Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -24.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
-24.2%
Change on year
down 10.2%
World rank
69th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-22.0%
in 2022
All-time low
-32.0%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Saudi Arabia stood at -24.2%.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at -22.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -32.0%, in 2020.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -24.4% | — |
| 2011 | -22.9% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | -25.3% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | -25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | -27.8% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | -30.4% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | -26.9% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | -26.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | -26.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | -26.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | -32.0% | +19.7% |
| 2021 | -25.0% | -21.8% |
| 2022 | -22.0% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | -24.2% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -26.3% | -30.4% | -22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -25.8% | -32.0% | -22.0% | 4 |
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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 cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Saudi Arabia was -24.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was -22.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.0% in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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