Inflation, GDP deflator in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Inflation, GDP deflator was -2.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Saudi Arabia is -2.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,080.6% on the previous year and up 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Saudi Arabia peaked at 150.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -21.4%, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | -4.7% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.7% | -21.4% | 150.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -15.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | -13.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | -16.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | -15.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | -10.2% | 20.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.75 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -245.86 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -65.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 263.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 70.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 39.99 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 130,594 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 36,070 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 4.83 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Saudi Arabia?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Saudi Arabia was -2.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 150.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.4% in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.