Chen Qiufan