Saudi Arabia - 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 |
Aggregation method: Median
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Financial Sector Indicators
Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices
