Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 15, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
11.1 Jul 2008	-5 Dec 2018	2.02 %	2000-2025	N/A

In Saudi Arabia, the most important categories in the consumer price index are Food and beverage (22 percent of total weight); Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (21 percent); Transport (10 percent); Furnishings, household equipment and routine household (9 percent); and Clothing and footwear, and Communication (8 percent each). The index also includes: Miscellaneous goods and services (7 percent); and Restaurants and hotels (6 percent). Recreation and culture, education, health and tobacco account for the remaining 9 percent.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in Saudi Arabia stood at 2.0% in February 2025, unchanged from the previous month, surpassing market expectations of 1.9%. Upward price pressures came from housing and utilities (7.1% vs 8.0% in January), food and beverage prices (1.0% vs 0.8%), personal goods & services (3.9% vs 2.3%), restaurants & hotels (0.8% vs 0.8%), and education (0.4% vs 0.6%), while tobacco prices were flat after falling 0.4% in January. Downward price pressures came from clothing and footwear (-1.0% vs -1.5%), furnishing and household equipment (-2.5% vs -2.4%), health (-0.2% vs -0.3%), transport (-1.5% vs -1.9%), communication (-1.8% vs -1.9%), and recreation and culture (-1.1% vs -1.6%). On a monthly basis, the CPI was up 0.2%, matching market estimates, easing slightly from a 0.3% rise in January.