United Arab Emirates (2025)
1.3
% annual change
-0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
18
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % annual change YoY Change
2025 1.3 -0.4pp
2024 1.7 +0.1pp
2023 1.6 -3.7pp
2022 5.3 +5.1pp
2021 0.2 +2.3pp
2020 -2.1 -0.2pp
2019 -1.9 -5pp
2018 3.1 +1.1pp
2017 2 +0.4pp
2016 1.6 -2.5pp
2015 4.1 +1.8pp
2014 2.3 +1.2pp
2013 1.1 +0.4pp
2012 0.7 -0.2pp
2011 0.9 unchanged
2010 0.9 -0.7pp
2009 1.6 -10.7pp
2008 12.3 n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 1.3 % annual change in 2025. The latest change was -0.4pp. Across 2008–2025 the series ranges from -2.1 in 2020 to 12.3 in 2008.

This page tracks consumer price inflation (CPI, annual % change) in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks consumer price inflation (CPI, annual % change) in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations).

The series peaked at 12.3 % annual change in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of -2.1 in 2020. The latest reading of 1.3 in 2025 represents a change of -0.4pp.