Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 41 groups.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4917 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2915 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.1773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2798 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.1986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.1881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1696 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.