Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate
Saudi Arabia's inflation rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 2.2% in September 2025, compared to 2.3% in August 2025. This moderation occurs alongside strong non-oil economic growth which is expected to make up 57% of the gross domestic product in 2025. Non-oil GDP is projected to grow by 3.4% in 2025, fueled by Vision 2030 initiatives and private investment, bolstering domestic demand. Saudi Arabia's record low inflation rate was -5% in December 2018 and record high was 11.1% in July 2008.
Monthly Historical Data (2000-2025)
(in %)| Month | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 2.2% |
| Aug 2025 | 2.3% |
| Jul 2025 | 2.1% |
| Jun 2025 | 2.3% |
| May 2025 | 2.2% |
| Apr 2025 | 2.3% |
| Mar 2025 | 2.3% |
| Feb 2025 | 2% |
| Jan 2025 | 2% |
| Dec 2024 | 1.9% |
| Nov 2024 | 2% |
| Oct 2024 | 1.9% |
| Sep 2024 | 1.7% |
| Aug 2024 | 1.6% |
| Jul 2024 | 1.5% |
| Jun 2024 | 1.5% |
| May 2024 | 1.6% |
| Apr 2024 | 1.6% |
| Mar 2024 | 1.6% |
| Feb 2024 | 1.8% |
| Jan 2024 | 1.6% |
| Dec 2023 | 1.5% |
| Nov 2023 | 1.7% |
| Oct 2023 | 1.6% |
| Sep 2023 | 1.7% |
| Aug 2023 | 2% |
| Jul 2023 | 2.3% |
| Jun 2023 | 2.7% |
| May 2023 | 2.8% |
| Apr 2023 | 2.7% |
| Mar 2023 | 2.7% |
| Feb 2023 | 3% |
| Jan 2023 | 3.4% |
| Dec 2022 | 3.3% |
| Nov 2022 | 2.9% |
| Oct 2022 | 3% |
| Sep 2022 | 3.1% |
| Aug 2022 | 3% |
| Jul 2022 | 2.7% |
| Jun 2022 | 2.3% |
| May 2022 | 2.2% |
| Apr 2022 | 2.3% |
| Mar 2022 | 2% |
| Feb 2022 | 1.6% |
| Jan 2022 | 1.2% |
| Dec 2021 | 1.2% |
| Nov 2021 | 1.1% |
| Oct 2021 | 0.8% |
| Sep 2021 | 0.6% |
| Aug 2021 | 0.3% |
| Jul 2021 | 0.4% |
| Jun 2021 | 6.2% |
| May 2021 | 5.7% |
| Apr 2021 | 5.3% |
| Mar 2021 | 4.9% |
| Feb 2021 | 5.2% |
| Jan 2021 | 5.7% |
| Dec 2020 | 5.3% |
| Nov 2020 | 5.8% |
| Oct 2020 | 5.8% |
| Sep 2020 | 5.7% |
| Aug 2020 | 6.2% |
| Jul 2020 | 6.1% |
| Jun 2020 | 0.5% |
| May 2020 | 1.1% |
| Apr 2020 | 1.3% |
| Mar 2020 | 1.5% |
| Feb 2020 | 1.2% |
| Jan 2020 | 0.7% |
| Dec 2019 | -0.2% |
| Nov 2019 | -0.6% |
| Oct 2019 | -0.8% |
| Sep 2019 | -1.4% |
| Aug 2019 | -1.9% |
| Jul 2019 | -2.2% |
| Jun 2019 | -2.6% |
| May 2019 | -2.6% |
| Apr 2019 | -2.9% |
| Mar 2019 | -3.2% |
| Feb 2019 | -3.2% |
| Jan 2019 | -3.2% |
| Dec 2018 | -5% |
| Nov 2018 | -4.4% |
| Oct 2018 | -4.8% |
| Sep 2018 | -4.8% |
| Aug 2018 | -4.7% |
| Jul 2018 | -4.7% |
| Jun 2018 | -4.6% |
| May 2018 | -4.6% |
| Apr 2018 | -4.5% |
| Mar 2018 | -4.1% |
| Feb 2018 | -4.1% |
| Jan 2018 | -3.9% |
| Dec 2017 | -1.1% |
| Nov 2017 | -1.7% |
| Oct 2017 | -1.2% |
