Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate 2000-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Saudi Arabia inflation rate dropped to 2.8 percent year-on-year in March of 2018 from a 2.9 percent in February. Following the introduction of a 5 percent value-added tax, in January 2018 the inflation reached 3 percent, the most since September 2016. In March, prices rose less for food & beverages (6% vs 6.5% in February); housing & utilities (1% vs 1.3%); communication (0.9% vs 1%); miscellaneous goods & services (0.1% vs 0.3%) and tobacco (54.1% vs 54.7%). Meantime, inflation was steady for restaurants & hotels (6.8%) and education (0.2%). On the other hand, cost went up faster for transport (10.4% vs 10.1%), after a gasoline price hike; furnishing & household equipment (0.3% vs 0.2%) and health (3.8% vs 3.7%). Also, prices fell less for clothing & footwear (-7.6% vs -8%) and fell at the same pace for recreation & culture (-0.4%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices inched down 0.2 percent. Inflation Rate in Saudi Arabia averaged 2.64 percent from 2000 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 11.10 percent in July of 2008 and a record low of -2 percent in January of 2001.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	TEForecast
2018-02-25	11:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY	3%	0.4%	1.1%
2018-03-21	12:00 PM	Inflation Rate YoY	2.9%	3%	3.8%
2018-04-24	08:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY	2.8%	2.9%	2.7%
2018-05-22	06:00 AM	Inflation Rate YoY		2.8%	2.6%
2018-06-26	08:25 AM	Inflation Rate YoY			2.8%
2018-07-24	06:10 AM	Inflation Rate YoY			2.7%

Saudi Arabia Prices	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Inflation Rate	2.80	2.90	11.10	-2.00	percent	[+]
Consumer Price Index CPI	108.10	108.00	114.80	84.80	Index Points	[+]
Food Inflation	6.50	6.70	6.89	-4.30	percent	[+]
Inflation Rate Mom	-0.20	0.10	3.90	-0.69	percent	[+]
Producer Prices	117.10	117.00	117.10	98.00	Index Points	[+]
Producer Prices Change	16.40	16.10	17.00	-5.36	percent	[+]
GDP Deflator	126.49	96.00	126.49	5.00	Index Points	[+]
Cpi Housing Utilities	113.80	113.80	113.80	90.70	Index Points	[+]
CPI Transportation	119.60	119.80	119.80	91.50	Index Points	[+]

Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate

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. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	2.80	2.90	11.10	-2.00	2000 - 2018	percent	Monthly	2007=100

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inflation rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	1.90	Mar/18	1.9	23.9	-1.3	%	Quarterly
Brazil	2.68	Mar/18	2.84	6821	1.65	%	Monthly
Canada	2.30	Mar/18	2.2	21.6	-17.8	%	Monthly
China	2.10	Mar/18	2.9	28.4	-2.2	%	Monthly
Euro Area	1.30	Mar/18	1.1	5	-0.7	%	Monthly
France	1.60	Mar/18	1.2	18.8	-0.7	%	Monthly
Germany	1.60	Mar/18	1.4	11.54	-7.62	%	Monthly
India	4.28	Mar/18	4.44	12.17	1.54	%	Monthly
Indonesia	3.40	Mar/18	3.18	82.4	-1.17	%	Monthly
Italy	0.80	Mar/18	0.5	25.64	-0.6	%	Monthly
Japan	1.10	Mar/18	1.5	24.9	-2.5	%	Monthly
Mexico	5.04	Mar/18	5.34	180	2.13	%	Monthly
Netherlands	1.00	Mar/18	1.2	11.19	-1.3	%	Monthly
Russia	2.40	Mar/18	2.2	2333	2.2	%	Monthly
South Korea	1.30	Mar/18	1	32.5	0.2	%	Monthly
Spain	1.20	Mar/18	1.1	28.43	-1.37	%	Monthly
Switzerland	0.80	Mar/18	0.6	11.92	-1.4	%	Monthly
Turkey	10.23	Mar/18	10.26	139	-4.01	%	Monthly
United Kingdom	2.50	Mar/18	2.7	8.5	-0.1	%	Monthly
United States	2.40	Mar/18	2.2	23.7	-15.8	%	Monthly