Saudi Arabia is a high-income country with a population of 35.3M people. The capital and largest city is Riyadh, with 7.01M residents. Saudi Arabia shares land borders with Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar.
Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 by GDP ($1.24T) and 32/197 by GDP per capita ($35,057). The top export category is raw materials & minerals, while the top import is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Saudi Arabia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
36428123
|
44/197 |
| GDP |
$1.24T
2024 |
18/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$35,057
2024 |
32/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$71,243
2024 |
22/197 |
| Government debt |
$370B
2024 |
25/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
34.8%
2025 |
149/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$10,473
2024 |
58/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$25,072
2025 |
31/197 |
| Land area | 830,000 sq mi | 12/197 |
| Population density | 42.5 ppl/mi² | 179/197 |
| Fertility rate | 2.28 | 83/196 |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 98/196 |
| Life expectancy | 79.2 years | 49/197 |
Saudi Arabia trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $1,748,124,064 |
| 1961 | $1,920,811,284 |
| 1962 | $2,130,606,532 |
| 1963 | $2,207,393,172 |
| 1964 | $2,371,808,713 |
| 1965 | $2,647,955,558 |
| 1966 | $2,920,555,557 |
| 1967 | $3,257,022,223 |
| 1968 | $4,187,777,711 |
| 1969 | $4,485,777,644 |
| 1970 | $5,377,333,333 |
| 1971 | $7,184,806,909 |
| 1972 | $9,664,267,087 |
| 1973 | $14,947,435,499 |
| 1974 | $45,412,957,746 |
| 1975 | $46,773,208,643 |
| 1976 | $64,005,665,722 |
| 1977 | $74,188,986,586 |
| 1978 | $80,266,516,687 |
| 1979 | $111,858,444,786 |
| 1980 | $164,539,660,725 |
| 1981 | $184,291,360,139 |
| 1982 | $153,240,313,858 |
| 1983 | $129,171,635,311 |
| 1984 | $119,624,858,116 |
| 1985 | $103,897,846,494 |
| 1986 | $86,961,922,765 |
| 1987 | $85,695,861,148 |
| 1988 | $88,256,074,766 |
| 1989 | $95,344,459,279 |
| 1990 | $117,630,173,565 |
| 1991 | $132,223,230,975 |
| 1992 | $137,087,850,467 |
| 1993 | $132,967,957,276 |
| 1994 | $135,174,899,866 |
| 1995 | $143,343,124,166 |
| 1996 | $158,662,483,311 |
| 1997 | $165,963,684,913 |
| 1998 | $146,775,466,667 |
| 1999 | $161,717,066,667 |
| 2000 | $189,514,933,333 |
| 2001 | $184,137,600,000 |
| 2002 | $189,605,866,667 |
| 2003 | $215,807,733,333 |
| 2004 | $258,742,133,333 |
| 2005 | $328,459,608,764 |
| 2006 | $376,900,133,511 |
| 2007 | $415,964,509,673 |
| 2008 | $519,796,800,000 |
| 2009 | $429,097,866,667 |
| 2010 | $528,207,466,667 |
| 2011 | $680,660,800,000 |
| 2012 | $751,921,333,333 |
| 2013 | $769,755,733,333 |
| 2014 | $787,153,066,667 |
| 2015 | $693,414,400,000 |
| 2016 | $689,279,466,667 |
| 2017 | $741,266,133,333 |
| 2018 | $886,564,800,000 |
| 2019 | $888,890,133,333 |
| 2020 | $767,951,200,000 |
| 2021 | $982,661,066,667 |
| 2022 | $1,239,075,200,000 |
| 2023 | $1,218,584,533,333 |
| 2024 | $1,237,529,866,667 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1960 | $718 |
| 1961 | $760 |
| 1962 | $813 |
| 1963 | $812 |
| 1964 | $840 |
| 1965 | $904 |
| 1966 | $961 |
| 1967 | $1,032 |
| 1968 | $1,276 |
| 1969 | $1,313 |
| 1970 | $1,509 |
| 1971 | $1,929 |
| 1972 | $2,474 |
| 1973 | $3,640 |
| 1974 | $10,503 |
| 1975 | $10,266 |
