Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · High income
Saudi Arabia: key statistics
Saudi Arabia has 37.0m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $34,537. Below: 72 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Income group
- High income
- Currency
- Saudi riyal SAR
- Languages
- Arabic
- ISO codes
- SASAU
Population37.0m2025 · rank 43 of 217GDP$1.3tn2025 · rank 19 of 211GDP per capita$34,5372025 · rank 50 of 211Life expectancy79.0 yrs2024 · rank 57 of 217Internet users100.0%2024 · rank 3 of 188Fertility2.312024 · rank 84 of 217CO₂ per person18.48 t2024 · rank 8 of 203Inflation2.0%2025 · rank 122 of 180
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Saudi Arabia, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Saudi Arabia by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 37.0m | 2025 | 43/217 | 9/23 | +24% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 4.63% | 2025 | 2/217 | 2/23 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 84.6% | 2025 | 47/217 | 11/23 | +1.7 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.31 | 2024 | 84/217 | 13/23 | −14% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.1% | 2025 | 195/217 | 18/23 | +0.8 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 23.6% | 2025 | 105/217 | 16/23 | −1.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 16.4 | 2024 | 196/216 | 22/23 | +25% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 16.5 | 2024 | 92/217 | 14/23 | −17% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 2,149,690 km² | 2024 | 12/216 | 2/23 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $1.3tn | 2025 | 19/211 | 1/22 | +84% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $34,537 | 2025 | 50/211 | 5/22 | +49% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $73,784 | 2025 | 25/199 | 3/22 | +37% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $36,070 | 2025 | 41/201 | 6/22 | +36% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 4.5% | 2025 | 63/210 | 4/22 | −0.2 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.2% | 2025 | 181/210 | 14/22 | +0.4 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 2.6% | 2025 | 138/198 | 13/22 | −0.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 43.0% | 2025 | 12/201 | 7/22 | −1.6 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 48.9% | 2025 | 150/201 | 13/22 | −2.7 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 31.6% | 2025 | 22/175 | 4/20 | −0.8 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 28.9% | 2025 | 43/163 | 8/19 | +4.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.0% | 2025 | 122/180 | 10/21 | +0.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Exchange rate | 3.75 | 2025 | 125/210 | 13/22 | ±0.0% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 8.1% | 2024 | 128/142 | 6/9 | +5.4 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 24.2% | 2023 | 84/142 | 8/10 | −1.1 pp | 28.5% | |
| Military spending | 6.48% | 2025 | 7/156 | 4/18 | −6.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 29.7% | 2025 | 115/184 | 12/21 | −1.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 28.2% | 2025 | 143/184 | 18/21 | −7.5 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 57.9% | 2025 | 132/184 | 16/21 | −9.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -2.6% | 2025 | 104/185 | 14/20 | +5.4 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.6% | 2025 | 81/197 | 9/21 | +2.0 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.0% | 2025 | 175/178 | 16/17 | ±0.0 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 20.3m | 2019 | 13/196 | 1/18 | +52% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 3.0% | 2025 | 147/187 | 18/23 | −2.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 10.0% | 2025 | 117/187 | 17/23 | −18.1 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 65.1% | 2025 | 59/187 | 7/23 | +5.3 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 33.6% | 2025 | 162/187 | 7/23 | +11.9 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | −$131m | 2007 | — | — | −9,598% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.0% | 2007 | — | — | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | −$5.9 | 2007 | — | — | −6,204% | $32.2 | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 154/167 | 18/19 | −0.2 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 19.9% | 2025 | 126/190 | 10/22 | ±0.0 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 97.9% | 2024 | 36/141 | 3/18 | +3.5 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 96.7% | 2024 | 41/147 | 4/20 | +5.3 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 104.0% | 2024 | 58/191 | 6/19 | +3.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 110.7% | 2024 | 24/176 | 1/17 | +11.8 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 83.9% | 2024 | 22/172 | 1/19 | +30.7 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 99.4% | 2024 | 40/168 | 2/19 | +1.7 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 13.8 | 2018 | 123/173 | 13/20 | +28% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.5% | 2023 | 79/184 | 8/16 | −0.7 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 79.0 yrs | 2024 | 57/217 | 8/23 | +2.4% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 | 2024 | 151/196 | 21/23 | −40% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 6.0 | 2024 | 146/196 | 19/23 | −38% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 7 | 2023 | 161/194 | 20/23 | −22% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.7% | 2023 | 113/193 | 11/23 | +1.3 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $1,825 | 2023 | 42/193 | 4/23 | +53% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.41 | 2023 | 48/180 | 3/22 | +40% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 96% | 2024 | 56/193 | 11/23 | −2.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 140/153 | 16/20 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 10.8% | 2020 | 92/154 | 11/20 | +1.5 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 99.0% | 2024 | 80/206 | 8/23 | ±0.0 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 97.6% | 2024 | 77/203 | 12/23 | +0.1 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 100.0% | 2024 | 3/188 | 3/21 | +35.3 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 159.5 | 2024 | 24/210 | 6/23 | −12% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 44.1 | 2024 | 18/208 | 2/23 | +370% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 93/215 | 14/23 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 100.0% | 2024 | 35/192 | 10/22 | ±0.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 18.48 t | 2024 | 8/203 | 5/22 | −11% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 0.1% | 2021 | 205/212 | 21/23 | +0.1 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.1% | 2021 | 200/206 | 21/23 | +0.1 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 1.3% | 2024 | 195/214 | 14/23 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 2.0% | 2024 | 169/206 | 17/23 | +0.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 974.2% | 2022 | 5/177 | 4/22 | +74.1 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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