China vs Saudi Arabia

China vs Saudi Arabia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2 percentage points, or 41 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Saudi Arabia: InflationInflation in 2025: 0.1% a year in China and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2 percentage points, or 41 times that in China.
ChinaSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2020, when it overtook China.
  • In 2025, China ranked 168 and Saudi Arabia ranked 118 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 2% a year and Saudi Arabia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaSaudi Arabia
20250.12
20240.21.5
20230.22.5
202222.5
20210.93.1
20202.53.2
20192.9-2
20182.12.5
20171.6-0.9
201622.9
20151.51.2
201421.8
20132.63.1
20122.62.9
20115.43.7
20103.33.7
2009-0.74.3
20085.86.1
20074.85
20061.51.9
20051.80.6
20043.90.3
20031.20.5
2002-0.70.1
20010.7-1.1
20000.3-1
1999-1.4-2.1
1998-0.8-0.4
19972.8-0.2
19968.30.3
199516.85.1
199424.21.4
199314.71.2
19926.4-1
19913.53.9
19903.3-1.1
1989181.2
198818.8-0.4
19877.3-2.4
19866.5-3.1
19859.3-2.3
19842.7-0.7
198320.6
198221.9
19812.53.6
1980–4.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaSaudi Arabia
202611.9
20271.42.2
20281.62
20291.92
203022
203122

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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