Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

2.3

Units In

2.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Aug 14, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 17 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

Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate inched up to 2.3% in June 2025 from 2.2% in the previous month. Price growth accelerated for tobacco (0.5% vs 0.3%), education (1.4% vs 1.3%), and miscellaneous personal goods and services (4.1% vs 4.0%). Despite a slight moderation in the housing and utilities category—easing to 6.5% from 6.8%—it remained the main driver of inflation. The continued upward pressure was primarily due to a 7.6% increase in rents paid for housing, supported in part by a 7.1% rise in villa rental prices. This subindex carries a substantial 25.5% weight in the consumer price basket. Meanwhile, inflation eased for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.5% vs 1.6%) and restaurants and hotels (1.6% vs 1.8%). At the same time, deflation persisted for clothing and footwear (-0.6% vs -0.9%), furnishings and household maintenance (-1.7% vs -2.5%), and transport (-0.7% vs -0.8%). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.2%, following a 0.1% increase in May.