Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate
Japan
2.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.65 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
163rd
Saudi Arabia rank
161st
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.65 % change on previous year against 2.36 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.29 % change on previous year.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 163rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.34 % change on previous year | 81.62 % change on previous year | 68.28 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 5.96 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 3.12 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year | 1.92 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | -0.5422 % change on previous year | 10.75 % change on previous year | 11.29 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.44 % change on previous year | 7.93 % change on previous year | 6.49 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 8.67 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.65 % change on previous year against 2.36 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.29 % change on previous year, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 163rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 161st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.