Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Saudi Arabia
1.96 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Spain
2.19 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
17th
Spain rank
15th
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.19 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices against 1.96 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 229.72 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 308.35 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 561.42 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 253.07 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 1980s | 355.29 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 649.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 294.42 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 1990s | 407.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 990.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 583.53 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 2000s | 849.72 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.58 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 732.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.92 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.88 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.91 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.05 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices | 137.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Saudi Arabia or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.19 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices against 1.96 trillion international-$ in 2021 prices in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 229.72 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.