Saudi Arabia vs Thailand

Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 2% a year in Saudi Arabia and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2.2 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: InflationInflation in 2025: 2% a year in Saudi Arabia and -0.1% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 2.2 percentage points.
Saudi ArabiaThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Thailand.
  • In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 118 and Thailand ranked 171 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Saudi Arabia at 2% a year and Thailand at 2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSaudi ArabiaThailand
20252-0.1
20241.50.4
20232.51.2
20222.56.1
20213.11.2
20203.2-0.8
2019-20.7
20182.51.1
2017-0.90.7
20162.90.2
20151.2-0.9
20141.81.9
20133.12.2
20122.93
20113.73.8
20103.73.3
20094.3-0.9
20086.15.5
200752.2
20061.94.7
20050.64.5
20040.32.8
20030.51.8
20020.10.7
2001-1.11.6
2000-11.7
1999-2.10.2
1998-0.48
1997-0.25.6
19960.35.8
19955.15.8
19941.45.1
19931.23.4
1992-14
19913.95.8
1990-1.15.8
19891.25.5
1988-0.43.8
1987-2.42.6
1986-3.11.8
1985-2.32.3
1984-0.70.9
19830.63.9
19821.95.3
19813.612.7
19804.419.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSaudi ArabiaThailand
20261.92.1
20272.21.7
202821.5
202921.7
203021.8
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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