Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita was 1,633 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 1,633 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,051 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.72 current US$ per person, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.72 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 39.78 current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 1972 | 49.62 current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1973 | 71.16 current US$ per person | +43.4% |
| 1974 | 244.84 current US$ per person | +244.1% |
| 1975 | 225.84 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 347.7 current US$ per person | +54.0% |
| 1977 | 378.49 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 412.05 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 707.12 current US$ per person | +71.6% |
| 1980 | 715.63 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 703.12 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 594.32 current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 697.7 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1984 | 685.16 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 768.43 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 520.22 current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1987 | 584.2 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 568.05 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 577.34 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 653.71 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 616.08 current US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 557.51 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 610.4 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 618.34 current US$ per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 591.37 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 539.26 current US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 484.73 current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 713.09 current US$ per person | +47.1% |
| 1999 | 760.98 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 845.79 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 783.97 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 765.95 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 828.33 current US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 951.59 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 1,158 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 1,275 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 1,357 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 1,632 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 1,299 current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 1,604 current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 1,950 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 2,051 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1,978 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,962 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,619 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 1,534 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 1,622 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,962 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 1,940 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,633 current US$ per person | -15.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +244.1% | 71.16 current US$ per person | 244.84 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250.83 current US$ per person | 31.72 current US$ per person | 707.12 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 641.42 current US$ per person | 520.22 current US$ per person | 768.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 614.55 current US$ per person | 484.73 current US$ per person | 760.98 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,090 current US$ per person | 765.95 current US$ per person | 1,632 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,822 current US$ per person | 1,534 current US$ per person | 2,051 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,633 current US$ per person | 1,633 current US$ per person | 1,633 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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$), annual growth rate 8.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 1,633 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,051 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.72 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.