Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index inflation (year-on-year)
Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index inflation (year-on-year) is 1.8 percent, in force since 1 Jul 2026. Last checked against the official source on 8 Sep 2026.
Headline consumer price inflation, year-on-year percent change in the Consumer Price Index published monthly by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), the Kingdom's official statistics office.
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| Current value | 1.8 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-07-01 |
| In force until | 2026-07-31 |
| Official source | GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia) - Consumer Price Index bulletin, July 2026 (English): 'The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Saudi Arabia recorded an annual increase of 1.8% in July 2026, compared to the same month of the previous year (July 2025).' |
| Last verified | 2026-09-08 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
REVERIFY 2026-08-27. Official July 2026 CPI bulletin still records an annual increase of 1.8% (housing/water/electricity/gas/other fuels +4.2%, food and beverages +1.5%, transport +1.4%; month-on-month +0.2% vs June). Value held at 1.8%; reference month rolled from June to July. Cited to the July 2026 English bulletin PDF, read directly. A TRAP IN THE SOURCE ITSELF, worth knowing before trusting GASTAT news items: the March 2026 item (news/180) CONTRADICTS ITS OWN HEADLINE. The headline reads 'Inflation in Saudi Arabia reaches 1.8% in March 2026' while the body says 'reached 1.9% in March 2026'; the same paragraph also mis-states a comparison month ('February 2025' where February 2026 is meant). Secondary outlets propagating 1.9% for March are repeating GASTAT's own typo. Prefer the numbered CPI bulletin PDFs over the news items. Published monthly, roughly mid-month for the preceding month. Arabic and English editions are issued together; the figure above is from the English bulletin.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | 1.8 | GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia) -… |
| 2026-05-01 | 1.8 | GASTAT, Consumer Price Index May 2026: annual inflation… |
| 2026-03-01 | 1.9 | GASTAT, Consumer Price Index March 2026: annual inflation… |
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