What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 0.3629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.

What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The lowest recorded value was -0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Saudi Arabia

Name: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Saudi Arabia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Saudi Arabia: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

27th

of 187 countries

All-time high

0.3629 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

All-time low

-0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1973

Years of data

1968–2025

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, -0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1973.

That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.

Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 1968 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1968	0.2763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1969	0.2445 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1970	0.224 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1971	0.2396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
1972	0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1973	-0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-166.5%
1974	0.3093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-330.7%
1975	0.174 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.8%
1976	0.3077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.8%
1977	0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1978	0.3629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.6%
1979	0.2628 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1980	0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1981	0.2116 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1982	0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1983	0.3435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.9%
1984	0.3283 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1985	0.2145 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.7%
1986	0.1946 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1987	0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1988	0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1989	0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1990	0.1568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1991	0.1999 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.4%
1992	0.2296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1993	0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1994	0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
1995	0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1996	0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1997	0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1998	0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.2%
1999	0.2151 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2000	0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2001	0.1962 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2002	0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2003	0.1949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2004	0.1986 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2005	0.2017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2006	0.2222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2007	0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.2%
2008	0.273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2009	0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2010	0.3093 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2011	0.2677 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2012	0.2646 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2013	0.263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2014	0.2853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2015	0.3243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2016	0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2017	0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2018	0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2019	0.2555 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2020	0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2021	0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
2022	0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2023	0.2976 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2024	0.3168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2025	0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

Saudi Arabia's 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Saudi Arabia's 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1914 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) 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	+330.7%	-0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3093 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1973	-166.5%	0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2604 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2445 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2763 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2
1970s	0.2254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1772 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1568 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2259 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2821 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

24 North Macedonia 0.3172 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Turkey 0.3167 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
28 Cambodia 0.3152 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
29 Mongolia 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
30 Lesotho 0.3123 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia?: Gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 0.3163 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 0.3629 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
What is the lowest gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was -0.1341 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1973.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 10,917 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.