| Sep 2017 | -0.8% |
| Aug 2017 | -0.7% |
| Jul 2017 | -0.8% |
| Jun 2017 | -0.5% |
| May 2017 | -0.7% |
| Apr 2017 | -0.7% |
| Mar 2017 | -0.7% |
| Feb 2017 | -0.6% |
| Jan 2017 | -0.5% |
| Dec 2016 | 1% |
| Nov 2016 | 1.3% |
| Oct 2016 | 1.6% |
| Sep 2016 | 1.9% |
| Aug 2016 | 2.1% |
| Jul 2016 | 2.3% |
| Jun 2016 | 2.3% |
| May 2016 | 2.3% |
| Apr 2016 | 2.5% |
| Mar 2016 | 2.6% |
| Feb 2016 | 2.6% |
| Jan 2016 | 2.5% |
| Dec 2015 | 1.2% |
| Nov 2015 | 1.2% |
| Oct 2015 | 1.2% |
| Sep 2015 | 1.2% |
| Aug 2015 | 1% |
| Jul 2015 | 1.2% |
| Jun 2015 | 1.2% |
| May 2015 | 1% |
| Apr 2015 | 1% |
| Mar 2015 | 1.4% |
| Feb 2015 | 1.4% |
| Jan 2015 | 1.6% |
| Dec 2014 | 1.9% |
| Nov 2014 | 2.1% |
| Oct 2014 | 2.1% |
| Sep 2014 | 2.4% |
| Aug 2014 | 2.5% |
| Jul 2014 | 2.3% |
| Jun 2014 | 2.6% |
| May 2014 | 2.7% |
| Apr 2014 | 2.6% |
| Mar 2014 | 2.1% |
| Feb 2014 | 2% |
| Jan 2014 | 1.8% |
| Dec 2013 | 2.5% |
| Nov 2013 | 2.6% |
| Oct 2013 | 2.7% |
| Sep 2013 | 2.9% |
| Aug 2013 | 3.3% |
| Jul 2013 | 3.7% |
| Jun 2013 | 3.3% |
| May 2013 | 3.8% |
| Apr 2013 | 4% |
| Mar 2013 | 4.2% |
| Feb 2013 | 4.6% |
| Jan 2013 | 4.7% |
| Dec 2012 | 3.6% |
| Nov 2012 | 3.9% |
| Oct 2012 | 3.8% |
| Sep 2012 | 3.6% |
| Aug 2012 | 3.8% |
| Jul 2012 | 4% |
| Jun 2012 | 4.9% |
| May 2012 | 5.1% |
| Apr 2012 | 5.3% |
| Mar 2012 | 5.4% |
| Feb 2012 | 5.4% |
| Jan 2012 | 5.3% |
| Dec 2011 | 5.3% |
| Nov 2011 | 5.2% |
| Oct 2011 | 5.3% |
| Sep 2011 | 5.3% |
| Aug 2011 | 4.8% |
| Jul 2011 | 4.9% |
| Jun 2011 | 4.7% |
| May 2011 | 4.6% |
| Apr 2011 | 4.8% |
| Mar 2011 | 4.7% |
| Feb 2011 | 4.9% |
| Jan 2011 | 5.3% |
| Dec 2010 | 5.4% |
| Nov 2010 | 5.8% |
| Oct 2010 | 5.8% |
| Sep 2010 | 5.9% |
| Aug 2010 | 6.1% |
| Jul 2010 | 6% |
| Jun 2010 | 5.5% |
| May 2010 | 5.4% |
| Apr 2010 | 4.9% |
| Mar 2010 | 4.7% |
| Feb 2010 | 4.6% |
| Jan 2010 | 4.2% |
| Dec 2009 | 4.3% |
| Nov 2009 | 4% |
| Oct 2009 | 3.5% |
| Sep 2009 | 4.4% |
| Aug 2009 | 4.1% |
| Jul 2009 | 4.2% |
| Jun 2009 | 5.2% |
| May 2009 | 5.5% |
| Apr 2009 | 5.2% |
| Mar 2009 | 6% |
| Feb 2009 | 6.9% |
| Jan 2009 | 7.9% |
| Dec 2008 | 9% |
| Nov 2008 | 9.5% |
| Oct 2008 | 10.9% |
| Sep 2008 | 10.4% |
| Aug 2008 | 10.9% |
| Jul 2008 | 11.1% |
| Jun 2008 | 10.6% |
| May 2008 | 10.4% |
| Apr 2008 | 10.5% |
| Mar 2008 | 9.6% |
| Feb 2008 | 8.7% |
| Jan 2008 | 7% |
| Dec 2007 | 6.5% |
| Nov 2007 | 6% |
| Oct 2007 | 5.4% |
| Sep 2007 | 4.9% |
| Aug 2007 | 4.4% |
| Jul 2007 | 3.8% |
| Jun 2007 | 3.1% |
| May 2007 | 3% |
| Apr 2007 | 2.9% |
| Mar 2007 | 2.9% |
| Feb 2007 | 3% |
| Jan 2007 | 3.6% |
| Dec 2006 | 2.9% |