| 1976 | $13,313 |
| 1977 | $14,595 |
| 1978 | $14,914 |
| 1979 | $19,612 |
| 1980 | $27,206 |
| 1981 | $28,703 |
| 1982 | $22,454 |
| 1983 | $17,810 |
| 1984 | $15,541 |
| 1985 | $12,745 |
| 1986 | $10,078 |
| 1987 | $9,386 |
| 1988 | $9,165 |
| 1989 | $9,414 |
| 1990 | $11,055 |
| 1991 | $11,847 |
| 1992 | $11,730 |
| 1993 | $10,885 |
| 1994 | $10,602 |
| 1995 | $10,786 |
| 1996 | $11,472 |
| 1997 | $11,545 |
| 1998 | $9,836 |
| 1999 | $10,452 |
| 2000 | $11,715 |
| 2001 | $10,805 |
| 2002 | $10,586 |
| 2003 | $11,487 |
| 2004 | $13,154 |
| 2005 | $15,976 |
| 2006 | $17,564 |
| 2007 | $18,596 |
| 2008 | $22,320 |
| 2009 | $17,718 |
| 2010 | $22,028 |
| 2011 | $27,127 |
| 2012 | $28,733 |
| 2013 | $27,865 |
| 2014 | $27,805 |
| 2015 | $23,256 |
| 2016 | $22,268 |
| 2017 | $23,929 |
| 2018 | $29,360 |
| 2019 | $29,567 |
| 2020 | $24,339 |
| 2021 | $31,921 |
| 2022 | $38,510 |
| 2023 | $36,157 |
| 2024 | $35,057 |
Saudi Arabia's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 40 |
| 1951 | 40.6 |
| 1952 | 41.1 |
| 1953 | 41.6 |
| 1954 | 42.1 |
| 1955 | 42.6 |
| 1956 | 43.1 |
| 1957 | 43.7 |
| 1958 | 44.2 |
| 1959 | 44.8 |
| 1960 | 45.3 |
| 1961 | 45.9 |
| 1962 | 46.5 |
| 1963 | 47.1 |
| 1964 | 47.7 |
| 1965 | 48.4 |
| 1966 | 49.2 |
| 1967 | 50 |
| 1968 | 50.9 |
| 1969 | 51.8 |
| 1970 | 52.7 |
| 1971 | 53.7 |
| 1972 | 54.7 |
| 1973 | 55.8 |
| 1974 | 56.8 |
| 1975 | 57.8 |
| 1976 | 58.8 |
| 1977 | 59.7 |
| 1978 | 60.7 |
| 1979 | 61.5 |
| 1980 | 62.4 |
| 1981 | 63.3 |
| 1982 | 64 |
| 1983 | 64.7 |
| 1984 | 65.4 |
| 1985 | 66 |
| 1986 | 66.6 |
| 1987 | 67.2 |
| 1988 | 67.8 |
| 1989 | 68.4 |
| 1990 | 68.9 |
| 1991 | 69.3 |
| 1992 | 69.8 |
| 1993 | 70.2 |
| 1994 | 70.6 |
| 1995 | 70.9 |
| 1996 | 71.3 |
| 1997 | 71.6 |
| 1998 | 72 |
| 1999 | 72.3 |
| 2000 | 72.6 |
| 2001 | 73 |
| 2002 | 73.3 |
| 2003 | 73.7 |
| 2004 | 74 |
| 2005 | 74.4 |
| 2006 | 74.8 |
| 2007 | 75.1 |
| 2008 | 75.3 |
| 2009 | 75.4 |
| 2010 | 75.6 |
| 2011 | 75.8 |
| 2012 | 76.1 |
| 2013 | 76.5 |
| 2014 | 77.1 |
| 2015 | 77.8 |
| 2016 | 78.4 |
| 2017 | 78.7 |
| 2018 | 78.7 |
| 2019 | 78.3 |
| 2020 | 77.6 |
| 2021 | 77.1 |
| 2022 | 77.3 |
| 2023 | 78.7 |
| 2024 | 79 |
| 2025 | 79.2 |
Saudi Arabia's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,435,403 |
| 1961 | 2,526,347 |
| 1962 | 2,620,910 |
| 1963 | 2,719,341 |
| 1964 | 2,821,968 |
| 1965 | 2,928,771 |
| 1966 | 3,039,887 |
| 1967 | 3,157,242 |
| 1968 | 3,282,711 |
| 1969 | 3,417,114 |
| 1970 | 3,562,470 |
| 1971 | 3,724,031 |
| 1972 | 3,905,722 |
| 1973 | 4,106,344 |
| 1974 | 4,323,632 |
| 1975 | 4,556,287 |
| 1976 | 4,807,933 |
| 1977 | 5,083,048 |
| 1978 | 5,381,902 |
| 1979 | 5,703,698 |
| 1980 | 6,047,997 |
| 1981 | 6,420,551 |
| 1982 | 6,824,486 |
| 1983 | 7,252,941 |
| 1984 | 7,697,307 |
| 1985 | 8,151,779 |
| 1986 | 8,628,639 |
| 1987 | 9,130,194 |
| 1988 | 9,629,165 |
| 1989 | 10,128,394 |
| 1990 | 10,640,691 |
| 1991 | 11,160,744 |
| 1992 | 11,686,676 |
| 1993 | 12,215,862 |
| 1994 | 12,750,040 |
| 1995 | 13,289,245 |
| 1996 | 13,831,009 |
| 1997 | 14,374,943 |
| 1998 | 14,922,185 |
| 1999 | 15,472,075 |
| 2000 | 16,177,722 |
| 2001 | 17,041,397 |
| 2002 | 17,910,910 |
| 2003 | 18,786,767 |
| 2004 | 19,669,480 |
| 2005 | 20,559,890 |
| 2006 | 21,459,144 |
| 2007 | 22,368,313 |
| 2008 | 23,287,877 |
| 2009 | 24,217,654 |
| 2010 | 23,978,487 |
| 2011 | 25,091,867 |
| 2012 | 26,168,861 |
| 2013 | 27,624,004 |
