Japan vs Saudi Arabia

Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in Japan and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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% a year · IMF

Japan vs Saudi Arabia: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.2% a year in Japan and 2% a year in Saudi Arabia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Saudi Arabia.
JapanSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Japan has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • In 2025, Japan ranked 80 and Saudi Arabia ranked 118 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Japan at 2% a year and Saudi Arabia at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearJapanSaudi Arabia
20253.22
20242.71.5
20233.32.5
20222.52.5
2021-0.23.1
2020-03.2
20190.5-2
201812.5
20170.5-0.9
2016-0.12.9
20150.81.2
20142.81.8
20130.33.1
2012-0.12.9
2011-0.33.7
2010-0.73.7
2009-1.34.3
20081.46.1
20070.15
20060.21.9
2005-0.20.6
2004-00.3
2003-0.30.5
2002-0.90.1
2001-0.7-1.1
2000-0.7-1
1999-0.3-2.1
19980.7-0.4
19971.7-0.2
19960.10.3
1995-0.15.1
19940.71.4
19931.31.2
19921.7-1
19913.33.9
19903.1-1.1
19892.31.2
19880.7-0.4
19870.1-2.4
19860.6-3.1
19852.1-2.3
19842.3-0.7
19831.90.6
19822.71.9
19814.93.6
19807.84.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJapanSaudi Arabia
202621.9
20272.62.2
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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