What is the difference in gdp per capita between Malta and Saudi Arabia?

605 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saudi Arabia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Saudi Arabia: GDP per capita

Malta

63,656 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

63,051 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Malta rank

23rd

Saudi Arabia rank

26th

GDP per capita over time

Malta
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Malta currently reports 63,656 international-$ in 2021 prices against 63,051 international-$ in 2021 prices in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 605 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Malta ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 198 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21,844 international-$ in 2021 prices	61,930 international-$ in 2021 prices	40,086 international-$ in 2021 prices	Saudi Arabia
2000s	33,007 international-$ in 2021 prices	53,487 international-$ in 2021 prices	20,480 international-$ in 2021 prices	Saudi Arabia
2010s	44,987 international-$ in 2021 prices	58,766 international-$ in 2021 prices	13,779 international-$ in 2021 prices	Saudi Arabia
2020s	58,434 international-$ in 2021 prices	63,003 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,569 international-$ in 2021 prices	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Malta or Saudi Arabia?: Malta, at 63,656 international-$ in 2021 prices against 63,051 international-$ in 2021 prices in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Malta and Saudi Arabia?: 605 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saudi Arabia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malta and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gdp per capita?: Malta ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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