Consumer Price Index · 138.6 (2025)
Latest CPI
138.6
2025
Earliest CPI
19.9
1963
Change (1963–2025)
+118.6
+594.8%
How CPI erosion in Saudi Arabia compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Saudi Arabia
63 years of data (1963–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138.6 | +2.8 (+2.1%) |
| 2024 | 135.7 | +2.3 (+1.7%) |
| 2023 | 133.5 | +3.0 (+2.3%) |
| 2022 | 130.4 | +3.1 (+2.5%) |
| 2021 | 127.3 | +3.8 (+3.1%) |
| 2020 | 123.5 | +4.0 (+3.4%) |
| 2019 | 119.5 | -1.4 (-1.2%) |
| 2018 | 120.9 | +2.9 (+2.5%) |
| 2017 | 118.0 | -1.0 (-0.8%) |
| 2016 | 119.0 | +2.4 (+2.1%) |
| 2015 | 116.6 | +1.4 (+1.2%) |
| 2014 | 115.2 | +2.5 (+2.2%) |
| 2013 | 112.7 | +3.8 (+3.5%) |
| 2012 | 108.9 | +3.0 (+2.9%) |
| 2011 | 105.8 | +5.8 (+5.8%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +5.1 (+5.3%) |
| 2009 | 94.9 | +4.6 (+5.1%) |
| 2008 | 90.4 | +8.1 (+9.9%) |
| 2007 | 82.2 | +3.3 (+4.2%) |
| 2006 | 79.0 | +1.7 (+2.2%) |
| 2005 | 77.2 | +0.4 (+0.5%) |
| 2004 | 76.9 | +0.4 (+0.5%) |
| 2003 | 76.5 | +0.5 (+0.6%) |
| 2002 | 76.0 | +0.2 (+0.2%) |
| 2001 | 75.8 | -0.9 (-1.1%) |
| 2000 | 76.7 | -0.9 (-1.1%) |
| 1999 | 77.6 | -1.0 (-1.3%) |
| 1998 | 78.6 | -0.3 (-0.4%) |
| 1997 | 78.9 | +0.0 (+0.1%) |
| 1996 | 78.9 | +1.0 (+1.2%) |
| 1995 | 77.9 | +3.6 (+4.9%) |
| 1994 | 74.3 | +0.4 (+0.6%) |
| 1993 | 73.9 | +0.8 (+1.1%) |
| 1992 | 73.1 | -0.1 (-0.1%) |
| 1991 | 73.2 | +3.4 (+4.9%) |
| 1990 | 69.8 | +1.4 (+2.1%) |
| 1989 | 68.3 | +0.7 (+1.0%) |
| 1988 | 67.6 | +0.6 (+0.9%) |
| 1987 | 67.0 | -1.1 (-1.5%) |
| 1986 | 68.1 | -2.3 (-3.2%) |
| 1985 | 70.3 | -2.2 (-3.1%) |
| 1984 | 72.6 | -1.1 (-1.6%) |
| 1983 | 73.7 | +0.1 (+0.2%) |
| 1982 | 73.6 | +0.7 (+1.0%) |
| 1981 | 72.8 | +2.0 (+2.8%) |
| 1980 | 70.8 | +2.8 (+4.2%) |
| 1979 | 68.0 | +0.7 (+1.1%) |
| 1978 | 67.3 | -1.1 (-1.6%) |
| 1977 | 68.4 | +7.0 (+11.4%) |
| 1976 | 61.4 | +14.7 (+31.6%) |
| 1975 | 46.7 | +12.0 (+34.6%) |
| 1974 | 34.7 | +6.1 (+21.4%) |
| 1973 | 28.5 | +4.0 (+16.5%) |
| 1972 | 24.5 | +1.0 (+4.3%) |
| 1971 | 23.5 | +1.0 (+4.5%) |
| 1970 | 22.5 | +0.0 (+0.2%) |
| 1969 | 22.4 | +0.8 (+3.5%) |
| 1968 | 21.7 | +0.3 (+1.6%) |
| 1967 | 21.3 | +0.4 (+2.1%) |
| 1966 | 20.9 | +0.3 (+1.6%) |
| 1965 | 20.6 | +0.1 (+0.4%) |
| 1964 | 20.5 | +0.6 (+2.8%) |
| 1963 | 19.9 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Saudi Arabia tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1963, the CPI has moved from 19.9 to 138.6, representing a cumulative change of +594.8%.
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