United Arab Emirates: Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, United Arab Emirates' inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) fell 0.41 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.66% to 1.25%).

Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was −0.66 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.55 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above 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 5.11 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.69 percentage points in 2009. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2025, United Arab Emirates had the 131st 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

• Algeria — 127th of 169: 1.42%
• Malaysia — 128th of 169: 1.38%
• Antigua and Barbuda — 129th of 169: 1.37%
• Bahamas, The — 131st of 169: 1.11%
• Benin — 132nd of 169: 1.1%
• Belize — 133rd of 169: 1.06%

What this measures

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 18 values

Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — -6.6% (2024)
• Algeria — 1.42% (2025)
• Bahrain — -0.14% (2025)
• Djibouti — -0.31% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 14.07% (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 42.17% (2025)
• Iraq — 0.3% (2025)
• Israel — 3.04% (2025)
• Jordan — 1.77% (2025)
• Kuwait — 2.36% (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 inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)?

1.25% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2008?

It is down 11 percentage points from 12.25% in 2008. The highest value was 12.25% in 2008 and the lowest -2.08% in 2020.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

131st highest of 169 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) unusual for United Arab Emirates?

In 2025, United Arab Emirates' inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) fell 0.41 percentage points on 2024 (from 1.66% to 1.25%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2024), the average change was −0.66 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.55 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG, 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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