United Arab Emirates Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

3.15

Units In

2.89

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
12.3 Dec 2008	-2.71 May 2020	1.72 %	1990-2025	N/A

In United Arab Emirates, the main components of the consumer price index are: Housing (34.1 percent of the total weight); Food and Soft Drinks (14.3 percent) and Transportation (14.6 percent). Education accounts for 7.7 percent; Miscellaneous Goods and Services for 6.3 percent; Furniture and Household Goods for 5.6 percent and Communications for 5.4 percent. Others include: Restaurants and Hotels (4 percent); Recreation and Culture (3.2 percent); Textiles, Clothing and Footwear (3.2 percent); Medical Care (1.4 percent) and Beverages and Tobacco (0.3 percent). The national index has a base of 100 as of 2014. .

Latest Updates

Annual inflation in the United Arab Emirates inched down to 2.50 percent in December of 2021 from 2.58 percent in the previous month, which was the highest level in 36 months, due to a slowdown in prices of both transport (17.95 percent vs 18 percent) and restaurants & hotels (1.60 percent vs 2.01 percent). Meanwhile, prices of food & beverages continued to rise (3.71 percent vs 3.65 percent). On the other hand, prices fell further for housing & utilities (-2.58 percent vs -2.99 percent); and miscellaneous goods & services (-1.02 percent vs -0.72 percent). On a monthly basis, consumer prices edged up 0.02 percent, easing from a 0.59 percent gain in November.