Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square was 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per square in Saudi Arabia, 1971–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Saudi Arabia stood at 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 54.7% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 141,498 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1,970 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Saudi Arabia 76th out of 175 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: net national savings (current US$) … square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,083 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 1,538 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1973 | 2,287 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.7% |
| 1974 | 14,095 current US$ per square kilometre | +516.3% |
| 1975 | 12,122 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 17,661 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 1977 | 15,889 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 11,462 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 1979 | 17,471 current US$ per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 1980 | 35,368 current US$ per square kilometre | +102.4% |
| 1981 | 35,242 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 18,209 current US$ per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 1983 | 8,398 current US$ per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 1984 | 4,501 current US$ per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1985 | 1,269 current US$ per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 1986 | -72.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -105.7% |
| 1987 | -360.79 current US$ per square kilometre | +398.7% |
| 1988 | 1,524 current US$ per square kilometre | -522.3% |
| 1989 | 340.61 current US$ per square kilometre | -77.6% |
| 1990 | 1,920 current US$ per square kilometre | +463.8% |
| 1991 | -1,970 current US$ per square kilometre | -202.6% |
| 1992 | 4,866 current US$ per square kilometre | -347.0% |
| 1993 | 3,160 current US$ per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 1994 | 2,428 current US$ per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1995 | 5,446 current US$ per square kilometre | +124.3% |
| 1996 | 7,902 current US$ per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1997 | 9,108 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 3,069 current US$ per square kilometre | -66.3% |
| 1999 | 11,176 current US$ per square kilometre | +264.1% |
| 2000 | 18,615 current US$ per square kilometre | +66.6% |
| 2001 | 15,196 current US$ per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 17,636 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 25,476 current US$ per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 38,389 current US$ per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2005 | 61,049 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2006 | 70,094 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 77,738 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 107,357 current US$ per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 54,052 current US$ per square kilometre | -49.7% |
| 2010 | 85,533 current US$ per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2011 | 134,699 current US$ per square kilometre | +57.5% |
| 2012 | 141,498 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 124,108 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 103,991 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 37,656 current US$ per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 2016 | 45,634 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 61,211 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 97,748 current US$ per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 2019 | 88,951 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre | -54.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 151,140 current US$ per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42,675 current US$ per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) … square in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +522.3% | -360.79 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,524 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +516.3% | 2,287 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,095 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +463.8% | 340.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,920 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1987 | -398.7% | -72.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -360.79 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,401 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,083 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,661 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 10,442 current US$ per square kilometre | -360.79 current US$ per square kilometre | 35,368 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,711 current US$ per square kilometre | -1,970 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,176 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,560 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,196 current US$ per square kilometre | 107,357 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,103 current US$ per square kilometre | 37,656 current US$ per square kilometre | 141,498 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre | 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre | 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre | 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)
- 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$), per square in Saudi Arabia?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square in Saudi Arabia was 40,257 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 141,498 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,970 current US$ per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 76th out of 175 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) 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.