| Nov 2006 | 2.8% |
| Oct 2006 | 2.6% |
| Sep 2006 | 2.4% |
| Aug 2006 | 2.2% |
| Jul 2006 | 2.2% |
| Jun 2006 | 2.1% |
| May 2006 | 2.2% |
| Apr 2006 | 2.4% |
| Mar 2006 | 2.4% |
| Feb 2006 | 1.6% |
| Jan 2006 | 1.5% |
| Dec 2005 | 1.2% |
| Nov 2005 | 1.1% |
| Oct 2005 | 1% |
| Sep 2005 | 0.8% |
| Aug 2005 | 0.4% |
| Jul 2005 | 0.3% |
| Jun 2005 | 0.6% |
| May 2005 | 0.3% |
| Apr 2005 | 0.2% |
| Mar 2005 | 0.3% |
| Feb 2005 | 0.5% |
| Jan 2005 | 0.8% |
| Dec 2004 | 0.6% |
| Nov 2004 | 0.6% |
| Oct 2004 | 0.4% |
| Sep 2004 | 0% |
| Aug 2004 | 0.4% |
| Jul 2004 | 0.2% |
| Jun 2004 | 0.2% |
| May 2004 | 0.4% |
| Apr 2004 | 0.6% |
| Mar 2004 | 0.3% |
| Feb 2004 | 0.4% |
| Jan 2004 | 0.1% |
| Dec 2003 | 0.4% |
| Nov 2003 | 0.5% |
| Oct 2003 | 0.6% |
| Sep 2003 | 0.8% |
| Aug 2003 | 0.7% |
| Jul 2003 | 1.1% |
| Jun 2003 | 0.8% |
| May 2003 | 0.5% |
| Apr 2003 | 0.4% |
| Mar 2003 | 0.4% |
| Feb 2003 | 0.3% |
| Jan 2003 | 0.5% |
| Dec 2002 | 0.7% |
| Nov 2002 | 0.8% |
| Oct 2002 | 0.6% |
| Sep 2002 | 0.7% |
| Aug 2002 | 0.6% |
| Jul 2002 | 0.3% |
| Jun 2002 | -0.2% |
| May 2002 | 0% |
| Apr 2002 | -0.2% |
| Mar 2002 | -0.1% |
| Feb 2002 | 0% |
| Jan 2002 | -0.3% |
| Dec 2001 | -0.6% |
| Nov 2001 | -0.8% |
| Oct 2001 | -0.9% |
| Sep 2001 | -1.1% |
| Aug 2001 | -1.2% |
| Jul 2001 | -1% |
| Jun 2001 | -1.1% |
| May 2001 | -1% |
| Apr 2001 | -1% |
| Mar 2001 | -1.1% |
| Feb 2001 | -1.5% |
| Jan 2001 | -2% |
| Dec 2000 | -1.8% |
| Nov 2000 | -1.5% |
| Oct 2000 | -1.5% |
| Sep 2000 | -1.2% |
| Aug 2000 | -1.2% |
| Jul 2000 | -1.5% |
| Jun 2000 | -1.2% |
| May 2000 | -1.5% |
| Apr 2000 | -0.8% |
| Mar 2000 | -0.8% |
| Feb 2000 | -0.5% |
| Jan 2000 | 0% |
Recent Events
| datetime | event | actual | previous | consensus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 02:00 AM | Inflation Rate YoY (Sep) | 2.2% | 2.3% | - |
| 2025-09-15 02:00 AM | Inflation Rate YoY (Aug) | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% |
| 2021-02-16 02:00 AM | Inflation Rate YoY (Jan) | 5.7% | 5.3% | - |
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Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate : Definition
Saudi Arabia's inflation rate measures the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the General Authority for Statistics. The largest categories are food and beverages, housing, transport, and restaurants.
Related Indicators
| Indicator | Last Value | Prior Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Inflation Rate | 1.69% | 2.33% | 2024 |
| Inflation Rate MoM | -0.1% | 0.1% | Sep'25 |
| Wholesale Price Change (%) | 2.1% | 2.1% | Sep'25 |