GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was -0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Saudi Arabia stood at -0.2%.
That represents a change of up 88.6% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Saudi Arabia peaked at 46.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -21.1%, in 1982.
That places Saudi Arabia 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.8% | — |
| 1962 | 7.9% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.8% | -39.6% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 8.0% | +66.9% |
| 1966 | 4.2% | -47.5% |
| 1967 | 4.9% | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | -27.1% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -47.3% |
| 1970 | 46.4% | +2383.2% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | -77.9% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | +29.6% |
| 1973 | 16.5% | +24.5% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | -37.8% |
| 1975 | -10.3% | -200.5% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | -189.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -98.3% |
| 1978 | -5.4% | -3466.4% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | -187.3% |
| 1980 | -0.2% | -104.8% |
| 1981 | -3.0% | +1228.9% |
| 1982 | -21.1% | +604.2% |
| 1983 | -16.3% | -22.9% |
| 1984 | -9.5% | -41.2% |
| 1985 | -12.4% | +29.7% |
| 1986 | -4.6% | -63.1% |
| 1987 | -8.5% | +84.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -112.7% |
| 1989 | -4.5% | -521.2% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -191.7% |
| 1991 | 3.2% | -23.6% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -104.0% |
| 1993 | -4.0% | +3054.0% |
| 1994 | -3.3% | -17.4% |
| 1995 | -3.8% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7% | -80.3% |
| 1997 | -1.2% | +66.7% |
| 1998 | -1.0% | -21.9% |
| 1999 | -4.2% | +331.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -103.6% |
| 2001 | -4.7% | -3250.3% |
| 2002 | -5.5% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -167.1% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -63.9% |
| 2006 | -1.0% | -174.9% |
| 2007 | -1.9% | +91.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -205.3% |
| 2009 | -4.9% | -338.1% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -225.1% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -79.3% |
| 2013 | -2.5% | -275.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -160.8% |
| 2015 | -0.6% | -142.1% |
| 2016 | -2.0% | +220.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -154.4% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +433.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -64.4% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -497.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -210.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | -4.0% | -156.1% |
| 2024 | -2.0% | -50.3% |
| 2025 | -0.2% | -88.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's -0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%. (83 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's -0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.9%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -3466.4% | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | -3250.3% | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | -3054.0% | -0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1970 | +2383.2% | 1.9% | 46.4% |
| 1981 | -1228.9% | -0.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 1.9% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.5% | -10.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -7.9% | -21.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -4.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -5.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -2.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -8.3% | 9.2% | 6 |
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 gdp per capita growth in Saudi Arabia?
- Gdp per capita growth in Saudi Arabia was -0.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.1% in 1982.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.