15.10.202505:58:31UTC+00Saudi Arabia Inflation Rate Eases to 2.2% in September

In September 2025, the annual inflation rate in Saudi Arabia saw a slight decrease to 2.2%, compared to 2.3% in August. This reduction in inflationary pressure was primarily due to moderated price hikes in sectors such as housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, which saw an increase of 5.2% compared to 5.8% in August. Similarly, accommodation services experienced a slowdown in price rise, registering a 1.5% increase compared to the previous 3.0%.

Conversely, inflation in the transport sector accelerated, rising to 1.6% from 1.1%, largely driven by a significant increase in the cost of passenger transport services, which went up by 6.9% from 5.3%. There was also a notable increase in education services, which rose to 1.2% from 0.8%.

Furthermore, there was a sharper decline in prices for furnishings and household equipment, which decreased by 0.6% compared to a 0.2% fall in August, as well as in information and communication, which saw a decrease of 0.4% from 0.3%. On a month-to-month basis, consumer prices slightly declined by 0.1% in September, following a 0.1% rise in the preceding month.