Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Saudi Arabia
458.13 billion current GBP
in 2014
Switzerland
426.04 billion current GBP
in 2014
Saudi Arabia rank
19th
Switzerland rank
20th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Switzerland
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B500.0B185119322014

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 458.13 billion current GBP against 426.04 billion current GBP in Switzerland, a difference of 32.09 billion current GBP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Switzerland ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1940s 152.66 million current GBP 1.13 billion current GBP 976.88 million current GBP Switzerland
1950s 290.10 million current GBP 2.10 billion current GBP 1.81 billion current GBP Switzerland
1960s 933.43 million current GBP 4.88 billion current GBP 3.94 billion current GBP Switzerland
1970s 22.86 billion current GBP 24.13 billion current GBP 1.28 billion current GBP Switzerland
1980s 72.60 billion current GBP 86.09 billion current GBP 13.49 billion current GBP Switzerland
1990s 87.34 billion current GBP 177.39 billion current GBP 90.04 billion current GBP Switzerland
2000s 180.18 billion current GBP 234.69 billion current GBP 54.51 billion current GBP Switzerland
2010s 431.54 billion current GBP 419.23 billion current GBP 12.31 billion current GBP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Saudi Arabia or Switzerland?
Saudi Arabia, at 458.13 billion current GBP against 426.04 billion current GBP in Switzerland as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?
32.09 billion current GBP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
How do Saudi Arabia and Switzerland rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.