Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index inflation (year-on-year)
Saudi Arabia Consumer Price Index inflation (year-on-year) is 1.9 percent, in force since 1 Sep 2026, cited to GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia). It was 1.8 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 19 Oct 2026.
Official source: GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia) · Last checked 2026-10-19 · source fingerprint
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 | 1.9 percent (YoY) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-09-01 |
| In force until | 2026-09-30 |
| Official source | GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia) - Consumer Price Index bulletin, September 2026 (English): 'Inflation in Saudi Arabia reaches 1.9% in September 2026' - 'The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Saudi Arabia recorded an annual increase of 1.9% in September 2026, compared to the same month of the previous year (September 2025)' |
| Last verified | 2026-10-19 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Reference month September 2026; headline CPI year-on-year 1.9%, up from 1.8% in August. Read from GASTAT's own September 2026 English bulletin (PDF dated 14 Oct 2026); month-on-month the index was stable. Landed 2026-10-19, which also ends the 2026-10-11 hold.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 1.8 | GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia) -… |
| 2026-07-01 | 1.8 | GASTAT (General Authority for Statistics, Saudi Arabia) -… |
| 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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