United Arab Emirates: Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, United Arab Emirates' consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 1.53 on 2024 (from 122.21 to 123.74).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2024), the average change was +2.07 and a typical year strayed about 3 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.65 in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.38 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.24 a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 126.64 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1.25, against 3.77 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, United Arab Emirates had the 159th highest value of the 169 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2025 ranking

• Belize — 155th of 169: 127.08
• Israel — 156th of 169: 126.13
• Dominica — 157th of 169: 124.25
• Benin — 159th of 169: 123.58
• Thailand — 160th of 169: 122.4
• Greece — 161st of 169: 121.73

What this measures

Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

Limitations: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

All 19 values

Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 168.54 (2024)
• Algeria — 209.52 (2025)
• Bahrain — 120.52 (2025)
• Djibouti — 114.5 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 711.63 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 4,030 (2025)
• Iraq — 143.6 (2025)
• Israel — 126.13 (2025)
• Jordan — 140.45 (2025)
• Kuwait — 151.75 (2025)
• Lebanon — 8,883 (2025)

More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates

• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$3.67 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$3.67 (2024)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 114.18 (2024)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 1.63% (2024)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 1.8 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.8 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 2.75 trillion (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 67.97% (2024)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)

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Questions people ask

What is United Arab Emirates's consumer price index (2010 = 100)?

123.74 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2007?

It is up 42.31% from 86.95 in 2007 (1.98% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 123.74 in 2025 and the lowest 86.95 in 2007.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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