Israel vs Saudi Arabia

Israel vs Saudi Arabia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3% a year in Israel and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 1 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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% a year · IMF

Israel vs Saudi Arabia: InflationInflation in 2025: 3% a year in Israel and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by 1 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Saudi Arabia.
IsraelSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Israel has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • In 2025, Israel ranked 85 and Saudi Arabia ranked 118 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Israel at 2% a year and Saudi Arabia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearIsraelSaudi Arabia
202532
20243.11.5
20234.22.5
20224.42.5
20211.53.1
2020-0.63.2
20190.8-2
20180.82.5
20170.2-0.9
2016-0.52.9
2015-0.61.2
20140.51.8
20131.53.1
20121.72.9
20113.53.7
20102.73.7
20093.34.3
20084.66.1
20070.55
20062.11.9
20051.30.6
2004-0.40.3
20030.70.5
20025.70.1
20011.1-1.1
20001.1-1
19995.2-2.1
19985.4-0.4
19979-0.2
199611.30.3
1995105.1
199412.31.4
199310.91.2
199212-1
1991193.9
199017.2-1.1
198920.31.2
198816.2-0.4
198719.9-2.4
198648.2-3.1
1985304.6-2.3
1984373.8-0.7
1983145.60.6
1982120.41.9
1981116.83.6
1980316.64.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearIsraelSaudi Arabia
20261.81.9
202722.2
202822
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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