Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 5,475 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia is 5,475 current US$ per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.6% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 13,761 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 669.16 current US$ per person, in 1971.
That places Saudi Arabia 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 669.16 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 903.09 current US$ per person | +35.0% |
| 1973 | 1,271 current US$ per person | +40.7% |
| 1974 | 7,066 current US$ per person | +456.2% |
| 1975 | 5,829 current US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1976 | 8,032 current US$ per person | +37.8% |
| 1977 | 7,046 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 5,112 current US$ per person | -27.5% |
| 1979 | 7,422 current US$ per person | +45.2% |
| 1980 | 13,715 current US$ per person | +84.8% |
| 1981 | 13,167 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 7,389 current US$ per person | -43.9% |
| 1983 | 4,251 current US$ per person | -42.5% |
| 1984 | 3,057 current US$ per person | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 2,168 current US$ per person | -29.1% |
| 1986 | 1,373 current US$ per person | -36.7% |
| 1987 | 1,254 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 1,526 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 1,293 current US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 1990 | 1,679 current US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 1,017 current US$ per person | -39.4% |
| 1992 | 1,961 current US$ per person | +92.8% |
| 1993 | 1,688 current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1994 | 1,632 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 2,136 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 1996 | 2,541 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 2,628 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1,649 current US$ per person | -37.2% |
| 1999 | 2,678 current US$ per person | +62.4% |
| 2000 | 3,545 current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 2001 | 3,028 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 3,099 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3,999 current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 5,543 current US$ per person | +38.6% |
| 2005 | 7,773 current US$ per person | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 8,519 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 9,099 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 11,775 current US$ per person | +29.4% |
| 2009 | 6,485 current US$ per person | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 9,596 current US$ per person | +48.0% |
| 2011 | 13,534 current US$ per person | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 13,761 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12,057 current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 10,400 current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 5,596 current US$ per person | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 5,675 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 6,751 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 9,516 current US$ per person | +41.0% |
| 2019 | 9,060 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 5,475 current US$ per person | -39.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 5,475 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,392 current US$ per person, 65% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 5,475 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,222 current US$ per person, 4.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +456.2% | 1,271 current US$ per person | 7,066 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,817 current US$ per person | 669.16 current US$ per person | 8,032 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 4,919 current US$ per person | 1,254 current US$ per person | 13,715 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,961 current US$ per person | 1,017 current US$ per person | 2,678 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,286 current US$ per person | 3,028 current US$ per person | 11,775 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,595 current US$ per person | 5,596 current US$ per person | 13,761 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,475 current US$ per person | 5,475 current US$ per person | 5,475 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 580.45 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3713 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 423.84 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 5,475 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,761 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 669.16 current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 39th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) 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: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.