Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per was 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1974.
That places Saudi Arabia 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +120.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +54.5% |
| 1983 | 0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1986 | 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 0.104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0871 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +120.2% | 0.0102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0427 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 119 Cape Verde 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Palestine 0.1086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Tuvalu 0.1084 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 0.1062 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Colombia 0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Tajikistan 0.1056 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 27.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 731.09 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 32.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 52.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 882.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per in Saudi Arabia was 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1439 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 122nd out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current us$), per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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About this data
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.