Saudi Arabia — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Saudi Arabia, 1964–2025.
Inflation for Saudi Arabia was 2.04% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 62 years, from 1964 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 34.58% in 1975. The lowest was -3.20% in 1986 (about -1.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.52% per year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 129 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 69%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Saudi Arabia sits level with it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 72%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 12 of 23 economies; Libya (1.84%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2417% in 1971. That is 21% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1964 level: doubled by 1973; grown tenfold by 1975.
World ranking. Slipped: 44th of 72 in 1964 → 86th of 92 in 1970 → 102nd of 106 in 1980 → 119th of 131 in 1990 → 156th of 163 in 2000 → 58th of 186 in 2010 → 63rd of 178 in 2020 → 113th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1964 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.04% | +0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 2.54% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 3.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 3.19% | +5.2 pp |
| 2019 | -2.04% | -4.5 pp |
| 2018 | 2.47% | +3.3 pp |
| 2017 | -0.86% | -3.8 pp |
| 2016 | 2.92% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 1.18% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 1.84% | -1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 3.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 2.87% | -3.0 pp |
| 2011 | 5.83% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 5.34% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 5.06% | -4.8 pp |
| 2008 | 9.87% | +5.7 pp |
| 2007 | 4.17% | +2.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.21% | +1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 0.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.61% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 0.25% | +1.4 pp |
| 2001 | -1.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | -1.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | -1.33% | -1.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 0.06% | -1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1.22% | -3.6 pp |
| 1995 | 4.87% | +4.3 pp |
| 1994 | 0.56% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 1.06% | +1.1 pp |
| 1992 | -0.08% | -4.9 pp |
| 1991 | 4.86% | +2.8 pp |
| 1990 | 2.08% | +1.0 pp |
| 1989 | 1.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.91% | +2.5 pp |
| 1987 | -1.55% | +1.7 pp |
| 1986 | -3.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | -3.06% | -1.5 pp |
| 1984 | -1.56% | -1.8 pp |
| 1983 | 0.19% | -0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 1.02% | -1.8 pp |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -1.4 pp |
| 1980 | 4.17% | +3.1 pp |
| 1979 | 1.08% | +2.7 pp |
| 1978 | -1.58% | -13.0 pp |
| 1977 | 11.4% | -20.2 pp |
| 1976 | 31.56% | -3.0 pp |
| 1975 | 34.58% | +13.1 pp |
| 1974 | 21.44% | +4.9 pp |
| 1973 | 16.51% | +12.2 pp |
| 1972 | 4.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 4.47% | +4.3 pp |
| 1970 | 0.18% | -3.3 pp |
| 1969 | 3.5% | +1.9 pp |
| 1968 | 1.59% | -0.5 pp |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 1966 | 1.55% | +1.2 pp |
| 1965 | 0.39% | -2.4 pp |
| 1964 | 2.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Saudi Arabia’s Inflation in 1965?
0.39% (1965). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Saudi Arabia’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1964 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -27.3% in total — about 0.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.04%; 2024: 1.5%; 2023: 2.47%; 2022: 2.54%; 2021: 3.13%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.