Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 2,743 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2,743 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.9% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 12,571 current US$ per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, -379.4 current US$ per person, in 1991.
That places Saudi Arabia 28th out of 177 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 625.4 current US$ per person | — |
| 1972 | 846.31 current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 1973 | 1,197 current US$ per person | +41.5% |
| 1974 | 7,008 current US$ per person | +485.4% |
| 1975 | 5,719 current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 7,896 current US$ per person | +38.1% |
| 1977 | 6,720 current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 4,578 current US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 1979 | 6,585 current US$ per person | +43.8% |
| 1980 | 12,571 current US$ per person | +90.9% |
| 1981 | 11,800 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 5,736 current US$ per person | -51.4% |
| 1983 | 2,489 current US$ per person | -56.6% |
| 1984 | 1,257 current US$ per person | -49.5% |
| 1985 | 334.75 current US$ per person | -73.4% |
| 1986 | -18.02 current US$ per person | -105.4% |
| 1987 | -84.95 current US$ per person | +371.3% |
| 1988 | 340.17 current US$ per person | -500.4% |
| 1989 | 72.29 current US$ per person | -78.7% |
| 1990 | 387.95 current US$ per person | +436.6% |
| 1991 | -379.4 current US$ per person | -197.8% |
| 1992 | 895.04 current US$ per person | -335.9% |
| 1993 | 556.14 current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 1994 | 409.33 current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1995 | 880.95 current US$ per person | +115.2% |
| 1996 | 1,228 current US$ per person | +39.4% |
| 1997 | 1,362 current US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 442.12 current US$ per person | -67.5% |
| 1999 | 1,553 current US$ per person | +251.2% |
| 2000 | 2,474 current US$ per person | +59.3% |
| 2001 | 1,917 current US$ per person | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 2,117 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 2,915 current US$ per person | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 4,196 current US$ per person | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 6,383 current US$ per person | +52.1% |
| 2006 | 7,022 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 7,471 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 9,910 current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2009 | 4,798 current US$ per person | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 7,668 current US$ per person | +59.8% |
| 2011 | 11,540 current US$ per person | +50.5% |
| 2012 | 11,624 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9,658 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 7,897 current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 2,715 current US$ per person | -65.6% |
| 2016 | 3,169 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 4,248 current US$ per person | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 6,959 current US$ per person | +63.8% |
| 2019 | 6,360 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2,743 current US$ per person | -56.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2,743 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,110 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2,743 current US$ per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 852.23 current US$ per person, 3.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +500.4% | -84.95 current US$ per person | 340.17 current US$ per person |
| 1974 | +485.4% | 1,197 current US$ per person | 7,008 current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +436.6% | 72.29 current US$ per person | 387.95 current US$ per person |
| 1987 | -371.3% | -18.02 current US$ per person | -84.95 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,575 current US$ per person | 625.4 current US$ per person | 7,896 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 3,450 current US$ per person | -84.95 current US$ per person | 12,571 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 733.51 current US$ per person | -379.4 current US$ per person | 1,553 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,920 current US$ per person | 1,917 current US$ per person | 9,910 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,184 current US$ per person | 2,715 current US$ per person | 11,624 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,743 current US$ per person | 2,743 current US$ per person | 2,743 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 2,743 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,571 current US$ per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -379.4 current US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.