GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 129,512 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia is 129,512 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 144,413 current LCU per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36,885 current LCU per person, in 1998.
Saudi Arabia ranks 101st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41,400 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 44,368 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 43,930 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 40,764 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 39,704 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 40,395 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 42,961 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 43,237 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36,885 current LCU per person | -14.7% |
| 1999 | 39,196 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 43,930 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 40,520 current LCU per person | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 39,698 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 43,077 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 49,329 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 59,863 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 65,776 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 69,689 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 83,702 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 66,444 current LCU per person | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 82,606 current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 101,725 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 107,750 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 104,495 current LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 104,270 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87,210 current LCU per person | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 83,504 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 89,735 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 110,100 current LCU per person | +22.7% |
| 2019 | 110,876 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91,271 current LCU per person | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 119,703 current LCU per person | +31.2% |
| 2022 | 144,413 current LCU per person | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 135,588 current LCU per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 133,229 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 129,512 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 129,512 current LCU per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 1.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 129,512 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 153,221 current LCU per person, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,284 current LCU per person | 36,885 current LCU per person | 44,368 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,203 current LCU per person | 39,698 current LCU per person | 83,702 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 98,227 current LCU per person | 82,606 current LCU per person | 110,876 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,619 current LCU per person | 91,271 current LCU per person | 144,413 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 98 Bermuda 142,250 current LCU per person compare
- 99 Liechtenstein 137,133 current LCU per person compare
- 100 Luxembourg 130,314 current LCU per person compare
- 102 Singapore 129,194 current LCU per person compare
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 128,006 current LCU per person compare
- 104 South Africa 118,025 current LCU per person compare
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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Saudi Arabia was 129,512 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 144,413 current LCU per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,885 current LCU per person in 1998.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 101st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series 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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.