Inflation rates by country and year

-2.1%1.5%5.1%8.7%12.3%
-2.1%1.5%5.1%8.7%12.3%
200812.3%
20161.6%
20251.3%
Source: World Bank

Data: World Bank, annual %. For information only — not financial advice.

Year2025Inflation Rate1.3%

Behind the curve

Turning points in United Arab Emirates

  1. 2008↑ Upward pressure

    The world food price crisis — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    In the UAE's 2007–08 boom, higher imported food and building-material prices combined with domestic demand pressure, especially rents, to accelerate annual inflation rather than producing a food-price shock alone.

    IMF Country Report 09/124 · United Arab Emirates: 2008 Article IV Consultation
  2. 2020↓ Downward pressure

    The pandemic recession — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    COVID-19 demand disruption and the 2020 oil-price collapse hit the UAE's hydrocarbon exports, which the CBUAE says fell 36.2%. The combined shock weakened activity and price pressure in the oil-exporting economy.

    CBUAE · Annual Report 2020
  3. 2022↑ Upward pressure

    The post-pandemic inflation surge — Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)

    Imported inflation, higher fuel and food prices, rising housing costs and stronger activity lifted UAE prices in 2022. The IMF notes that the dollar peg required CBUAE to follow US rate rises while the stronger dollar partly moderated imported-price pressure.

    IMF Country Report 23/223 · United Arab Emirates: 2022 Article IV Consultation

These are selected historical influences, not a complete account of inflation. An upward-pressure event can coincide with a peak when its inflationary effect has already occurred or when other forces begin pushing inflation lower. The markers show the years in which events occurred, although their effects may extend into later years.

What is the inflation in United Arab Emirates?

The annual inflation rate in United Arab Emirates was 1.3% in 2025, the most recent year in the World Bank dataset. That means prices rose 1.3% on average compared with the year before. Use the chart above to explore United Arab Emirates's full inflation history from 2008 to 2025, and to compare it with any other country.

How inflation in United Arab Emirates has changed

Inflation in United Arab Emirates peaked at 12.3% in 2008 and reached its lowest point at -2.1% in 2020. Averaged across the 18 years of available data (2008–2025), the rate has been 2.0% per year.

Frequently asked questions about inflation in United Arab Emirates

What is the current inflation rate in United Arab Emirates?

The latest available annual figure is 1.3% in 2025, from the World Bank. Because the figures are reported annually, they may not reflect the most recent monthly reading published by United Arab Emirates's statistical office.

What was the highest inflation rate in United Arab Emirates?

The highest annual inflation rate on record is 12.3%, reached in 2008.

What was the lowest inflation rate in United Arab Emirates?

The lowest annual inflation rate on record is -2.1%, recorded in 2020.

Where does the inflation data for United Arab Emirates come from?

All figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), which report annual consumer price inflation for more than 200 countries and territories from 1960 onward.