Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP was 1.75 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Saudi Arabia is 1.75 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.01 National currency per US dollar in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4462 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4462 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 0.4717 National currency per US dollar | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4549 National currency per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4749 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9944 National currency per US dollar | +109.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8826 National currency per US dollar | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.04 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +25.4% |
| 1981 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.32 National currency per US dollar | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 1.17 National currency per US dollar | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 1.1 National currency per US dollar | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9978 National currency per US dollar | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7964 National currency per US dollar | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8067 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7415 National currency per US dollar | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7704 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8958 National currency per US dollar | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8724 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8235 National currency per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8119 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8406 National currency per US dollar | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8845 National currency per US dollar | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8861 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7548 National currency per US dollar | -14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8253 National currency per US dollar | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9031 National currency per US dollar | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8552 National currency per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8731 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.896 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.963 National currency per US dollar | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1.12 National currency per US dollar | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 1.27 National currency per US dollar | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 1.59 National currency per US dollar | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.66 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.68 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.67 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.62 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.67 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.69 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.85 National currency per US dollar | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.86 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.92 National currency per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.91 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.01 National currency per US dollar | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.89 National currency per US dollar | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.85 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 1.75 National currency per US dollar | -5.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 1.75 National currency per US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 National currency per US dollar, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP 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 | +109.4% | 0.4749 National currency per US dollar | 0.9944 National currency per US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7988 National currency per US dollar | 0.4462 National currency per US dollar | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | 0.7415 National currency per US dollar | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8495 National currency per US dollar | 0.7548 National currency per US dollar | 0.9 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 National currency per US dollar | 0.8552 National currency per US dollar | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 National currency per US dollar | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | 1.86 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 National currency per US dollar | 1.75 National currency per US dollar | 2.01 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 28 Brazil 2.56 National currency per US dollar compare
- 29 Romania 2 National currency per US dollar compare
- 30 Peru 1.78 National currency per US dollar compare
- 32 New Zealand 1.47 National currency per US dollar compare
- 33 Australia 1.4 National currency per US dollar compare
- 34 Canada 1.17 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for Saudi Arabia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 69.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Saudi Arabia?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Saudi Arabia was 1.75 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 National currency per US dollar in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4462 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org