| 2014 | 28,309,273 |
| 2015 | 29,816,382 |
| 2016 | 30,954,198 |
| 2017 | 30,977,355 |
| 2018 | 30,196,281 |
| 2019 | 30,063,799 |
| 2020 | 31,552,510 |
| 2021 | 30,784,383 |
| 2022 | 32,175,224 |
| 2023 | 33,702,731 |
| 2024 | 35,300,280 |
Saudi Arabia's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.63 |
| 1961 | 7.63 |
| 1962 | 7.64 |
| 1963 | 7.65 |
| 1964 | 7.67 |
| 1965 | 7.66 |
| 1966 | 7.66 |
| 1967 | 7.66 |
| 1968 | 7.63 |
| 1969 | 7.6 |
| 1970 | 7.58 |
| 1971 | 7.56 |
| 1972 | 7.54 |
| 1973 | 7.48 |
| 1974 | 7.43 |
| 1975 | 7.37 |
| 1976 | 7.33 |
| 1977 | 7.3 |
| 1978 | 7.26 |
| 1979 | 7.23 |
| 1980 | 7.15 |
| 1981 | 7.07 |
| 1982 | 6.98 |
| 1983 | 6.88 |
| 1984 | 6.78 |
| 1985 | 6.65 |
| 1986 | 6.52 |
| 1987 | 6.34 |
| 1988 | 6.15 |
| 1989 | 5.98 |
| 1990 | 5.8 |
| 1991 | 5.64 |
| 1992 | 5.49 |
| 1993 | 5.33 |
| 1994 | 5.16 |
| 1995 | 4.99 |
| 1996 | 4.81 |
| 1997 | 4.66 |
| 1998 | 4.52 |
| 1999 | 4.35 |
| 2000 | 4.21 |
| 2001 | 3.96 |
| 2002 | 3.71 |
| 2003 | 3.47 |
| 2004 | 3.26 |
| 2005 | 3.16 |
| 2006 | 3.18 |
| 2007 | 3.19 |
| 2008 | 3.07 |
| 2009 | 2.95 |
| 2010 | 2.81 |
| 2011 | 2.8 |
| 2012 | 2.78 |
| 2013 | 2.67 |
| 2014 | 2.68 |
| 2015 | 2.63 |
| 2016 | 2.65 |
| 2017 | 2.67 |
| 2018 | 2.67 |
| 2019 | 2.49 |
| 2020 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.17 |
| 2022 | 2.14 |
| 2023 | 2.28 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.6 |
| 1961 | 18.5 |
| 1962 | 18.4 |
| 1963 | 18.2 |
| 1964 | 18 |
| 1965 | 17.9 |
| 1966 | 17.7 |
| 1967 | 17.6 |
| 1968 | 17.5 |
| 1969 | 17.4 |
| 1970 | 17.4 |
| 1971 | 17.4 |
| 1972 | 17.4 |
| 1973 | 17.5 |
| 1974 | 17.6 |
| 1975 | 17.7 |
| 1976 | 17.8 |
| 1977 | 17.9 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1979 | 18.1 |
| 1980 | 18.2 |
| 1981 | 18.3 |
| 1982 | 18.4 |
| 1983 | 18.5 |
| 1984 | 18.6 |
| 1985 | 18.7 |
| 1986 | 18.7 |
| 1987 | 18.8 |
| 1988 | 18.9 |
| 1989 | 19 |
| 1990 | 19 |
| 1991 | 19.2 |
| 1992 | 19.3 |
| 1993 | 19.4 |
| 1994 | 19.6 |
| 1995 | 19.7 |
| 1996 | 19.9 |
| 1997 | 20.2 |
| 1998 | 20.4 |
| 1999 | 20.7 |
| 2000 | 20.8 |
| 2001 | 20.7 |
| 2002 | 20.8 |
| 2003 | 21.1 |
| 2004 | 21.4 |
| 2005 | 21.9 |
| 2006 | 22.3 |
| 2007 | 22.8 |
| 2008 | 23.4 |
| 2009 | 23.9 |
| 2010 | 24.5 |
| 2011 | 25.2 |
| 2012 | 25.9 |
| 2013 | 26.6 |
| 2014 | 27.2 |
| 2015 | 27.9 |
| 2016 | 28.6 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 29.3 |
| 2019 | 29.3 |
| 2020 | 29.4 |
| 2021 | 29.5 |
| 2022 | 29.7 |
| 2023 | 30.2 |
| 2024 | 30.5 |
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Saudi Arabia: National Statistics
Finance
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$1.26T
2024 |
17/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
32.5%
2025 |
81/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
5.11%
2023 |
59/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
7.09%
2023 |
6/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
282,000
2020 |
25/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-4.93%
2025 |
138/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
3.52%
2024 |
133/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
47.2%
2024 |
147/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
44.8%
2024 |
12/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
64.4
2025 |
70/197 |
| Number of millionaires |
351,855
2024 |
20/34 |
| Percentage of millionaires |
1.44%
2024 |
