Price level index in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Price level index was 49.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price level index in Saudi Arabia is 49.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Saudi Arabia peaked at 55.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2006.
That places Saudi Arabia 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 46.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 45.1 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 44.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 43.38 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 44.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 43.52 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 42.55 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 41.69 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 40.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 38.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 37.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 36.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 35.94 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 35.18 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 34.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 33.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 34.31 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 36.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 38.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 39.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 40.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 43.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 46.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 43.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 44.51 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 47.59 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 46.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 49.59 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 50.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 55.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 54.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 51.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 50.82 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 50.2 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 49.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 40.25 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 46.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 33.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 38.5 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.14 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 39.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 50.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 49.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 55.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 10,922 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 40,958 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Saudi Arabia?
- Price level index in Saudi Arabia was 49.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2020.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2006.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for price level index?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.