Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 5.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2020
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Saudi Arabia is 5.1%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 34.8% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Saudi Arabia peaked at 41.7% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1988.
That places Saudi Arabia 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.0% | — |
| 1971 | 10.8% | +35.2% |
| 1972 | 16.8% | +55.5% |
| 1973 | 23.6% | +40.7% |
| 1974 | 33.2% | +40.8% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 23.3% | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 23.5% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 19.2% | -18.2% |
| 1979 | 41.7% | +116.7% |
| 1980 | 34.2% | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 26.8% | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | -51.6% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | -41.6% |
| 1986 | 5.8% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +81.4% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 8.7% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 8.2% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 8.2% | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +63.1% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8% | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -41.8% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | +43.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +22.1% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 8.0% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 4.6% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 8.9% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 7.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
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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: natural resources depletion in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Saudi Arabia was 5.1% in 2020, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1979.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1988.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.