Saudi Riyal Inflation Calculator
﷼100.00 in 1963 has the same buying power as ﷼710.76 in 2026.
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﷼100.00 in 2001 is worth ﷼186.93 in 2026
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Inflation in Saudi Arabia
This page covers 64 years of Saudi Arabia consumer price data, from 1963 to 2026. The steepest single year on record was 1975, when consumer prices in Saudi Arabia rose 34.6%. At that rate, money loses roughly a third of its value in a year.
Prices fell in 12 of those 63 years, including in recent decades — about 19% of the time — most sharply in 1986, when they dropped 3.2%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 1970s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 12.4% a year, while the 1980s were the calmest at 0.1%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 1.8% a year, markedly calmer than the 3.4% average across the whole record.
Saudi Arabia CPI and inflation rate by year
The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1963 to 2026. The final column shows what ﷼100.00 in that year is worth in 2026 money.
| Year | CPI index | Inflation | ﷼100.00 then, in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121.55 | 2.30% | ﷼100.00 |
| 2025 | 118.82 | 2.08% | ﷼102.30 |
| 2024 | 116.40 | 1.69% | ﷼104.43 |
| 2023 | 114.46 | 2.33% | ﷼106.19 |
| 2022 | 111.86 | 2.47% | ﷼108.67 |
| 2021 | 109.16 | 3.06% | ﷼111.35 |
| 2020 | 105.92 | 3.37% | ﷼114.77 |
| 2019 | 102.46 | -1.19% | ﷼118.64 |
| 2018 | 103.70 | 2.47% | ﷼117.22 |
| 2017 | 101.20 | -0.83% | ﷼120.11 |
| 2016 | 102.05 | 2.05% | ﷼119.11 |
| 2015 | 100.00 | 1.22% | ﷼121.55 |
| 2014 | 98.79 | 2.24% | ﷼123.04 |
| 2013 | 96.63 | 3.51% | ﷼125.80 |
| 2012 | 93.35 | 2.87% | ﷼130.22 |
| 2011 | 90.75 | 5.83% | ﷼133.95 |
| 2010 | 85.75 | 5.34% | ﷼141.75 |
| 2009 | 81.40 | 5.06% | ﷼149.32 |
| 2008 | 77.49 | 9.87% | ﷼156.87 |
| 2007 | 70.53 | 4.17% | ﷼172.36 |
| 2006 | 67.70 | 2.21% | ﷼179.54 |
| 2005 | 66.24 | 0.48% | ﷼183.51 |
| 2004 | 65.92 | 0.52% | ﷼184.39 |
| 2003 | 65.59 | 0.61% | ﷼185.34 |
| 2002 | 65.19 | 0.25% | ﷼186.47 |
| 2001 | 65.03 | -1.12% | ﷼186.93 |
| 2000 | 65.76 | -1.12% | ﷼184.84 |
| 1999 | 66.51 | -1.33% | ﷼182.76 |
| 1998 | 67.41 | -0.37% | ﷼180.32 |
| 1997 | 67.66 | 0.06% | ﷼179.65 |
| 1996 | 67.62 | 1.22% | ﷼179.75 |
| 1995 | 66.81 | 4.87% | ﷼181.95 |
| 1994 | 63.71 | 0.56% | ﷼190.81 |
| 1993 | 63.35 | 1.06% | ﷼191.88 |
| 1992 | 62.69 | -0.08% | ﷼193.91 |
| 1991 | 62.73 | 4.86% | ﷼193.76 |
| 1990 | 59.83 | 2.08% | ﷼203.18 |
| 1989 | 58.61 | 1.03% | ﷼207.40 |
| 1988 | 58.01 | 0.91% | ﷼209.54 |
| 1987 | 57.49 | -1.55% | ﷼211.44 |
| 1986 | 58.39 | -3.20% | ﷼208.17 |
| 1985 | 60.32 | -3.06% | ﷼201.50 |
| 1984 | 62.23 | -1.56% | ﷼195.34 |
| 1983 | 63.21 | 0.19% | ﷼192.29 |
| 1982 | 63.09 | 1.02% | ﷼192.66 |
| 1981 | 62.45 | 2.80% | ﷼194.63 |
| 1980 | 60.75 | 4.17% | ﷼200.08 |
| 1979 | 58.32 | 1.08% | ﷼208.42 |
| 1978 | 57.70 | -1.58% | ﷼210.67 |
| 1977 | 58.63 | 11.40% | ﷼207.34 |
| 1976 | 52.63 | 31.56% | ﷼230.97 |
| 1975 | 40.00 | 34.58% | ﷼303.86 |
| 1974 | 29.73 | 21.44% | ﷼408.93 |
| 1973 | 24.48 | 16.51% | ﷼496.59 |
| 1972 | 21.01 | 4.33% | ﷼578.59 |
| 1971 | 20.14 | 4.47% | ﷼603.65 |
| 1970 | 19.27 | 0.18% | ﷼630.67 |
| 1969 | 19.24 | 3.50% | ﷼631.79 |
| 1968 | 18.59 | 1.59% | ﷼653.88 |
| 1967 | 18.30 | 2.10% | ﷼664.26 |
| 1966 | 17.92 | 1.55% | ﷼678.21 |
| 1965 | 17.65 | 0.39% | ﷼688.72 |
| 1964 | 17.58 | 2.80% | ﷼691.40 |
| 1963 | 17.10 | — | ﷼710.76 |
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Saudi Arabia inflation FAQ
- What is the current inflation rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia inflation was 2.30% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
- How much has Saudi Riyal lost in value since 1963?
- ﷼100.00 in 1963 has the same purchasing power as ﷼710.76 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 610.76% over 63 years, an average of 3.16% per year.
- What years does this Saudi Arabia inflation calculator cover?
- This calculator covers 64 years, from 1963 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
- Can Saudi Riyal inflation be negative?
- Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Saudi Riyal gained purchasing power over that year. Saudi Arabia recorded deflation in 12 of the 63 years measured here, most recently in 2019. The steepest fall was -3.20% in 1986.
- What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
- The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.
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