Saudi Arabia - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Saudi Arabia was 3.06 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.58 in 1975 and a minimum value of -3.20 in 1986.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1964 2.80
1965 0.39
1966 1.55
1967 2.10
1968 1.59
1969 3.50
1970 0.18
1971 4.48
1972 4.33
1973 16.51
1974 21.44
1975 34.58
1976 31.56
1977 11.40
1978 -1.58
1979 1.08
1980 4.17
1981 2.80
1982 1.02
1983 0.19
1984 -1.56
1985 -3.06
1986 -3.20
1987 -1.55
1988 0.91
1989 1.03
1990 2.08
1991 4.86
1992 -0.08
1993 1.06
1994 0.56
1995 4.87
1996 1.22
1997 0.06
1998 -0.37
1999 -1.33
2000 -1.12
2001 -1.12
2002 0.25
2003 0.61
2004 0.52
2005 0.48
2006 2.21
2007 4.17
2008 9.87
2009 5.06
2010 5.34
2011 5.83
2012 2.87
2013 3.53
2014 2.24
2015 1.21
2016 2.07
2017 -0.84
2018 2.46
2019 -2.09
2020 3.45
2021 3.06

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Saudi Arabia was -7.93 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 51 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 150.35 in 1974 and a minimum value of -26.87 in 1986.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1969 1.02
1970 -24.44
1971 10.55
1972 1.08
1973 11.39
1974 150.35
1975 12.06
1976 16.55
1977 8.08
1978 10.09
1979 23.10
1980 37.81
1981 11.71
1982 6.31
1983 1.20
1984 -0.92
1985 -1.04
1986 -26.87
1987 6.74
1988 -8.95
1989 8.58
1990 7.10
1991 -2.26
1992 -0.30
1993 -1.66
1994 1.09
1995 5.82
1996 7.84
1997 3.46
1998 -13.93
1999 14.49
2000 10.95
2001 -1.65
2002 5.96
2003 2.32
2004 11.06
2005 20.15
2006 11.57
2007 8.44
2008 17.69
2009 -15.71
2010 17.19
2011 15.53
2012 4.02
2013 -1.22
2014 -2.27
2015 -16.91
2016 -3.05
2017 7.57
2018 11.51
2019 0.49
2020 -7.93

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Saudi Arabia was -7.93 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 20.15 in 2005 and -16.91 in 2015.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 7.10
1991 -2.26
1992 -0.30
1993 -1.66
1994 1.09
1995 5.82
1996 7.84
1997 3.46
1998 -13.93
1999 14.49
2000 10.95
2001 -1.65
2002 5.96
2003 2.32
2004 11.06
2005 20.15
2006 11.57
2007 8.44
2008 17.69
2009 -15.71
2010 17.19
2011 15.53
2012 4.02
2013 -1.22
2014 -2.27
2015 -16.91
2016 -3.05
2017 7.57
2018 11.51
2019 0.49
2020 -7.93

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices