Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Saudi Arabia

The GDP deflator for Saudi Arabia changed by -2.6% in 2025.

Measure: Inflation measured by the GDP deflator Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2025 -2.6% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −2.8percentage points 2024: 0.3%
World, 2025 3.3% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2025 2.8% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2025 177th of 186 See the full ranking

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Saudi Arabia over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period Saudi ArabiaWorld
2025 -2.6% 3.3%
2024 0.3% 4.1%
2023 -2.2% 5.0%
2022 12.6% 7.3%
2021 20.1% 4.6%
2020 -10.2% 2.0%
2019 -1.4% 2.4%
2018 15.9% 2.8%
2017 6.3% 3.0%
2016 -2.3% 2.0%
2015 -15.8% 2.3%
2014 -1.7% 2.0%
2013 -0.6% 2.3%
2012 4.5% 3.6%
2011 15.3% 5.5%
2010 17.2% 4.2%
2009 -16.6% 2.0%
2008 17.7% 7.9%
2007 8.0% 6.0%
2006 11.0% 5.9%
2005 19.7% 5.8%
2004 10.4% 5.6%
2003 4.6% 4.0%
2002 3.7% 3.6%
2001 -3.2% 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.8 percentage points from 0.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -15.8%, the figure has changed by +13.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Saudi Arabia has the 177th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 3.3%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Saudi Arabia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices