Saudi Arabia vs USSR: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate

Saudi Arabia
1.55 % change on previous year
in 2024
USSR
1.11 % change on previous year
in 1990
Saudi Arabia rank
203rd
USSR rank
205th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • USSR
050100150200197119972024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.55 % change on previous year against 1.11 % change on previous year in USSR, a difference of 0.44 % change on previous year.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 203rd and USSR ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia USSR Difference Ahead
1970s 47.77 % change on previous year 8.65 % change on previous year 39.11 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1980s -0.0849 % change on previous year -1.32 % change on previous year 1.24 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1990s 23.37 % change on previous year 1.11 % change on previous year 22.27 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate, Saudi Arabia or USSR?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.55 % change on previous year against 1.11 % change on previous year in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate between Saudi Arabia and USSR?
0.44 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and USSR?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1990.
How do Saudi Arabia and USSR rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
Saudi Arabia ranks 203rd and USSR ranks 205th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 13,305 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.