Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Saudi Arabia with a GDP of $786.5B ranked the 18th largest economy in the world, while Egypt ranked 45th with $250.9B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Saudi Arabia and Egypt ranked 124th vs 49th and 41st vs 139th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Egypt |  Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $250.9B | $786.5B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 5.3% | 2.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 4.2% | 2.2% |
| Population | 94.8M | 33M |
| GDP per capita | $2.5k | $23k |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.19% | 0.61% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 3.63 | 1.58 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.21 | 0.42 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $13k | $56k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $275.4B | $727.8B |
| GNI per capita | $2.8k | $22k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $1.2T | $1.9T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $12k | $56k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Egypt | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 25% | 2.5% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 23% | 2.5% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 20.9% | 2.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 21.4% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 11.4% | 5.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 54 | 62.4 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.27 | 4.65 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.82 | 5.66 |
| Property Rights Index | 48.5 | 64.6 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 51.2 | 72.3 |
| Business Freedom Index | 62 | 66.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 2.8 | 19.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 51.5 | 63.3 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 60 | 45 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 70.2 | 75.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 61.3 | 81 |
| Government Spending Index | 69.9 | 61.8 |
| Tax Burden Index | 86.1 | 99.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 34 | 49.6 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 35 | 49 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 71.7 | 74.9 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 4 | 3.2 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 9.7 | 28.8 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 11.2M | 15.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Egypt | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 92.6% | 19.1% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 40.4% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $98.7B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 24.7% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 15% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 1.2% | 13.4% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 13.9% | 33.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 16.7% | 24.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $41.8B | $509.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $6.8B | $4.2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Egypt | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 18.9% | 39.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 29.4% | 26.7% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$6.3B | $70.6B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 21% | 26.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $345.4M | $290k |
| Personal remittances received | $25.5B | $334.9M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 35.1% | 49.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 11.2% | 2.2% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $298M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $122M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 30.2% | 28% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 31.7% | 35.7% |
