Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Saudi Arabia
0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
120th
South Africa rank
119th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Africa ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 119th of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8997 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.6226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.9696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.9264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1982 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9709 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.986 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 119th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 national expenditure (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.