21/34 |
| Number of billionaires |
15
2025 |
28/78 |
| Percentage of billionaires |
0.00006%
2025 |
40/78 |
| Listed domestic companies |
352
2024 |
23/103 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$2.73T
2024 |
7/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$464B
2024 |
7/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$322M
2024 |
123/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
20,292,000
2019 |
13/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
3.26%
2020 |
114/184 |
| Banked people share |
78.8%
2024 |
64/158 |
Energy
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
7,530 kg
2022 |
7/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$9.56
2022 |
135/173 |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
623 megatons
2023 |
8/187 |
| CO2 emissions per capita |
18.5 tons
2023 |
8/187 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
99.9%
2022 |
7/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
0.1%
2021 |
188/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
0.09%
2022 |
137/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
-178.2%
2022 |
130/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
11,835 kWh
2022 |
11/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
0.07%
2021 |
187/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
182/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
161/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
85/195 |
Society
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.43%
2024 |
45/197 |
| Annual migration change |
+122,170
2024 |
16/196 |
| Urban population |
85.2%
2024 |
33/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.6 ft
2025 |
122/190 |
| Average female height |
5.21 ft
2025 |
130/190 |
| Quality of life index |
67.3
2025 |
55/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
59
2024 |
50/197 |
| Higher education index |
78
2025 |
42/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
0.8
2019 |
164/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
35.9
2019 |
8/197 |
| Visa free countries |
104
2025 |
96/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
97.9%
2024 |
74/196 |
| English speaking |
55%
2025 |
59/197 |
| People using the Internet |
100%
2024 |
2/195 |
Health
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$1,593
2022 |
46/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$175.5
2022 |
75/191 |
| Life expectancy |
79.2 years
2025 |
49/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0%
2022 |
171/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
3.08
2022 |
54/193 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
7
2023 |
160/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
6.2
2023 |
142/192 |
| Obesity rate |
42.5%
2022 |
14/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
23.1%
2024 |
7/195 |
| Air quality index |
32
2025 |
136/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
14.9%
2022 |
103/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0 liters
2020 |
185/186 |
Territory
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
1.44%
2025 |
12/197 |
| Land area per capita |
23,513 sq mi
2024 |
19/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
670,418 sq mi
2025 |
8/194 |
| Forest area |
3,772 sq mi
2025 |
126/196 |
| Roads length |
137,554 mi
2006 |
29/175 |
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