Ireland vs Saudi Arabia

Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2.1% a year in Ireland and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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% a year · IMF

Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: InflationInflation in 2025: 2.1% a year in Ireland and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ireland, by 0 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Saudi Arabia.
IrelandSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • In 2025, Ireland ranked 116 and Saudi Arabia ranked 118 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ireland at 2% a year and Saudi Arabia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIrelandSaudi Arabia
20252.12
20241.31.5
20235.22.5
20228.12.5
20212.43.1
2020-0.53.2
20190.9-2
20180.72.5
20170.3-0.9
2016-0.22.9
2015-01.2
20140.31.8
20130.53.1
20121.92.9
20111.23.7
2010-1.63.7
2009-1.74.3
20083.16.1
20072.95
20062.71.9
20052.20.6
20042.30.3
200340.5
20024.70.1
20014-1.1
20005.3-1
19992.4-2.1
19982.1-0.4
19971.3-0.2
19962.20.3
19952.55.1
19942.41.4
19931.41.2
19923.2-1
19913.13.9
19903.4-1.1
198941.2
19882.2-0.4
19873.2-2.4
19863-3.1
19855.5-2.3
19848.6-0.7
198310.40.6
198217.21.9
198120.23.6
198018.34.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIrelandSaudi Arabia
20263.41.9
20272.82.2
20281.92
202922
203022
203122

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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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