Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 36.6% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 167,514 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,159 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1971.
Saudi Arabia ranks 91st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,159 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 1,641 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 1973 | 2,427 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.9% |
| 1974 | 14,213 current US$ per square kilometre | +485.6% |
| 1975 | 12,354 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 17,964 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.4% |
| 1977 | 16,661 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 12,798 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1979 | 19,694 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.9% |
| 1980 | 38,587 current US$ per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 1981 | 39,327 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 23,457 current US$ per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 1983 | 14,344 current US$ per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 10,947 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1985 | 8,223 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 5,511 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1987 | 5,325 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 6,835 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 6,092 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 8,313 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1991 | 5,281 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1992 | 10,662 current US$ per square kilometre | +101.9% |
| 1993 | 9,592 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 9,682 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 13,204 current US$ per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 16,352 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1997 | 17,574 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 11,449 current US$ per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1999 | 19,274 current US$ per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 2000 | 26,675 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2001 | 24,008 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 25,817 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 34,952 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 50,720 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2005 | 74,339 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2006 | 85,043 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 94,675 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 127,556 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 73,054 current US$ per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2010 | 107,041 current US$ per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 157,969 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 2012 | 167,514 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 154,939 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 136,953 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 77,619 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 81,711 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 97,286 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2018 | 133,672 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 126,708 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 531,932 current US$ per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71,631 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +485.6% | 2,427 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,213 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,990 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,159 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,694 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 15,865 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,325 current US$ per square kilometre | 39,327 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,138 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,281 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,274 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,684 current US$ per square kilometre | 24,008 current US$ per square kilometre | 127,556 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,141 current US$ per square kilometre | 77,619 current US$ per square kilometre | 167,514 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre | 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre | 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 88 Bahamas 83,135 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 89 Nepal 82,720 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 90 Armenia 80,977 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 92 Chile 79,934 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 93 Montenegro 76,080 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Ghana 74,137 current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- 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$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 80,360 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 167,514 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,159 current US$ per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 91st out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.