Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita was 0.0001 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Saudi Arabia, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0001 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2002.
Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing … capita in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 units per person, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Saudi Arabia?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Saudi Arabia was 0.0001 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.