Saudi Arabia vs Venezuela: Economic Indicators Comparison
Saudi Arabia with a GDP of $786.5B ranked the 18th largest economy in the world, while Venezuela ranked 27th with $482.4B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela ranked 124th vs 181st and 41st vs 58th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Saudi Arabia |  Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $786.5B | $482.4B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.2% | -18% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.2% | -12.2% |
| Population | 33M | 28.5M |
| GDP per capita | $23k | $16k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.61% | -18.17% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1.58 | 5.57 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.42 | 0.89 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $56k | $8.8k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $727.8B | $392.9B |
| GNI per capita | $22k | $13k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $1.9T | $352.8B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $56k | $12k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 2.5% | 34% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 2.5% | 34% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2.5% | 929789.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 11.5% | 748.1% |
| Unemployment | 5.9% | 8.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 62.4 | 25.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 4.65 | 6.33 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.66 | 5.27 |
| Property Rights Index | 64.6 | 10.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 72.3 | 12.6 |
| Business Freedom Index | 66.6 | 30.8 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 19.3 | 0 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 63.3 | 27.7 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 45 | 0 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 10 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 75.4 | 58 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 81 | 0 |
| Government Spending Index | 61.8 | 66.3 |
| Tax Burden Index | 99.8 | 72.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 49.6 | 14.6 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 49 | 18 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 74.9 | 72.2 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 28.8 | 33.7 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 1.3 | 56.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 15.3M | 427k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 19.1% | 175.6% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | 33.9% |
| External debt stocks | N/A | $154.9B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | 421.1% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | 69% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 13.4% | 7.2% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 33.2% | 8.9% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 24.2% | -3.7% |
| Total reserves including gold | $509.5B | $9.8B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $4.2B | $956M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Saudi Arabia | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 39.9% | 30.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 26.7% | 36.4% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $70.6B | -$3.9B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.8% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $290k | $125.8M |
| Personal remittances received | $334.9M | $297.1M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 49.5% | 37.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 2.2% | 5% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | $258M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 28% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 35.7% | 33.5% |
