Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Saudi Arabia with a GDP of $786.5B ranked the 18th largest economy in the world, while Pakistan ranked 41st with $314.6B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan ranked 124th vs 40th and 41st vs 162nd, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Pakistan |  Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $314.6B | $786.5B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 5.2% | 2.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 4.7% | 2.2% |
| Population | 197M | 33M |
| GDP per capita | $1.5k | $23k |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.68% | 0.61% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 29.3 | 1.58 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.27 | 0.42 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.7k | $56k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $337.1B | $727.8B |
| GNI per capita | $1.6k | $22k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $1.2T | $1.9T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.9k | $56k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Pakistan | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 2.5% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 2.5% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.9% | 2.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.5% | 11.5% |
| Unemployment | 3% | 5.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 54.8 | 62.4 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.02 | 4.65 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.44 | 5.66 |
| Property Rights Index | 48.3 | 64.6 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 43.2 | 72.3 |
| Business Freedom Index | 54.9 | 66.6 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 40.4 | 19.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 41.3 | 63.3 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 55 | 45 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 40 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 64.8 | 75.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 72.5 | 81 |
| Government Spending Index | 86.8 | 61.8 |
| Tax Burden Index | 80.4 | 99.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 29.7 | 49.6 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 33 | 49 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 66.9 | 74.9 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 2.9 | 3.2 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 14.3 | 28.8 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 966k | 15.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Pakistan | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 72.1% | 19.1% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 27.6% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $91B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 70.1% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 19.9% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 12.7% | 13.4% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18.8% | 33.2% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 16.7% | 24.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $11.8B | $509.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $2.4B | $4.2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Pakistan | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 8.8% | 39.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 19.7% | 26.7% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$19.2B | $70.6B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | 26.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $1.5B | $290k |
| Personal remittances received | $21.2B | $334.9M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 18% | 49.5% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 22.9% | 2.2% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $189M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $7M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | 28% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 21% | 35.7% |
